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Me and Bobby McGee
April 18, 1971
Lusk Field House - State University Of New York

Confident Soulful Sonically Strong
10
Don't Ease Me In
April 2, 1973
Boston Garden

Crisp and right
5
Casey Jones
May 23, 1972
Strand Lyceum

Not Flashy, Just Exactly Perfect Though

Comments

Deal
April 22, 1978
Nashville Municipal Auditorium

"We quit, see you all later." Weir knew it was charged up! Amped version in powerful first set.
Franklin's Tower
Nov. 2, 1979
Nassau Coliseum

Voracious!
Big Railroad Blues
April 8, 1972
Wembley Empire Pool

So true - this one kicks ass. Seems to roll just right at the start. They punch the hooks hard and find even more energy in the solos - Jerry just keeps on burnin'. Reminds me of all peak early 70's Dead - keeps on rollin' - you never want it to end and they don't either.
High Time
May 17, 1977
Memorial Coliseum

Just beautiful. At their best in '77 playing slow songs, slow, fast songs slow and medium songs fast.
Brown Eyed Women
April 25, 1977
Capitol Theater

Great version - rhythmically precise, great chops. Only barely second to May 9 - not 8. But all spring '77 versions just crackle - man, they had this song down then. Peak Cowboy Dead
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