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2
New Minglewood Blues
Oct. 14, 1976
Shrine Auditorium

The AUD is amazing. Keith shines, and everybody's into it. Bootstrap '76 knockin' down your door.
1
The Other One
May 5, 1979
Civic Center

Steady charge, everyone rallying along the theme. Philzone!
6
The Seven
March 21, 1970
Capitol Theater

To the point - and totally out of the blue. This is Dead magic.
3
New Potato Caboose
Oct. 13, 1968
Avalon Ballroom

One of their truly psychedelic songs, on a truly psychedelic night. Incredible transition from Cryptical.
3
Good Lovin'
Sept. 29, 1969
Cafe au Go-Go

High octane Seven > Good Lovin' from a overlooked diamond in the rough.

Comments

Dancin' in the Streets
June 9, 1976
Boston Music Hall

Phil is off the hook, found this today. This is the shit! EDIT: Has Phil ever been this prevalent in a Dancin'? Listened to this constantly the last few days.
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
July 13, 1976
Orpheum Theatre

I love these '76 pearls. Mellow and thoughtful, thank you.
Good Lovin'
Sept. 29, 1969
Cafe au Go-Go

(I'm going to issue a PSA here, the Seven is probably the most explosive jam of the 60s, maybe ever, it's THAT good)
Viola Lee Blues
April 26, 1969
The Electric Theatre

I wouldn't call it a Caution jam, as Phil often quoted the Caution bass riff to speed things up. LIA's blog talks more about this! (11/10/67, 2/2/68, the Monterey version etc.) The amazing highlight of this (sort of) sloppy version is the "Seven" quotes from the middle onwards, and especially at about 12:30 on the 'Fallout' version. The way Phil and Garcia lock into the riff, and then Bobby, Mickey and Bill jump on it is outstanding. They play this weird mix of Viola, Caution and the "Seven" from the middle to the fiery finish which i just can't get enough of. Not the best Viola, but certainly one of the most interesting. Imagine if they went into the Seven properly! It would probably out-do the 9/29/69 GoGo version by a mile (And in much better quality!) NB: Garcias slashing intro chord will permanently fry your frontal lobe.
It's A Man's World
June 5, 1970
Fillmore West

This grooves hard - like a dancing snake. Yes.