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Playin' In The Band
Aug. 20, 1972
San Jose Civic Auditorium

A good cure for those 'No 'Cid Blues'. This one is a gem.
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Morning Dew
Oct. 18, 1972
Fox Theater

Part of the first Playin' sandwich. The transition back into Playin' is like the cops kicking your door in at 4 a.m. it is so sudden and surprising.
2
Turn On Your Love Light
April 5, 1971
Manhattan Center

An aural honeypot capping a dynamite show.
10
Dark Star
Nov. 7, 1969
Fillmore Auditorium

A breezy and pleasant intro gives way to a monstrous intra-verse portion that features some 'Uncle John's Band'-themed jamming.
13
Dark Star
Oct. 28, 1972
Cleveland Public Hall

Serene, frenetic, diffuse, cluttered--in short, this one goes through more changes than David Bowie's hair. Pheatures a phleshed out 'Philo Stomp'.
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Comments

So Many Roads
Sept. 28, 1993
Boston Garden

The archive link is for an AUD but there is a nice, crisp Miller-worked SBD available, too.
Bird Song
Sept. 28, 1993
Boston Garden

The archive link is for an AUD but there is a nice, crisp Miller-worked SBD available, too.
Mystery Train
Nov. 8, 1970
Capitol Theater

Listening to this leaves me scratching my head why the Dead only played this once. I tend to think that Jerry must have chosen it as he would go on to play it later outside of the Dead, but why it was dropped I don't know. It's really easy to imagine any vintage of the band doing great stuff with this tune.
Sugaree
Feb. 26, 1977
Swing Auditorium

Nice one, for sure. This one somehow slipped through the cracks.
Tennessee Jed
Feb. 26, 1977
Swing Auditorium

'TJ' is a great tune that I generally skip over; however, I regard this version as one of the highlights of this legendary show. This one seems a little low on the list.
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