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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

Turn On Your Love Light
Dec. 15, 1971
Hill Auditorium

I may have to edit this sometime soon, but as it stands at the present moment, this is just a notch more fiery than the Jahrhunderthalle. It screams. EDIT: Criminally good. It stands as the best of '71. 8/6/71 is good, but not as flowing an diverse as this one. Always exciting, peeking into new jamscapes but never straying too far from Lovelight. Explosive and rocking with that lovely piano sound Keith had in the latter half of 1971.
Dancin' in the Streets
Oct. 27, 1979
Cape Cod Coliseum

Kbeast, i got the same feeling. It hits the sweetspot and rides it out, nice post-hiatus version (but not the best, that spot is reserved for a '76 version!)
The Seven
Sept. 29, 1969
Cafe au Go-Go

Absolute monster? It's a fucking monolith!
Caution
Feb. 4, 1969
The Music Box

The ending jam reaches the same hellish chasm they travelled to in the 10/20/1968 version. Outrageously fast, oozing power.
Franklin's Tower
June 9, 1976
Boston Music Hall

Lovely '76 energy!
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