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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
71
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.

Comments

Scarlet Begonias
April 29, 1977
The Palladium

Right on...definitely takes an adjustment, but this set pays off big time...I sprung it on a deadhead friend, and he loved it. Definitely gives the "being there" feeling, peaking with the crowd and all that...
Shakedown Street
April 27, 1985
Frost Amphitheatre

Not sure...must have a mislabeled cd. But whichever version, it does smoke.
Comes A Time
Dec. 4, 1971
Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden

Nothing like it...1971 is inimitable.
Dark Star
Aug. 27, 1972
Old Renaissance Faire Grounds

Right on about the "light-hearted" individuals. They never got further out of the atmosphere than right here.
Jack Straw
Aug. 27, 1972
Old Renaissance Faire Grounds

This one has to be higher...it's downright shameful...the pure psychedelia oozes out of every corner