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Tennessee Jed
May 17, 1978
Uptown Theater

Phil drives the first couple of verses, pushing hard against the band’s tempo. Slide Bobby.
4
Looks Like Rain
May 17, 1978
Uptown Theater

poignant singing from Bobby, and the whole band pours it on during the solo break. Note the drummers especially. Top notch version.
8
Space
June 23, 1974
Jai-Alai Fronton

Tuning > this Jam
10
Not Fade Away
April 23, 1977
Springfield Civic Center

Hot stuff.
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Tennessee Jed
June 22, 1973
Pacific Coliseum

Whole show obviously needs some love on here. Just a friendly reminder.
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Comments

Shakedown Street
Sept. 10, 1991
Madison Square Garden

Same here. I listened to the matrix and Phil is booming. Awesome part around 8:50 in; bouncy groove and interplay between the 3 main lead players (and Bobbys adding nice parts in background).
Playin' In The Band
Sept. 18, 1974
Parc des Expositions

This is killer stuff. Phil's tone grabbed me from the beginning, and he and Billy are MVPs of this version. I can't tell if it's quite a Sly reference or not, but both passages have similarities (rhythmically, bouncing around an octave/minor pentatonic type riff). And hell yes to Buddy Miles! I love the stuff with Band of Gypsies more than Hendrix's stuff with the Experience in a lot of ways, mostly because Miles would just lay down these *fat* grooves and let Hendrix shred atop them.
Greatest Story Ever Told
March 31, 1973
War Memorial

Hot rocking version! (Donna’s a bit much at points though). I didn't hear the St. Stephen, sorry.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
April 13, 1984
Hampton Coliseum

Decent Scarlet, but there's a nice peak in Fire and then some cool talking drum parts. The echo effects were cool, but the SBD sounded really hot at that point.
New Potato Caboose
Oct. 12, 1968
Avalon Ballroom

the jam > drums > jam > feedback out of this is simply classic Dead. Must not miss it!
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