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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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Comments

Franklin's Tower
Oct. 27, 1979
Cape Cod Coliseum

Version needs some love.
Dancin' in the Streets
Oct. 27, 1979
Cape Cod Coliseum

Yeah this is pretty nasty.
Jack Straw
May 13, 1979
Cumberland County Civic Center

Tempo problems and a weird set ender.
Dark Star
Dec. 6, 1973
Public Hall

There's a new upgrade of this at LMA. I've always loved the fully organic way this grows from the tuning and evolves into the two-headed dragon of Phil and Jerry's feedback.
Franklin's Tower
Nov. 5, 1979
The Spectrum

Eyes > Estimated > Franklin's. Jerry seems like he runs out of a gas a bit during the between-verse jams, but then he doesn't.
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