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Around and Around
Sept. 23, 1972
Palace Theater

Shocked that this hasn't been listed! Great energy with some decimating lines from Jerry and Bobby is screaming his big ol heart out. Great version.
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Drums -> Space
Dec. 31, 1981
Oakland Auditorium

Jerry and Bobby create a beautiful space before TOO. A conversation in strings. Billy and Mickey create primal, carnivorous music. Hunting music.
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Pretty Peggy O
Sept. 21, 1974
Palais Des Sports

What a crown jewel Pretty Peggy O can be. A truly tender version that washes away all my worries. These 74 versions are quite special.
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Me and My Uncle
Sept. 21, 1974
Palais Des Sports

The Dead take the Parisians through a cowboys surrealist day dream. Check out how both Keith and Jerry are utterly locked into the music.
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El Paso
Sept. 21, 1974
Palais Des Sports

Blossoms and blooms like a shining red rose. I really love the energy for this show.

Comments

Playin' In The Band
May 14, 1974
Adams Field House, U of Montana

HUGE. Colossal isn't even anywhere close to describing how gargantuan this intergalactic space beast is. Incredible.
Big River
May 14, 1974
Adams Field House, U of Montana

What is about this show? It's just perfect to me and I am a very hard critic. Just perfect damnit.
Playin' In The Band
June 22, 1973
Pacific Coliseum

Diving into Summer of 73 and finding that it might be their most dynamic and free flowing improvisational era yet. The exploration prior to 73 has led up to this truly special era of music. This is the absolute goods. Lysergic Acid Diethylamide in pure musical form. Check out this electrifying proto FOTM jam in the middle that transcends time and space. Just listen it really doesn't get better than this. Multidimensional and macrocosmic.
Playin' In The Band
July 1, 1973
Universal Amphitheatre

This is the pinnacle of Playin's. Severely and utterly under the radar. Mind altering space jams that reach the absolute apex of psychedelic jazz improvisation. Very intense magic going on here. Incredible. To quote quinn_76, woefully underrated.
Brown Eyed Women
May 4, 1972
Olympia Theater

Love the Love for this one. Almost any tune from this show could’ve ended up on the album. Top Shelf Dead.