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Truckin'
March 16, 1973
Nassau Coliseum

Check out the totally mad vocals. Someone's belting it out, and it ain't Donna! Out of a killer Dark Star.
25
Dark Star
March 16, 1973
Nassau Coliseum

A long deep ride: Inter-stellar collectivity with deep-space weirdness after 1st chorus.
5
Row Jimmy
March 16, 1973
Nassau Coliseum

Beautiful ensemble playing. Jerry and Donna harmonise nicely.
3
El Paso
March 16, 1973
Nassau Coliseum

The boys push behind Bobby like the posse chasing the narrator of the song. You can hear the hoofbeats. Excellent.
10
Eyes Of The World
March 15, 1973
Nassau Coliseum

Soaring. Jerry and Phil in collective consciousness. My version is marred by a rough AUD patch though.

Comments

What's Become of the Baby
April 26, 1969
The Electric Theatre

Thanks, brother. That makes good sense to me.
What's Become of the Baby
April 26, 1969
The Electric Theatre

Where does this circulate? Not on DP 26 with the rest of the show and I'd love to hear it. There's a beautiful but short version of Hunter singing it live on YouTube as gentle minuet. Apparently it started as a real song and got outer-spheres weird in the studio. This the only known live version (or tape over live feedback) of it and remains my grail point for hardcore psychedelic Dead. Any leads out there?
Uncle John's Band
Aug. 26, 1971
Gaelic Park

Note for note perfect Dead. This show is unbelievably full of outrageously beautiful playing, it blows me away how under-the-radar this is. I know it's a cliché but this one is really a "forgotten gem".
Empty Pages
Aug. 26, 1971
Gaelic Park

Played just two times ever, right before Pigpen went into hospital. Wonder if they would have kept it in rotation otherwise? It's a pretty hard-rocking low and dirty blues, and a rare gem indeed. Nice mix on the C. Miller cleanup.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Oct. 17, 1974
Winterland Arena

This one could go much higher on the list. Brilliant jam, great transition. Pretty much perfect.