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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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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.
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