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Big River
Sept. 21, 1974
Palais Des Sports

Like the breaking of a dam, this just flows at a truly ferocious pace. Jerry is relentless in his playing, the second solo will knock your socks off.
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It Must Have Been The Roses
May 12, 1974
University of Nevada

Any '74 version of this tune is a treat. Incredibly lovely with great Keith lines. Billy sways.
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Jack Straw
Feb. 15, 1973
Dane County Coliseum

Definitive for its time. The soundcheck gave us a preview, here's the full thing. Solid version.
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Mexicali Blues
Feb. 15, 1973
Dane County Coliseum

Just a damn near perfect performance. Shocked not to see this one submitted. One of MANY highlights from this show.
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The Eleven
June 21, 1969
Fillmore East

Stupidly heavy, shades of early heavy metal on this one. Incredible controlled chaos that explores so much. A very tight version.
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Comments

Me and Bobby McGee
Aug. 6, 1971
Hollywood Palladium

Great pick Carrion. Love that you can hear very clearly the new direction the band is taking here. I love how encouraging the crowd is on this one as well, little "woos" for a sharp Jerry lick here and there, solid solid version that goes into an all timer of a Hard to Handle.
Brokedown Palace
Aug. 6, 1971
Hollywood Palladium

Giving me chills. Goosebump inducing version. What mature songwriting. To put into perspective how they sounded a year earlier, they have matured as musicians so fast in such a short amount of time. I love 71 for how raw it can be. Hits different.
Bertha
Oct. 18, 1972
Fox Theater

Lovely Bertha Opener! check out Keith on this.
Mister Charlie
May 4, 1972
Olympia Theater

Silky smooth. Blistering licks all throughout which makes this song so fun to listen to.
Dark Star
May 4, 1972
Olympia Theater

Happy Anniversary to this astounding Dark Star. My personal favorite of all time, and one of the finest displays of this bands jamming abilities I’ve ever heard to this day. Goes there and back again, and then some. A dark jazzy ride that goes into some dark spaces and fires right back into the cosmos like a Phoenix. Give this version some more love and give it a spin today!
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