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Grateful Dead May 18, 1972
Kongressaal, Deutsches Museum Munich, DE | Listen on archive
25
Morning Dew
Check the gorgeous twin keyboard interplay towards the end of this performance, the first time the song followed Dark Star.
11
Sitting on Top of the World
Great Sitting On Top Of the World->Me And My Uncle with a nice Phil bomb during the Uncle intro that makes Bob have to restart.
10
Ramble On Rose
Band bristles with restrained energy. Jerry's voice is scratchy and perfect. Great harmony on the chorus.
9
Tennessee Jed
Jerry is clearly in the mood to rock out in this show, and this song benefits from it. Raw. Great solos. Very funky.
30
Dark Star
Wandering far in the ancient German Forests down south, the Black Forest. Very spacy beautiful. Tune up before is exquisite.
11
Playin' In The Band
Starting to develop some muscle, not quite the interstellar vehicle it would become. Nice early version
9
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Crazy overlooked: A noble, splendiferous C>R in full Europe 72-ness. Patient, exploratory, charming. Driving a distance? Pack this.