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SlowlyTooFades

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4
China Cat Sunflower
June 5, 1969
Fillmore West

Pure psychedelic pop bubbles up over the top and into Sittin on Top.
2
Bird Song
Aug. 3, 1994
Giants Stadium

Yes, the rest of the show is pretty poor, and a good bit of this meanders, but once they dial it in it has O1-like intensity.
5
Terrapin Station
Oct. 19, 1994
Madison Square Garden

Another long jam in the outro. Shades of Rider (a theme at this run), and JG staying on for most of Drums.
4
Eternity
Oct. 17, 1994
Madison Square Garden

Not the most exploratory version, but very tight. BW on acoustic.
5
Playin' In The Band
Jan. 18, 1978
Stockton Civic Auditorium

Weird atypical version where a good bit of the jam is just BW and the drummers, playing themes that sound like song ideas. Worth hearing.
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Comments

Mason's Children
Dec. 28, 1969
International Speedway

Surely the most "out-there" Mason's ever done: points in some interesting dimensions that the band went in 1970, and some that they sadly didn't get to explore.
China Doll
May 19, 1977
Fox Theatre

All of the elements which make a version strong are here in excess.
Bertha
Aug. 27, 1972
Old Renaissance Faire Grounds

Definitive.
Row Jimmy
May 16, 1993
Sam Boyd Silver Bowl

Good use of MIDI on this late-afternoon version.
You Don't Have To Ask
March 25, 1966
Trouper's Hall

This is one of our earliest examples of the band really stretching out on a song; you can see the steps they're taking toward the Cream Puffs of '66 (and of course Viola Lee).
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