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Sugaree
June 13, 1980
Seattle Center Coliseum

Ebbs, flows & builds! Feels kinda funny to mention after chats of '77 Sugarees and Alaska a week away but this whole show is brilliant!
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Terrapin Station
June 13, 1980
Seattle Center Coliseum

Rises from an earthly, eerie place, climbs to a wild, arcane battle. Surreal urgency after ridicous China-Rider-CC....
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Let It Grow
June 13, 1980
Seattle Center Coliseum

Holy Smokes! Rages and then gently glides into a hot China-Rider-CCRider-Terrapin.....
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Drums
June 12, 1980
Memorial Coliseum

Drums into scorching Scarlet-Fire as Mt. St. Helen's erupts again! Say no more...
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Lost Sailor -> Saint of Circumstance
June 12, 1980
Memorial Coliseum

Insanely powerful show, from sweet Althea into ripping Deal set closer!!!
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Viola Lee Blues
Nov. 10, 1967
Shrine Auditorium

Rip-roaring, scorching, explosive prime primal for sure. This Viola could be a notch above Harpur, much as we all love 5/2/70. The strongest tunes of 5/2/70 are the Good Lovin' and the Dancin' and the Cryptical out of the Other One (plus everything else, but...). This show has a very close Cryptical Coda too. Amazing. Ridiculous.
Caution
Nov. 10, 1967
Shrine Auditorium

Scorching, blistering, wicked, searing, smoking, soaring, roaring. The adjectives are never ending. As great as any. Possibly the best. As always... Wait for it.... Takes a little while to get there..... Primal Primal.
Wharf Rat
Sept. 22, 1993
Madison Square Garden

Beautiful show. Great version.
It's A Man's World
May 2, 1970
Harpur College

Yep, so awesome. Still blows my mind that this and the Good Lovin' don't have even more votes. And the Cryptical. Sure Cryptical is really a continuation of the Other One, which has a ton of votes, but the Cryptical Coda from this show is one of the most amazing pieces of music ever in the history of this planet. Which is quite a bit of history. Covers a lot of music. And don't get me started on the Ridiculous Dancin' in the Ridiculous Streets!!!! Man. Listening to those versions of those tunes right there...... Never, ever grows old..... Good Lovin out of drums.... Mother of Pearl Onions.....
Good Lovin'
Nov. 8, 1970
Capitol Theater

Needs a million and 8 more votes, as does the 5/2/70 Harpur Good Lovin'!!!!! (Which is still the one to beat. But man, this is close.) Once again, out of drums, the band rips the place to shreds. Ends an insanely great show. Imagine what it must have been like in the awesome Cap in Port Chester.
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