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Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
March 31, 1984
Marin County Civic Center

S>F for the ages... Scarlet very solid; perhaps top 3 Fire... funky and spacey transition
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Looks Like Rain
March 31, 1984
Marin County Civic Center

Bobby screaming and cursing, great 84'
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Althea
March 31, 1984
Marin County Civic Center

An almost inexplicable dark undertone envelops this Althea, very cool 84' version
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Hell in a Bucket
March 31, 1984
Marin County Civic Center

Scorching and clean
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New Minglewood Blues
March 31, 1984
Marin County Civic Center

Possibly the best ever....entire band ace here, hot as can be.
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Dark Star
Sept. 19, 1970
Fillmore East

Required listening. From when the bell tolls to when the rhythm kicks and snares. From when the ground erupts with radiant energy to when the blue cold freezes over, to when, when the night collapses, everything silently, slowly, coalesces into nothingness, the quiet solitude of nothing, but as the layers proceed to dissipate and the structure returns; as the wholeness and harmony of beauty crawl back into fruition and yell and jump and probe the frozen turf before melting beneath layers of oozing kerosene, the final verse is reached. The dark whispers into the beaming radiance of melody, one of the greats, don't miss this.
The Eleven
June 14, 1968
Fillmore East

Blazing, out of feedback, with power.
St. Stephen
June 14, 1968
Fillmore East

Ferocious, chaotic, scrambled and powerful. Just massive. Sound issues are rampant, ignore them and listen to the raw tenacity.
Viola Lee Blues
Feb. 2, 1968
Crystal Ballroom

A loud, heavy, dark, driven churn. Rips like a chainsaw.
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
Feb. 2, 1968
Crystal Ballroom

Just a sweaty blues power-house. Pig reigns down the news with authority. Churning slow-boil and forceful interplay. Harmonica and guitar complement. Things are raw and primal here, a showcase.
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