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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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Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Dec. 16, 1978
Nashville Municipal Auditorium

Zoiks! Goosebump-inducing finish here, too. Watch out
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Dec. 16, 1978
Nashville Municipal Auditorium

This one is a rip-roarer, for sure. Transition and beginning of Fire on the Mountain just sits right in the gooey-goodness place no "rock" bands have ever found. And to start the second set? Damn. Totally second everything AMDew says. ONLY the Dead can rip, shred, grind, AND jam at the same time with such dexterity. It is all that all the time, and it's mystifying ( to me at least)
Lazy Lightnin' -> Supplication
Dec. 16, 1978
Nashville Municipal Auditorium

That lick you speak of inspired me to look this one up, and Hooray, I posted it. I was gonna say that tho I wanderingly listened to the Lazy Lightnin'>Supp, the ending crushed my mind outta the park, and it was that little flourish JRock throws down that did it, plus they nail the vocal ending. (Note: Best experienced by listening to the show straight thru. GRATE ending to a first set.) Good call Brother Luigi.
Tennessee Jed
April 22, 1978
Nashville Municipal Auditorium

April '78 is darkly intensely beautiful and amazing and psychedelic rock-and-F*in-roll. Compare the two Nashville versions of '78, t'other being 12/16, for a fun game.
The Other One
Dec. 1, 1971
Boston Music Hall

There is in fact an earlier one, one of the most amazing shows ever, partly due to this tease, also due to a sick Bertha and Hard to Handle, among others...8-6-71.
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