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Don't Ease Me In
July 3, 1970
McMahon Stadium

Goodies. Festival Express fun!
3
Caution
March 12, 1966
Danish Center

Pigpen drives hard here, harmonica all the way. Early fireball, only giving us a glimpse of what Caution would turn into in only a year!
3
King Bee
March 12, 1966
Danish Center

Really bluesy, love the Guild Starfire sound Jer had here. Flows into a groovy early Caution.
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Playin' In The Band
Oct. 9, 1972
Winterland Arena

Jazz. Just plain jazz. Keith really shines together with Billy on this one, they carry you away in the nicest way. How the he** is this not listed?
5
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Oct. 9, 1972
Winterland Arena

Bill jazzes on throughout the transition, and the jam goes just a little bit furhter than before. Cool version with a laid back IKYR.
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Comments

The Other One
Aug. 15, 1971
Berkeley Community Theater

As Carrion_Crow pointed out, perfect form here. Bill carries the shuffle-magic from Truckin' into an exciting Drums, with leads into a spacey TOO > MAMU > TOO. I love these '71 cowboy spaces.
Playin' In The Band
Nov. 21, 1973
Denver Coliseum

Incredible in every sense of the word. The segues in and out of El Paso and Wharf Rat are perfect, and they jazz the the Playins beyond reason. Late '73 is probably their most jazzy, and as a result: They are at their most creative here.
Sitting on Top of the World
Oct. 21, 1971
Auditorium Theatre

Came here for this, glad to see this at the top. The sloppy vocals makes it more rowdy and rocked in my opinion, the band goes into a frenzy via Keith & Jerry. Too good!
The Eleven
Feb. 12, 1969
Fillmore East

What an intro! Shamefully overlooked, great show!
Truckin'
Oct. 21, 1971
Auditorium Theatre

Uninspired playing, the only thing notable here is that they actually sing the verses correctly - not even close to being a good '71 version; 11/15/71 knocks this one out of the park twice.
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