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Row Jimmy
Aug. 1, 1973
Roosevelt Stadium

Not too fast, and not too slow.
2
Not Fade Away
Oct. 23, 1971
Easttown Theatre

Swirling, roiling waves of rock and roll - Phil and Keith play off each other beautifully
3
One More Saturday Night
Oct. 23, 1971
Easttown Theatre

Great early version - the line between 'Hey, did Bob fudge the lyrics?' or 'Hey, is Bob freestyling?" is an awfully thin one, tho
8
Turn On Your Love Light
April 17, 1971
Dillon Gym

Pig continues his quest to get everyone on the planet laid, goes 2 for 2 in the Grateful Dead Dating Game.
6
Sugaree
Aug. 23, 1971
Auditorium Theatre

Short, sweet, and soulful. This is sock-hop slow song happiness. Also 3 other words that start with S. (RT vol1, no3)
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Comments

Rosalie McFall
Nov. 8, 1970
Capitol Theater

Well, to be fair, would you want to see Godzilla crawl out of your ice cream? The tune itself is a mandolin-less acoustic rendition that Jerry plays hop-along-country tune with - compare this with 8/19/70 (another audience acoustic, but with Nelson/Grisman) - it's a completely different tune.
Mystery Train
Nov. 8, 1970
Capitol Theater

Indeed, and the My Babe that follows is like Big Railroad played inside out. This, or New Orleans would both have been interesting songs to drop into the regular rotation.
Dark Star
March 23, 1972
Academy of Music

Instructions for an ear to ear grin: Ffwd to 16:30.
St. Stephen
May 14, 1970
Merramec Community College

Furious little bugger. Any tune where you can imagine Jerry headbanging grabs your attention.
Alligator
Nov. 6, 1970
Capitol Theater

This wails. Incredibly slick transition to NFA, too.
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