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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Oct. 17, 1972
Fox Theatre

Unique transition jam with a two-chord quarter-note striking pattern before IKYR. Band hits its stride in the set here.
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Sugaree
Oct. 9, 1972
Winterland Arena

Smooth as liquid smoke. Beautiful recording and great show, complete with weirdness from Grace Slick. A few tape glitches, but worth it.
2
Friend of the Devil
Oct. 9, 1972
Winterland Arena

Hometown benefit show with a nostalgic feel for the '70 sound that just smokes here.
3
Greatest Story Ever Told
Oct. 2, 1972
Springfield Civic Center

Peak era for GSET. Jerry spontaneously combusts into a string-shredding inferno.
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He's Gone
Oct. 2, 1972
Springfield Civic Center

Extra-special sauce on this one: The outro goes into a long unique jam before the gospel bit. The band is completely unified.
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Comments

St. Stephen
Nov. 8, 1969
Fillmore West

Ok, so this is already part of one of the most insanely exploratory Dark Star's ever, but it's also one of the most perfectly executed and shreddingly uplifting Stephen's I've ever heard. The vocals are pristine and perfect, they nail the ensemble playing in the polyrhythmic breakdown that (let's admit) throws the boys off on more than one from this era, and the cannon crack will snap you back to earth like an adrenaline shot right to heart. But wait... THERE'S MORE, because it lines you right up for a steaming-hot 18-wheeler through the cosmos of an Eleven.... Love this show.
The Other One
Nov. 8, 1969
Fillmore West

The transition out of a heavy Groovy Jam woven into a Dark Star by itself would be worth the upvote. But then go back and check out the whole show and how this all fits into a transitive nightfall exploration and HOUR AND A HALF long jam, and... well you should just go listen, heads. This is the shit right here.
Dark Star
March 1, 1969
Fillmore West

Everything you want in a Dark Star. Crystal clear, beautiful recording, lucid idea after lucid idea, a bit of chaos, a bit of light, a touch of the manic, introspective whispering, unity with the universal, a secret, sacred wave... I could go on, but just give it a listen.
Mountains of the Moon
March 1, 1969
Fillmore West

Gosh it's a beauty. And I can't believe I hadn't rated this one before. There just aren't that many recordings of this beautiful song, and it makes for such a special treat when it pops up. Jerry's vox is perfect in this clean recording and Tom C. noodling behind him is the perfect compliment.
Cosmic Charlie
March 1, 1969
Fillmore West

High-paced, bubbling, and full of giggles, just like that Charlie they're poking a little fun at... until they fry him on an electric fence with some high-voltage shredding.
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