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Mercury

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Submissions

1
Passenger
Oct. 12, 1981
Olympia Halle

Not too schwabby
2
Attics of My Life
Nov. 7, 1970
Capital Theater

A reflective departure into that peaceful attics space
1
Good Lovin'
Nov. 7, 1970
Capital Theater

Blaster version – sleepwalker-ish jam at 6 min.
1
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Nov. 7, 1970
Capital Theater

From the audience side - really gets swirling
1
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Nov. 7, 1987
Henry J Kaiser Convention Center

Fine version here

Comments

Tennessee Jed
Feb. 26, 1973
Pershing Municipal Auditorium

Yup
Big Railroad Blues
Feb. 26, 1973
Pershing Municipal Auditorium

she's a rollin' down the line... SCHRED
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
May 11, 1980
Cumberland County Civic Center

Interesting outro riff by Brent in the intro. And Bobby mixes this one up with great effect, e.g. the deliberate two-chord hits in the transition. He propels the Fire in similar fashion. The Scarlet is also one of a good handful without the “ain’t nothin’ wrong” verse which, in some interpretations, signals the eagerness to just play.
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
Nov. 17, 1971
Albuquerque Civic Auditorium

This one hasn't sunk in yet. It's MASSIVE. The muddy copy on the archive won't do it. You've got to listen to the whole NFA>GDTRFB>NFA DP 26 version. I've upped it to 5, only. Should be near the top, IMO. Wow.
The Other One
March 24, 1971
Winterland Arena

Thanks for highlighting this. Great period – they're both eager to jam and patient to let it develop…