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Ramble On Rose
June 30, 1973
Universal Amphitheatre

AUD is preferable here. Lesh-heavy. Weir's work is outstanding. Billy and Keith hammer away g
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Eyes Of The World
Nov. 4, 1977
Cotterell Gym - Colgate University

Watch out for this one...the boys seem to be taking great pleasure in the intro jamming, as if they found a long-lost fave toy...Jerry's absurd.
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Playin' In The Band
Nov. 4, 1977
Cotterell Gym - Colgate University

Kicks off a big ol' Playin' sandwich, very meaty...the Playin' is good, but the transition and the subsequent Eyes are delicious
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Tennessee Jed
May 3, 1972
Olympia Theater

Kieth is doing some wonderfully inventive stuff here. It's Europe '72 so you know it's good
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
May 3, 1972
Olympia Theater

Absolutely flawless. Such a wonderful transition. Never-ending peaks.
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Comments

Dark Star
Aug. 27, 1972
Old Renaissance Faire Grounds

I have come around on the notion that the El Paso is a nice weird turn, or as one post said, a nice Prankster moment. And, yeah, maybe the world would've ended if they had gone into Dew, so that's a good thing. By extension, one might say, the Pranksters saved the world.
Cold Rain and Snow
July 16, 1976
Orpheum Theatre

And who could argue with the guy? "anything" they played in that glorious year was worth a listen
High Time
Dec. 29, 1968
Gulfstream Park Race Track

Musta gotten the date switched...12/28/69
Friend of the Devil
May 15, 1970
Fillmore East (Late Show)

That's fantastic. Seriously, are there any contemporaries that can come even close to the Dead when it comes to drawing emotions out of listeners? I highly doubt it. Nothin like 'em.
Dark Star
May 25, 1972
Strand Lyceum

I'd say go there indirectly, and experience this greatest of all jam sets in its entirety.
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