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I won't spend too long reviewing this show because as far as '73 goes, it's pretty run-of-the-mill. But it's still a '73 Dead show, and very little in life tops that! Of course, everyone knows the Boston Music Hall '73 shows from the Dick's Picks, but that series leaves out any recording of this show, which is maybe for the best. Nothing too groundbreaking happens on this night and there are lots of repeats from the night prior. But still, as a whole run, this show is worth including in your listening time. Playin>UJB>Playin is the highlight of the night, but don't skip the China>Rider and a beautiful rendition of Brokedown Palace.

As a whole show, I'm leaning toward a 3.5/5. Good, not great. The 2 shows that bookend this one are some of the best of the whole year, which makes this one the forgotten middle child.

As for sound quality, I'm going 5. It can be a tad grainy and muddy, but I've sampled all available recordings of this show and this one is bar none the best of all of them.

If you're looking for anything big, audacious, and ground breaking, you can skip this show. But if you want to hear a good Dead show with some amusing banter, hit this recording up! And then treat yourself to the rest of the offerings of Fall '73.

Recorded well, nothing really off point on the technical end. Its just that everything is too sluggish. I think the only song I thought this pacing worked on is "Brokedown Palace," which was a very nice version IMO, but everything else sounds like the gas tank's nearly empty. 11/30 and 12/2 were much better

This show & recording is the Grateful Dead at their best. May be my favorite non-JGB TLEO. maybe my favorite ever. These 3 shows just don't get old. Shame that it got released by DP's.

This show was featured in The Grateful Dead Hour radio show, episode no. 217

And besides being a fantastic show from the crispy single-drummer era, there's some really fun banter going on early in the second set as Bobby & Phil try to get the crowd to clear the aisles so the fire marshal doesn't shut them down. Specifically the second half of TLEO and Me And My Uncle - those should really be broken out into their own tracks on here for better visibility. The whole band gets into a full storytelling "lame trip" vamp after Me & My Uncle - trying to hypnotize the crowd, referencing rattle snakes - might be my favorite comedy routines ever - lol.

Wow, much good music here! It has taken me 3 days to wade thru this show.
Perhaps the biggest standout to me is the UNCLE JOHN'S BAND in a PITB sandwich.
Also really enjoyed T.L.E.O!!!
The sound is so good that you can really follow the musicians and the vocals are clear as well.
There is the running banter about returning to your seats. I think the best approach to this stuff was the SPAC show when the kid(s) was up on the light tower and the band threatened to stop playing. That boy(s) got down pretty quick after that. Imagine being the blockhead(s) who stopped a Dead Show that is worse than the Cubs fan who snagged the foul ball from the glove of the home team in the playoffs a few years back.
Strange not hearing Donna during PLAYING but she was busy giving birth to Zion.
Postscript -I linked this Brokedown Palace from You-tube to the Internet Archive forum as it was what I was listening to when I found out about the passing of a fellow head at the forum.
It is a sweet and mellow Brokedown with beautiful harmonies.
And on a final note:
"It seems a common way to go
get down and row, row, row"

Sounds like a down-tempo Slipknot! around the 13:00 mark of PITB.

Naturally thats why the two other nights had the Dick's Picks release.

Donna sits out because she is giving birth to Boombox.

Bobby gets way pissed at people getting too close to the stage and dancing in the isles. He literally screams twice at the audience during Me and My Uncle "Get back!". Not in his usual half-humorous "take a step back" shtick. After Uncle, Phil takes a calmer approach and sways disobedient heads back to their seats. Sounds like their may have been an unhappy police presence busting their chops that night. Guess this debunks the whole any-thing goes at a dead show attitude. They played at many fancy theaters.

Weak for this run isn't weak. The setlist and show sound great. its just comparing tit-for-tat.

Recording is top notch.

5 for CM transfer
4 for show quality
1 for stupid wooks

Great sound on this. Excellent job by Mr. Charlie Miller. Thank you for doing what you do

Thanks again Mr.Charlie for another one from the Archive ! Great sound, '73 great year for them and me ! Keep up the Great work ! roll'em up !