There are moments this has the standard schoolgirl 'lope', and others where it seems like the preceding Clementine bleed into the mood

Acoustic Truckin', with mystery piano player (Maybe Lagin, Nelson or the Loch Ness Monster for all I know - it just sounds great)

Starts out and ends as pure spitfire, but takes the time for a slinky Main Ten in the middle.

Unique little nugget of awesome - intro with Phil and Will Scarlet on harmonica. Just freaking beautiful.

Are you in the nookie bidness? Yet again, Pig needs somebody to fix his refrigerator.

I know it's part of the reason we're here and all, but if one can't listen to something like this night w/out getting hung up on comparisons, I can't help but feel like it's really missing the point.

This is one of those things that just has to be seen to be believed. Jumping Jerry exclamation points, even.

Somber joy. Not many of them manage to hit both aspects so beautifully as this does.

The opening here just never fails to give me chills. Will Scarlett played this once, and manages to make it sound like every UJB should have his assistance. It just belongs. The recording has fairly low levels, so give this one as much volume as you can throw at it and enjoy.

No clavichord for Ned (like 2/18/71) this time, he's plunking away on an electric piano. Relatively short, and the mix is such that Bob is out front, and Lagin seems to be coming thru on the vocal mics only, but it's interesting to listen to 2/18/71 and this show and contemplate the band that might have been had Ned ended up in Keith's seat. **edit** I've listened to this one several times in the last few days, and every time I hear it, it pulls me in deeper - I can see why this isn't the date that first comes to mind when people think 'Dark Star' - as this one isn't Epic. It is Epic's next door neighbor Enthralling, however. From the pre-song Phil rumbles where Dark Star is announced, to the moment where Wharf Rat almost comes out for a 2/18/71 flashback, to Jerry and Ned trading off liquid licks, to Bob dropping springy off kilter rhythm on top of everything to push in a crescendo, and Phil being a melodic maniac throughout...this thing is just dripping with a desperate elegance I want to hear again as soon as it finishes.