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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.
23
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'.

Comments

Eyes Of The World
Oct. 11, 1977
Lloyd Noble Center - University of Oklahoma

Oh yeah, this thing comes out of a remarkable 'Estimated Prophet'. And you won't find this on the archive. I know a guy who knows a guy who checks it out at stash.nugs.net.
The Other One
Aug. 20, 1972
San Jose Civic Auditorium

The SBD of the first set of this show is largely unlistenable but by the second set things improve significantly. This version does, however, have a two minute long AUD patch that flanks the first verse--but, beyond that, the sound doesn't get in the way. As with the 'Little Martha' jamming, well, that's my guess as to what it is but it does sound vaguely like something else too. Anyway, there's a lot of cool stuff in this one. Edit: I perhaps overstated the jam here being based on 'Little Martha'. Rather, at around 16:40, or so, Phil takes a short solo and, to my ears, briefly quotes 'Little Martha'. The jam that comes about two minutes later, though, has a decidedly Allmans sound to it.
Dancin' in the Streets
Oct. 11, 1977
Lloyd Noble Center - University of Oklahoma

Disco Stu dressed up as a cowboy.
Estimated Prophet
Oct. 11, 1977
Lloyd Noble Center - University of Oklahoma

Stunning! It's probably a lot lower than it should be owing to the fact that it ain't available for streaming on the archive. Some folks, however, have been known to check it out at stash.nugs.net. Great pick!
Space
Sept. 21, 1974
Palais Des Sports

Primordial electronica. Features some of the usual heaviness (from soundtrack for panic-stricken disorientation to stuff that could practically be in a Peckinpah film) but also moments that could score vintage Sesame Street bits.