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Submissions

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Tennessee Jed
May 25, 1974
Campus Stadium, UCSB

Also crushes...
2
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Sept. 4, 1980
Providence Civic Center

Clean and nimble first-set closer
1
El Paso
May 25, 1974
Campus Stadium, UCSB

Captures the galloping urgency and drive of the story
1
Throwing Stones
April 13, 1983
Patrick Gymnasium, U of Vermont

Searching for some direction and having fun doing it
2
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
Sept. 16, 1972
Boston Music Hall

Rousing! 72's got many of the best/ favorites

Comments

Bertha
Sept. 16, 1972
Boston Music Hall

Oh yeah!
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
May 25, 1974
Campus Stadium, UCSB

Yeah, that's some serious shit.
Wharf Rat
May 25, 1974
Campus Stadium, UCSB

Nailed almost beyond comprehension...
Rubin and Cherise
March 27, 1991
Nassau Coliseum

For me, this is the epitome of “you had to be there.” While you’re never going to get to fully relive the moment, I can’t even get back in the same ballpark, be it soundboard, video, or audience. That said, this was one of those top live moments; even the seemingly unwavering stern cops directly in front of me guarding the big lane 14 rows back from the stage -- their backs turned to the band the entire first set – dropped their folded arms, along with their jaws, as they involuntarily turned toward the source with some kind of respect, even reverence, to what had overtaken them. Meanwhile, the chills that set in for me from the first chords of the song were now in some kind of galactic hyperdrive; otherworldly suspension… before going its way again.
Playin' In The Band
Sept. 10, 1972
Hollywood Palladium

Serious.