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FreedomHaul

Grateful Novice

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4
Smokestack Lightnin'
Oct. 9, 1984
The Centrum

Short, but listen to crowd freak out when the riff starts. Solid show on Lennon's birthday.
5
He's Gone
Oct. 9, 1984
The Centrum

Trippy board effects on vocals. Everything this song should be.
1
Man Smart, Woman Smarter
Dec. 31, 1984
SF Civic

Band reeling from preceding S>F.
8
Bird Song
Dec. 14, 1980
Long Beach Arena

Wonderful interplay. Short and focused. Sounds like the band becomes one organism.
9
Morning Dew
March 18, 1990
Civic Center

reaches a powerful peak that brings this sequence to a thrilling conclusion.
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Dire Wolf
Oct. 11, 1977
Lloyd Noble Center - University of Oklahoma

Total zig in the setlist.
Dancin' in the Streets
Oct. 11, 1977
Lloyd Noble Center - University of Oklahoma

It's not just the great long never-ending jam, it's also the exceptional vocal outro before the jam.
Let It Grow
Oct. 11, 1977
Lloyd Noble Center - University of Oklahoma

This is killer stuff. Dark edged.
Bird Song
Sept. 10, 1972
Hollywood Palladium

One of the three best versions of this song. Criminally underrated.
El Paso
Nov. 15, 1971
The Austin Municipal Auditorium

A desert vision amidst the Star's space.
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