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Feelin' Groovy Jam
Feb. 24, 1973
University of Iowa

This one emerges from a Phil solo. There are only two fragments of this show on the archive.
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Brother Esau
June 23, 1984
City Island

Sometimes hard to tell one from another. But whatever. This one is good. It's from City Island, which should have been a cool spot to watch a show.
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Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
May 4, 1979
Hampton Coliseum

There is some magic post rio grandeo.
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It's All Over Now Baby Blue
Aug. 14, 1981
Seattle Center Coliseum

Strike another match, go start anew: First one in 7 years. Sweet and slow, like the dozens to follow in the 80s and 90s.

Comments

Got My Mojo Working
Oct. 21, 1978
Winterland Arena

This song has never really made a dent in my ear the way that it did this afternoon. I will now be listening to the others, but, to be honest, this one is good enough for me. And I will second the notion that the sequence from here through Stella is required listening for people who know what good music smells like. Maybe top 1%.
Mind Left Body Jam
June 8, 1992
Richfield Coliseum

MLB and Dear Prudence share a trait. They both involve repeating chromatic sequences that consist of four descending notes.
Sugaree
Aug. 14, 1981
Seattle Center Coliseum

The third solo break is one of the best episodes in any Sugaree. (The first is ok, the second not bad). The 3rd break starts out spacey and delicate. Eventually it reaches the flight of the bumblebee. That 3rd break is worth a listen at volume.
Eyes Of The World
Nov. 5, 1979
The Spectrum

For me, the most ethereal Eyes. Sublime yet uptempo, but never screeching - that's the ethereal part. Just moving along apace, in the clouds. Rarely this soft again until the slowdown a decade later.
Dupree's Diamond Blues
Oct. 2, 1977
Paramount Theatre

The admittedly awesome bust out of Casey Jones (show opener, an obvious number 1) has 11 times the votes (on the day I write this).
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