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Stella Blue
Aug. 22, 1972
Berkeley Community Theatre

How in this magic week did this powerhouse version with perfect vocals not yet get voted up? Give a spin, you aren't going to regret it.
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Friend of the Devil
Aug. 22, 1972
Berkeley Community Theatre

Perfection. They could do no wrong this week, and this FOTD is no exception. Perfection.
4
Loser
Aug. 22, 1972
Berkeley Community Theatre

Tight ensemble playing with perfect sound. This is one of the great shows of the year.
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Feelin' Groovy Jam
May 19, 1974
Portland Memorial Coliseum

Already listed as the CC>IKYR, but this jam stands on its own. One of the tightest from start to finish.
4
Uncle John's Band
Aug. 21, 1972
Berkeley Community Theater

Brilliant outro and high-energy version, a bit more up-tempo than others from the time. All-round sweet show, overshadowed by other giants of Aug. '72

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Greatest Story Ever Told
July 18, 1972
Rossevelt Stadium

Jerry digs in deep. Sixteenth note precision gives it a blazing, over-the-top finish.
Comes A Time
July 18, 1972
Rossevelt Stadium

Damn, but they knew how to put people back together after blowing them to pieces. This Truckin'>DS>Comes a Time does just that.
Dark Star
July 18, 1972
Rossevelt Stadium

Sixteen minutes of musical bliss kicks off this glorious trek in and out and around inter and inner-stellar space. It's creative and coherent, and exactly what you might need if your looking for a mellow Star. But you'd be wrong, as after the first verse it gets good and weird. Like fifteen thousand squirming lizard-rats shrieking you out of existence without warning-weird. Good old Grateful Dead, they don't leave you there, but instead pull all of your disassociated molecules out of the aether and reconstitute you back on earth with a lovely, loving Comes a Time.... How do they do it? Who knows, but they do, and it works this time.
Truckin'
July 18, 1972
Rossevelt Stadium

Truckin' is systematically overlooked. This one is pure diesel power, and it kicks off one of the best - and weirdly underappreciated on this site - Dark Stars of '72. I love how the Truckin' is steaming ahead full speed but then just smashes head-on into the trip-zone, and away we go....
Bird Song
March 16, 1990
Capital Centre

Not sure how I got here, as it's way out of my normal comfort zone ('66 - '78), but damn, that's some good Bird Song. This lifts off and soars. Folks got a treat this night, that's for sure.