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bennybenhead

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Submissions

2
Deal
Sept. 23, 1972
Palace Theater

This one is smokin'! Check it out
6
Promised Land
Sept. 17, 1972
Baltimore Civic Center

Keith is great in this mix on Dick's Picks 23, this song kicks off a great show!
5
Beat it on Down The Line
Feb. 13, 1970
Fillmore East

Smooth '70 version!
1
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Dec. 7, 1969
Fillmore

Great early China > Rider! Boys are in tune here with a great China Cat jam and transition into I Know You Rider
1
Hard to Handle
Dec. 7, 1969
Fillmore

Short but just as hot as always!

Comments

Deep Elem Blues
Nov. 28, 1980
Lakeland Civic Center

Love the acoustic early ones, but this is wonderful. Great vocals and tone by the whole band
Lost Sailor -> Saint of Circumstance
Oct. 27, 1979
Cape Cod Coliseum

30 trips version, mislabeled as 10/2/79 (at least on spotify) but hot stuff here
Dancin' in the Streets
April 15, 1970
Winterland Arena

The Tighten Up jam in the middle of this is epic! fast as hell and wonderful. Love '70 Dancin's
Dark Star
Oct. 20, 1968
Greek Theatre - University of California

Great choice for the 30 trips album to represent '68. So much packed into 10 minutes...a microcosm of what this song would become. Feels like the infant version of the Live/Dead one four months later. TC is awesome in this era on Dark Star too imo
Uncle John's Band
Oct. 12, 1984
Augusta Civic Center

I've gone a few years convinced (and still, to some extent) that the 12/26/79 UJB is the best ever. But as soon as I saw a SIXTEEN MINUTE version of this, I had to listen to the whole second set and this one does not disappoint. the 79 one is still special to me, but god damn this playing is ferocious and dark and explores every nook and crevice you could possibly want from the song. Monster jam, monster show.