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Title: great concept, terrible execution
Review: Maybe its because I saw them play an incredible Tom Thumb and Desolation Row on consecutive nights in '92, but many of the songs on here are just bad. Phil has never been a great vocalist, that's just part of his appeal. But listening to him on this is painful. Bobby omits an entire verse and screws up the Ezra Pound/TS Elliot line in Desolation Row. The bonus disc Quinn just stinks. "It Takes a Train", "Queen Jane" and "She Belongs" are the only decent tracks. I find it hard to believe that David Gans couldn't come up with better takes of these songs. I was so excited to see the track list- then I sat down and listened to it. Anyone who says this is "The Best Ever!" can't possibly have listened to many Dead shows. I'll stick to my boot tapes, thank you.
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