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Ship of Fools
Sept. 21, 1974
Palais Des Sports

1974 and Ship of Fools go together like peanut butter and jelly. Full of emotion. They're really giving their all in this.
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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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Comments

Truckin'
Aug. 6, 1971
Hollywood Palladium

DAYUM. Jerry the Ripper just chopping heads off near the end there. No Mercy going into the Other One. Fascinating. Also What a drums segment! Do not miss out on that.
St. Stephen
Aug. 6, 1971
Hollywood Palladium

Hints of psychedelia all throughout this ripper. Never gets too crazy while still retaining a lot of power. The music plays the band and it's just great hearing the band being able to just flow in such an organic way. The jam before the last verse is pure bliss. Great standalone version.
Casey Jones
Aug. 6, 1971
Hollywood Palladium

FenderShane great comment. Can't go wrong with the extra "band member" at all. Lovely interactive performance that has it all. Such an organic show.
Hard to Handle
Aug. 6, 1971
Hollywood Palladium

This particular performance has the same energy as the song Eye of The Tiger in the best way possible. No idea why my brain works like that but let me know if anyone else feels the same with this particular performance Lol. Kickass version that makes you feel like you're boxing ring fighting for your life as you come out triumphant. Love Bobby's guitar work on this, and oh Jerry..just a blistering barn burning solo. Bluesyyyyyyy
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.
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