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Drummer

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Drums
May 13, 1972
Lille Fairgrounds

Typically tasty Truckin' > TOO bridge on this tour...
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Drums
May 10, 1972
Concertgebouw

Nice bridge between Truckin' and a long TOO
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Drums
April 21, 1972
Beat Club

Nice little bridge between Truckin & TOO
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Drums
April 11, 1972
Newcastle City Hall

The jittery bridge between an epic, 19-min Truckin' and a pretty cool TOO...
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Promised Land
April 2, 1973
Boston Garden

Kicks off an epic 34-song show in style with an excellent solo from Keith!

Comments

Playin' In The Band
June 22, 1974
Jai-Alai Fronton

Just listened to this for the first time on the Dave's Picks 34 Bonus Disc...fantastic! I'm not sure if it's just because the show was in Miami, but it sounds like you're on a voyage to the lost city of Atlantis! Then the slow return to the theme sounds like the journey back to the top, being careful not to go faster than your bubbles, with each band member bobbing to the surface one by one. Billy does some cool and powerful stuff with the toms as well that I haven't heard on other versions, but I'm also pretty new to '74...
Bertha
May 19, 1974
Portland Memorial Coliseum

Smooth as butter indeed...very nice
Ship of Fools
May 19, 1974
Portland Memorial Coliseum

One of the best I've heard so far. Sounds fantastic on the PNW box set
They Love Each Other
June 26, 1973
Seattle Center Coliseum

Finally bought the Pacific Northwest box...this is one of my new favourite versions! While I still enjoy the slowed down post-hiatus versions, they can't touch the fast '73 versions IMO. I think the up-tempo bounce of the '73 versions captures the mood of the lyrics better.
Box of Rain
June 24, 1973
Memorial Coliseum

Wow, I think this is the best I've ever heard Phil sing it live.