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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

Dark Star
Jan. 17, 1970
Oregon State University

Beautiful weirdness here - Even the 'Outer Limits' space spookiness is intriguing.
Dark Star
Jan. 2, 1970
Fillmore East (Late Show)

That Tighten-up is porno-tastic.
Dancin' in the Streets
March 21, 1970
Capitol Theater

I just listened to this 4 times in a row. My brain is pudding. Happy pudding.
Katie Mae
March 21, 1970
Capitol Theater

On archive.org, click 'other copies' and go with the Ken and Judy Lee version.
Dark Star
Nov. 13, 1972
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall

This one is kinda unbalanced, somehow...the first 20 to 25 minutes just don't grab my attention - it isn't 'bad' by any stretch, it just does nothing for me...but that last 10 minutes or so makes up for it. Saying that there's a Philo Stomp and a double-time Feelin' Groovy in there actually sells this section of jam short. It's more than that, somehow - again, just can't really put my finger on it, but the tail end of this version is worth ingesting.
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