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Deal
Sept. 18, 1974
Parc des Expositions

18
Spanish Jam
July 31, 1974
Dillon Stadium

Trippy and intense
64
Spanish Jam
June 26, 1974
Providence Civic Center

One of the longest and best. Other One teases and lots of spacey interplay.
2
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
May 25, 1974
Campus Stadium, UCSB

Great energy
25
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
June 28, 1974
Boston Garden

3 excellent Garcia solos, instead of the usuall 2. A perfect way to close out this legendary 2nd set!
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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.
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