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Bird Song
Feb. 24, 1971
Capitol Theater
Super loose in the joints and fun. They seem to be searching for the '71 sound throughout the run here but I like this one.
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Sugar Magnolia
Feb. 23, 1971
Capitol Theater
High powered and super charged. The last third of the first set is a real killer.
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Wharf Rat
Feb. 21, 1971
Capitol Theater
Not the best show, but the best Rat of this run. 4th ever, but the first one to stretch out and become its full self.
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Playin' In The Band
Feb. 21, 1971
Capitol Theater
Want to be present at its birth? The infant Bacchus emerges. I love this song. This is the 1st time they nail it.
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The Other One
Feb. 20, 1971
Capitol Theater
Passes through many phases, always exploring new riffs and hinting at further jams without ever losing its essential feeling and sound. Great stuff.
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Here Comes Sunshine
May 20, 1973
U.C.
Intro is great: repeats the figure three, four, five times or more....
Greatest Story Ever Told
May 20, 1973
U.C.
Just amazing. 3:25 Stephen teaser.
Cassidy
June 29, 1976
Auditorium Theatre
Very pretty and melodic. The '76s don't have the intense speed and energy of the later ones, but a charm and beauty that I find irresistible. Edit: This era is laid back, sure, but there's a great amount of simmering energy behind this one - it's like the "hot mellow" sound they mastered during the '73 summer tour, e.g.
The Music Never Stopped
June 29, 1976
Auditorium Theatre
Sweet and dreamish vocal interlude around 4:00, before Jer's solo.
Wharf Rat
June 3, 1976
Paramount Theatre
Nodding out for the first six minutes or so, then POW! they punch it up and it grooves - oh it grooves.
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