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Ramble On Rose
Nov. 15, 1972
Oklahoma City Music Hall

I tend to prefer these earlier versions when it was bouncy and didn't overstay its welcome...
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Promised Land
Nov. 15, 1972
Oklahoma City Music Hall

Kicks off the second set in style after a stellar first set!
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Nov. 15, 1972
Oklahoma City Music Hall

Kind of shocked so many songs from this show hadn't been nominated...top-notch '72 IMO, and this China>Rider is no exception...
1
Around and Around
Nov. 15, 1972
Oklahoma City Music Hall

Jerry and Keith both go off!
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Deal
Nov. 15, 1972
Oklahoma City Music Hall

Big fan of the '72 "Deal"'s...they 'go down' in a hurry.

Comments

One More Saturday Night
May 11, 1972
Rotterdam Civic Hall

Does anyone know why this was left off of the official release? One of the best and most unique of the tour IMO...Keith is fantastic on this one!
Sing Me Back Home
May 4, 1972
Olympia Theater

Probably my personal favourite; it's the version that made me fall in love with this song. Post-E72 versions aren't the same without Pig's organ; it just fits so well for a gospel song...
Sugar Magnolia
April 25, 1971
Fillmore East

Surprised this isn't higher! Great version off of Ladies And Gentlemen...
Dark Star
Feb. 11, 1969
Fillmore East

My go-to when I need a quick DS fix
Dark Star
May 4, 1972
Olympia Theater

Amazed this is so far down! It's one of my favourites because it has the '72-style jamming AND the second verse! I'm not sure why they stopped singing the second verse--took me awhile to get used to it, and I still don't like it. I guess maybe they thought it enabled smoother transitions into other songs, but they kept singing the second verse of "The Other One," and still pulled off some killer transitions with it...