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14
Bird Song
Oct. 20, 1984
Carrier Dome, Syracuse U

Craziness!
21
Bird Song
Dec. 5, 1981
Market Square Arena

So good. 81 was a peak year for this song...
18
Bird Song
Feb. 26, 1981
Uptown Theater

Amazing, soaring flow, one of the best I have heard in any era!
18
The Other One
March 9, 1981
Madison Square Garden

Amazing 9 minute lightningbolt...Jerry on the attack!!!
1
Eyes Of The World
April 18, 1982
Hartford Civic Center

Jerry and Brent have some crazy ESP going on in this one

Comments

Dark Star
Aug. 24, 1968
Shrine Auditorium

Newpot is right. TFTV = 8/24/68 ONLY. The album mislabeled the date as 8/23-24.
Dark Star
Dec. 18, 1973
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall

Right after the MLB Phil drives them into a brief Other One-ish jam as well.
Weather Report Suite
Dec. 6, 1973
Public Hall

Not played this night
Eyes Of The World
June 18, 1974
Freedom Hall

Next to 10/29/73, this is one of the tightest (and best) versions ever played. Phil owns his solo and the post song minor key sections really sparkle.
Dark Star
March 28, 1973
Civic Center

The pre verse portion of this DS is amazing with supple, jazzy ensemble playing, that wanders through many different themes. Things start to really cook around 15 mins. With Garcia leading the charge through a fast paced, bebop type passage that sounds like it might break into an MLB jam. The post verse space is very minimalistic, but segues into a hard hitting Eyes of the World. All in all this is one of the best Dark Stars of the year, and this full suite of second set jams maybe some of the best of all time.