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Ramble On Rose
Sept. 15, 1972
Boston Music Hall

Jerry's vocals are rarely stronger. At one point he's growling it out like he's spittin' nails.
10
He's Gone
Sept. 15, 1972
Boston Music Hall

Kicking off a killer 2nd set, with a beautiful outro and a smooth smooth jam.
3
Jack Straw
Sept. 15, 1972
Boston Music Hall

In spite of some tuning problems, this one cooks. This whole set showcases Jerry's fast frets. Great stuff.
2
El Paso
Sept. 15, 1972
Boston Music Hall

Sweet master class on background soloing with Jerry's lickety-split runaway desperado fretwork backing Bobby up.
6
Black Throated Wind
Sept. 15, 1972
Boston Music Hall

This starts with understated, almost hesitant steps, then builds into a towering emotional rage. Its arc fits its words. Great stuff.

Comments

Cosmic Charlie
May 2, 1970
Harpur College

Shot out of the primal Dead cannon, it lands in the guns-blazing country Dead: I love 1970 for this transition. This is it for Cosmic Charlie fans.
The Other One
May 2, 1970
Harpur College

High voltage tight lightning jam without a meltdown. One of the best for the speedy coming up, (and great Crypticals) but it isn't where I'd go for the martian landscapes and astral peak trippyness in a TOO. Try Jan. 3, 1970 or May 20 '73 for that.
St. Stephen
June 14, 1968
Fillmore East

A proto-Stephen not yet polished into the psychedelic masterpiece that it became later in '68 and '69. Explosive energy coming out of a Feedback>Eleven and worth a listen with headphones, the AUD is rough but blazing hot.
Dark Star
June 14, 1969
Monterey Performing Arts Center

A "mini-Juggernaut", maybe? Blast-off moon-landing energy.
Eyes Of The World
Sept. 24, 1973
Civic Arena

One of the nicer horn-section versions from Sept. '73.