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Loose Lucy
May 5, 1990
California State University Dominguez Hills

Sweet, powerful latter-day version on a hot afternoon on the soccer field at Cal State.
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Hard to Handle
April 17, 1969
Washington U.

Fantastic early H2H when Jer was still rippin' it with the slide!
4
Good Lovin'
Dec. 19, 1969
Fillmore Auditorium

Why isn't this rager on here yet?! Maybe not as long as some, but full of that early Dead energy that we love so much!
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Mason's Children
Dec. 19, 1969
Fillmore Auditorium

Absolutely ROCKIN' Mason's kicks off the eeeelectric portion of this show. This might be the first one ever played...they rip it up!
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Feb. 21, 1973
Assembly Hall, University Of Illinois

Rippin' C>R from when they were first starting to open it up...'73 goodness.

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Eyes Of The World
Sept. 7, 1973
Nassau Coliseum

Wow! This is a blisteringly hot Eyes. Not even that jazzy...just relentless and rippin'! It's like they channeled 1977 for a sec. Keith on electric keys, Phil jam, and Jer shreds...what more do you need? Perhaps second only to 6/18/74, imo
Eyes Of The World
May 17, 1974
P.N.E. Coliseum

Love Keith's work on the Fender Rhodes here...just the jazzy touch Eyes calls for. (edit) Wow. The official release of this from the PNW '73-'74 box set sounds AMAZING. This one should be ranked higher. Period.
Looks Like Rain
Dec. 1, 1979
Stanley Theater

Awesome rolling thunder effects by the drummers lead this one off
Turn On Your Love Light
Dec. 28, 1969
International Speedway

This one should be much higher...just saturated with that certain energy and it's own kind of ramshackle perfection
Alligator
Nov. 10, 1967
Shrine Auditorium

WOW. Drippy lysergic weirdness...