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Dark Star
June 24, 1973
Memorial Coliseum

Subtle(!) melodic inventiveness, slow boil for 27 minutes, nice channel separation between Bob and Jerry, Phil solo. A forgotten Dark Star.
11
Big River
June 24, 1973
Memorial Coliseum

Very hot energy and great soloing, plus it goes into an epic Dark Star. Forgotten concert: But the boys hotted this one up big time.
7
Bertha
June 24, 1973
Memorial Coliseum

Short and sweet with lots of character. This show has mix / sound issues, but is quite worth the listen.
11
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
June 24, 1973
Memorial Coliseum

Listen past some sound quality problems for a sweet, thoughtful version - especially the outro.
6
El Paso
June 24, 1973
Memorial Coliseum

The boys ripped out some shit-kickin' high energy shredding on this one.
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Comments

Ramble On Rose
May 7, 1972
Bickershaw Festival

Jerry pours it on. The vocals are some of his most energetic ever.
Greatest Story Ever Told
May 7, 1972
Bickershaw Festival

A wild ride to open the set. Jerry knocks it out of the park with his tone as metallic and sharp as it ever was. Hot version.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
May 7, 1972
Bickershaw Festival

Very well mixed on the E72 complete set. The sound is just perfect, with every instrument ringing clear. Killer transition here. And the whole first set just rocks from minute one.
Black Throated Wind
May 7, 1972
Bickershaw Festival

Perfect emotional arc to the lyrics, captures the essence of this song.
The Other One
June 18, 1974
Freedom Hall

Can't believe I hadn't already voted for this mega-monster. Very heavy jams and a wild edge-of-madness ride between the extraordinarily virtuoso and the random meltdown so present in the best that '74 has to offer. Sounds like Ned Lagin is sitting in for part of it? I hear wild electronica all over from about 09:00 in.
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