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Not Fade Away
Oct. 30, 1971
Taft Auditorium
Great interplay and hot jam in every combination in the birth month of the great quintet. Forgotten show.
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Ramble On Rose
Oct. 30, 1971
Taft Auditorium
Not my favorite song, but this one rocks. Plus Jerry eviscerates a heckler after.
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Tennessee Jed
Oct. 30, 1971
Taft Auditorium
Goddamned hard crunching rocker here. Jerry's guitar is so sharp it sounds like breaking glass (in a good way).
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Playin' In The Band
Oct. 30, 1971
Taft Auditorium
They really push down on the 10/4 melodic form here, giving it a "The Main Ten" feel lost soon after. KG's 1st month is full of transition Playin's.
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The Other One
Oct. 29, 1971
Allen Theatre
Masterpiece. The Jam out of drums into the first verse is inventive and exploratory, very subtle interplay. Totally overlooked. Dig it.
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Caution
Nov. 10, 1967
Shrine Auditorium
All you need, indeed: Blisteringly hot, Phil and Pigpen in overdrive, tripped out raps, exploratory spacemelts....
Viola Lee Blues
Nov. 10, 1967
Shrine Auditorium
Just brilliant. Speeds up, slows down, but always tight. Primal? Pre-primal? This is also the show with the epic Caution which ends up on Anthem.
China Cat Sunflower
Jan. 17, 1968
Carousel Ballroom
The organ part on this version is just beautiful and Pig's just on through the whole gig. I love the early Dead and this show just keeps on giving.
New Potato Caboose
Jan. 20, 1968
Eureka Municipal Auditorium
Some of the best playing from Pig on any Dead recording. He's right in the pocket. This is why I dig the primal dead.
Viola Lee Blues
Aug. 4, 1967
O'Keefe Center
Just blazing! Massive early dead.
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