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Casey Jones
Dec. 10, 1972
Winterland Arena
Rollicking and hard-charging good time set closer after a brain-melting Playin'.
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Black Throated Wind
Nov. 26, 1972
San Antonio Civic Auditorium
In spite of muffled sound in need of a cleanup, this one has all the swagger and triumph of the best of '72. BTW fans take heed!
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Nov. 24, 1972
Dallas Memorial Auditorium
Surprised not to see this here. The trans has extra oomph to it and the band sails along in perfect sync. Great fun.
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Brown Eyed Women
Nov. 24, 1972
Dallas Memorial Auditorium
Pristine and fun. There's a cogent, almost album-tight quality to it.
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Loser
Nov. 22, 1972
Austin Municipal Auditorium
The mix is off at first, vocals lost, but hang in there and you'll hear one of Jerry's most heavy metal solos on Loser ever. Absolute shredder.
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Eyes Of The World
June 9, 1976
Boston Music Hall
Any doubt at the time that Mickey coming back was for the good must have quickly evaporated. The Devils just kill it here with their incredible energy and groupmind. Great solos, my favorite Eyes from '76.
Crazy Fingers
July 13, 1976
Orpheum Theatre
Comes up from the side and pulls you out of your body up somewhere near those cloud hands he's singing about. One of the Dead's greatest compositions played here to beautiful effect.
Playin' In The Band
Feb. 24, 1974
Winterland Arena
Magnificent musicality throughout. Jerry and Keith at about 11:00 go into some wild modal extraterritoriality. It does exactly what I loved about PITB as a 1st set closer, transforming the show from a set of (great) songs into the long, the strange, and the beautiful.
Candyman
Feb. 24, 1974
Winterland Arena
Really really beautiful. Who's that on the smokey backup vocals?
Terrapin Station
May 17, 1977
Memorial Coliseum
Matter of taste, but this one never fully lifts off for me. Much prefer 22 Jan. '78 for serious face meltage.
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