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Big Railroad Blues
Nov. 12, 1971
San Antonio Civic Auditorium

Tight little nugget of kick ass.
10
The Other One
Nov. 12, 1971
San Antonio Civic Auditorium

That sound you hear is just Keith's giant brass balls clanking together.
2
Candyman
June 13, 1970
Red Vest

Great plugged in version with beautiful vocals
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Cryptical Envelopment
June 7, 1970
Fillmore West

10 minute Cryptical reprise that gives way to drums and Main Ten. Special guest moaning person (?)
5
Good Lovin'
April 10, 1971
East Hall, Franklin & Marshall College

25 minutes with your Zen life coach, Ronald McKernan.
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Playin' In The Band
April 26, 1972
Jahrhunderthalle

This is the "it all comes together" performance of Playin'. Keith adds that last little bit of the equation, and Playin' evolves from a rocker to a jam that can make your brain drool. the 71 to 72 transition of the song is a fun one to follow along with, but this version always comes up for me as the absolute highlight.
Hard to Handle
Aug. 6, 1971
Hollywood Palladium

I want to marry and have babies with the AUD recording of this show. And all the children will be named Hard to Handle. That said, get your grubby paws on the 'Road Trips' bonus disc soundboard of this. It's....different. Slightly less high energy without the audience joining in, but holy hell Phil is doing some interesting things that get lost in the AUD.
Dark Star
Oct. 18, 1974
Winterland Arena

Listening from the Phil/Ned weirdness on thru to the Dew is the sonic equivalent to scuba diving. it's just an aural vacation.
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