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Tennessee Jed
Oct. 2, 1972
Springfield Civic Center

Bites down hard, with a potent electric twang, plus Keith is full of surprises here.
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Uncle John's Band
Sept. 30, 1972
American University

Hard rock outro makes this one jaw-clenchingly good. Jamming like that in 7/4 is just awesome.
3
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Sept. 30, 1972
American University

Loose in places, but full of joy.
2
Sugaree
Sept. 30, 1972
American University

Hard swaggering version from a sweet, if not often overlooked show capping off one of the great months in Dead history.
4
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Sept. 26, 1972
Stanley Theatre

Jerry channels George Harrison like nobody's business. The solo at 2:45 gently weeps, guys. Check it out.
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Comments

Playin' In The Band
Sept. 28, 1976
Onondaga County War Memorial

I don't think this PiTB stands so much on its own, but because it book-ends a hour-plus of musical brilliancy, it really adds something. The outro definitely kicks ass, though.
Eyes Of The World
Sept. 28, 1976
Onondaga County War Memorial

Anybody here heard the "Ethiopiques" series of extremely cool Ethiopian jazz and jazz-rock from the 1970s? There's some brilliant stuff there, which fits right into that feedback loop between the Dead, Miles Davis '74, and the spacey-weirdness of Blues for Allah. This Orange Tango sounds like it could fit right in with that series - and I have zero doubt that our boys were aware of that sound.
The Wheel
Sept. 28, 1976
Onondaga County War Memorial

It's almost like they rushed out of the Playin' to get to this luscious beauty of a Wheel. It's long, full of delicious jam, and sounds like a sweet dreamish ride down a smooth highway while drifting off under comfortable blankets.
Let It Grow
Sept. 28, 1976
Onondaga County War Memorial

So brilliant: I'd take this one to a desert island. Compared to the one on the 25th, this one is so much tighter at an even faster tempo. It never feels rushed, even though it's blazingly fast. Everything said about Phil on this is spot on. But listen closely to Mickey and Billy, especially around minute 08:00 and you know this is pure orchestral synchronicity. The transition into a 1st set GDTRFM is magical, plus you can pull this out for any stick-in-the-mud who complains that '76 is "too slow".
Tennessee Jed
Sept. 28, 1976
Onondaga County War Memorial

Around 7:00 it's basically a prototype Terrapin jam. Great to hear how this theme is emerging at this point. You can hear the same in the one on the 24th too.
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