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El Paso
June 10, 1973
RFK Stadium

You might think it a throw-away song, but they just burn it up so ferociously that you know they took it seriously....
3
Me and My Uncle
June 9, 1973
RFK Stadium

Badass. Jer's right on top of it and the band is shitkickingly in your face.
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Truckin'
June 9, 1973
RFK Stadium

Long journey. Jer moves out of the nebulae toward HCS around 10:50, but the cosmos moved into Playin' instead. Epic indeed.
5
Tennessee Jed
June 9, 1973
RFK Stadium

Damn fine set closer. Tight and right.
9
Sugaree
June 9, 1973
RFK Stadium

Nice steady heady growing rocker on this.
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Smokestack Lightnin'
Nov. 19, 1966
Fillmore Auditorium

Jerry's metallic tone and Bobby's angular hard-swiping slasher effect turn the jam into a wild industrial ride. Pigpen is of course in perfect form. All in all it's hard to believe this is '66. Good ol' Grateful Dead indeed - with a biting hard edge that shows how they could already turn on a dime from peaceful hippies into a dangerous menacing force at this stage.
The Same Thing
Nov. 19, 1966
Fillmore Auditorium

Outrageous jam on this early gem. Pigpen's voice is perfect and the band goes bananas behind him.
Cream Puff War
Nov. 19, 1966
Fillmore Auditorium

Starts a little rougher, but turns into a solid-fuel rocket and blasts off in a truly inspired jam.
Wharf Rat
June 20, 1983
Merriweather Post Pavilion

Y'all got me: This is magic. Just how dialled in do you have to be to meet lighting bolts with thunder? Go Phil go...
The Same Thing
Sept. 16, 1966
Avalon Ballroom

Deep and dark. Wonderful, mysterious and powerful.
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