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Beat it on Down The Line
Nov. 15, 1971
The Austin Municipal Auditorium

Twangy with some enthusiastic Keith banging
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Casey Jones
Dec. 31, 1972
Winterland Arena

Keith really adds some intensity. Do you know where your train is at 2am?
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Good Lovin'
June 8, 1977
Winterland Arena

Hey, this isn't bad! Tacked on to the second set opener Bertha.
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Good Lovin'
Oct. 16, 1977
Louisiana State U

I can't believe this one isn't here. Short but very sweet.
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Wharf Rat
Oct. 9, 1972
Winterland Arena

Whoa, I can't believe this hasn't been submitted. Great vocal and four minutes of sublime outro solo. Check it out!
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Comments

The Other One
Nov. 14, 1971
Texas Christian University

Oh boy. I thought a couple of the best Phil versions in 71 were 8/6 and 8/14, but this is a monster version with Jerry and Phil amped up and totally tearing it up. The transition into MAMU is abrupt. It's like Jerry just wants to keep going and Bob just steps up and starts the vocal. How many more excellent versions are there languishing down here with 20 votes or less? The mind boggles...
Cryptical Envelopment
Oct. 22, 1971
Auditorium Theatre

Unlistenable because of JG's poor vocal. A shame, because the OO is quite good.
The Other One
Oct. 22, 1971
Auditorium Theatre

The others give Keith some space to feel his way around, and that makes this one unique (although I haven't compared it with other Fall '71 renditions). It certainly has more votes than the others. If you compare this one to, say, Summer '71 without Keith, you can really hear how many more directions they will go in in the future. This is very nice, and it's been years since I listened to it. I don't know how many of those 54 days (mostly in Sept.) they were rehearsing with the new guy, but he certainly sounds pretty much fully conversant with the long jam pieces.
Eyes Of The World
July 19, 1974
Selland Arena

Middle part of the jazz fusion song cycle. What I like is Phil, and then Keith switching throughout with Fender Rhodes (on WRS mostly) and piano, and of course the Spanish Jam. What I don't like is the vocals, especially here.
He's Gone
Aug. 6, 1974
Roosevelt Stadium

It sounds like JG's guitar is out of tune on this.
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