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Mercury

colorful wookie

+6852


Submissions

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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
May 13, 1973
Iowa State Fairgrounds

Slice of '73, great Bob and Keith in transition; seems like cleaner copy is in vault...
2
Wharf Rat
May 9, 1979
Broome County Arena

Tiptoes in, soars high, finishes with force
4
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
March 31, 1991
Greensboro Coliseum

Welcome back, Bruce
3
Victim Or The Crime
Sept. 19, 1988
Madison Square Garden

Face Stolen
6
Uncle John's Band
Feb. 15, 1973
Dane County Coliseum

What more can you say about this show... well, it's got this kewl UJB

Comments

Eyes Of The World
June 21, 1983
Merriweather Post Pavilion

There's at least another version with that riff... it'll come to me. Might even be before MNS. Anyway, +1 here.
New Minglewood Blues
Nov. 4, 1977
Cotterell Gym - Colgate University

Great summation -- and that bulldozer's RPMs are jacked... and off course there's no muffler.
Dark Star
April 14, 1972
Tivolis Koncertsal

Those sustained, positively wailing notes practically weep as they are cast out into the listening space, electric colored arrows one after another. Phil’s interplay circa 4:10 is so welcomed, being quickly devoured by the band as they continue to elevate their game. Open, choppy strumming hints at possible entry, as do a few bass hits, yet the contemplative circling ensues, stirred both by the muse of playing and the music itself. As the quieter, deconstructive segment disentangles itself, the beginnings of a long, happy falling emerges, eventually building to those leads that both hold the moment and send it cascading into the two-chord, Dark Star lock-in. And that’s only the beginning. Brilliant. Probably top five for me if I had to rank.
Dark Star
Sept. 24, 1972
Palace Theatre

Phil just clobbering away throughout makes the China>Rider inseparable, much like the Cumberland two nights later. Ranking Dark Stars is difficult exercise, but a great privilege. Whatever number of votes this one gets, it’s like having a Chimay Grande Reserve on tap while you’re playing it.
Shakedown Street
April 6, 1982
The Spectrum

Got this in a qual sbd soon after the show. Emphatically stated out of the blocks and right through to the line. Disco-schmisco - this comes right at you between the eyes.