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Submissions

6
Wake Up Little Susie
June 4, 1970
Fillmore West

With David Nelson and John Dawson
3
Mama Tried
June 4, 1970
Fillmore West

Bob joined the end of the NRPS set, so this gets the full Jerry pedal steel treatment
2
Big Boy Pete
March 1, 1970
Fillmore East

Phil's "YeeUUuEuuaaah"s are a guaranteed gigglesnort
3
Playin' In The Band
April 8, 1971
Boston Music Hall

Ned adds a little electric piano noodling to this short/sweet early version
12
Dark Star
April 8, 1971
Boston Music Hall

This one has grown on me - Listen for Lagin on electric keys

Comments

Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
Dec. 10, 1971
Fox Theatre

Awesome, glad you got a grin ;^) That china cat riff is a single massive building wave that just puffs up for 30 seconds, then crests into 1971 nimble fingered jerry bliss. This one was absolutely one of those cassettes with 'thin spots' from overplay way back in the caveman days.
Turn On Your Love Light
Dec. 15, 1971
Hill Auditorium

This is less like a 3 song sandwich, and more a case of a romping Lovelight turning on a Pigpen "WAITAMINUTE" dime, and blues medley rap covering a range of songs - all without ever losing the feeling that you're still squarely in the middle of a Lovelight. Pig is just riffing while the band chases him down.
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
Dec. 10, 1971
Fox Theatre

Half the fun of a GDTRFB is the segue into it, and this is one to grab ahold of and repeat dozens of times before your ears will let you move on. This one single minute of music captures so much that you can't put into words, you've just got to take the ride yourself. Don't let the babbling about the segue throw you - the song itself is absolutely amazing, too - it's high energy and fast paced from the start but after the lyrics, Keith and Jerry seem like they want to race each other to Nirvana, and it somehow gets even more frantic. Sometimes this song is jaw droppingly beautiful, sometimes it melts the paint on your walls - this one manages to do both.
Eyes Of The World
Oct. 19, 1974
Winterland Arena

For me, this one has always been the gold standard - the yardstick all other 'Eyes' are measured against. Phil leads the way in the post lyrics jamming, starting a 10 minute segment of equal parts God's Own Rollercoaster and whirling dervish dance hall. This is Grateful Dead music that creates Deadheads on contact.
Playin' In The Band
Oct. 21, 1971
Auditorium Theatre

The tight little mini-jam in this one gives a pretty good indication of where this song is going/developing into - the ear-intriguing aspect with the organ is quickly making this one of my favorite short 71 Playin's.