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Grateful Dead May 3, 1972

Olympia Theater Paris, | Listen on archive

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21
Truckin'
sweet!
28
Me and Bobby McGee
must eat the whole "Other One" sandwich to fully enjoy this beauty
28
Bertha
Kickoff to an epic show. Pig's organ, Billy's drumming, Kieth are all high points, not to mention the usual fine work from "the other ones"
180
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Absolutely flawless. Such a wonderful transition. Never-ending peaks.
71
Tennessee Jed
Kieth is doing some wonderfully inventive stuff here. It's Europe '72 so you know it's good
71
Jack Straw
Just got the EU '72 box set and threw this one on. Had to hear without the studio effects. Still smokes and still is oh so good!
21
Me and My Uncle
Jerry tears it a new one
21
Chinatown Shuffle
Crisp'r than a muthafucka, this version is tight!
80
The Other One
The Other One is out of the cosmos
54
Greatest Story Ever Told
Europe '72 Vol. 2 version. jerry really goes off!
16
Beat it on Down The Line
Tight, inspired, rockin'. Best of the Euro '72 run. Give it some love, folks!
17
He's Gone
nicest tempo
19
Playin' In The Band
Massive and dark with fantastic interplay between everybody on stage. Doesn't quite melt down, but dances next to chaos just perfectly.
19
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
Show is all highlights, and NFA-GDRFB-NFA caps it in style. Listen to the whole set for full effect and feel the love.
19
Good Lovin'
Phil and Pigpen interplay like few others I know. Brilliant and clear, with a thumping good vibe.
14
Sing Me Back Home
Elegance defined. Some of the sweetest vocal harmonies of the era. Nailed it.
27
Wharf Rat
The finale of a great Truckin >Other One triptych. Don't skip the Paris shows.
22
Black Throated Wind
Perfect in Paris
13
Ramble On Rose
Another great '72 version
20
Not Fade Away
Flawless trance-inducing NFA with a perfect transition into GDTRFB. Note for note perfect show.
18
Sugaree
Classic E72 version at this epic show!
19
Hurts Me Too
Love this song and love this version!
8
Drums
Nice drums workout in the middle of a real hot the other one
6
Casey Jones
Another hot one to close set one, its standard position in Europe
8
Sugar Magnolia
another nice one from Europe in 1972
10
One More Saturday Night
Another hot OMSN encore in Europe
1
China Cat Sunflower
all of the funk and swing you could ever want from the dead. not to mention this was when jerry was using the gator and the audio quality is insane!