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Mercury

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3
Don't Ease Me In
Sept. 28, 1972
Stanley Theatre

This version told me to put it on this list
2
Beat it on Down The Line
Sept. 28, 1972
Stanley Theatre

Where the mix starts to come around
2
Brokedown Palace
Nov. 26, 1972
San Antonio Civic Auditorium

A soothing ply through the eye of the second set
1
Truckin'
Nov. 5, 1970
Capitol Theater

Primordial & Seminal
3
Ship of Fools
May 25, 1974
Campus Stadium, UCSB

Love these earlier ones...
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Comments

Alligator
Sept. 3, 1967
Dance Hall

Freakin' rippin' man. Don't see it on the main list/ could explain weak # of votes, but it's right here. Crank it up!
Eyes Of The World
Sept. 18, 1990
Madison Square Garden

Still only four votes?!
Dark Star
April 13, 1969
Ballroom

Holy Blistering Bialys, Batman! Explosive, highly expressive... words won't do it. Jerry gets out an infinity of notes throughout. I'll listen to it another couple dozen times and report back.
Sugaree
Oct. 9, 1977
McNichols Arena

Getting back to the Sugaree: fine, elastic soarage with a '77 head-of-steam and controlled out-of-controlness.
Sugaree
May 26, 1977
Baltimore Civic Center

I return to this one a lot. As the big wave swells during that second instrumental, Jerry's and Bob's airy dancing on the crest is what it's all about.
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