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Submissions

3
Beat it on Down The Line
Dec. 6, 1973
Public Hall

Train rippin' down the hot coals of the 1973 track.
6
Drums
April 12, 1978
Cameron Indoor Stadium

Can't believe I'm submitting this. Long and fun drum circle that's notable because our Jer Bear whips out a steel pan and joins in.
2
It Must Have Been The Roses
Oct. 31, 1990
Wembley Arena

Jerry tearing the standards book asunder with this elegant poetic brilliance
2
Big River
Oct. 31, 1990
Wembley Arena

For a few minutes wembley in '90 becomes the fillmore in the summer of 1970, the way the Dead just slide into a no-nonsense Big River. Shivers
2
Loose Lucy
Oct. 31, 1990
Wembley Arena

Smokin' and refined version of this deep cut, on "All Hallow's Eve" as a chap might say

Comments

Good Lovin'
May 7, 1972
Bickershaw Festival

sheeeesh this is crispy
Next Time You See Me
May 7, 1972
Bickershaw Festival

awsome version, smooth playing and firecracker soloing
Turn On Your Love Light
May 7, 1972
Bickershaw Festival

yearning scorcher. furious tornado jamming..... Rare and major E72 lovelight
Tennessee Jed
May 7, 1972
Bickershaw Festival

savage
Dark Star
May 7, 1972
Bickershaw Festival

Listen immediately. essential DS the playing on this is so impeccable, gorgeous and beautiful. The dead's beautiful jamming on classics such as meat grinder versions of DS, other one, PITB, truckin', and love light inspired a couple of British antecedents in musical spirit that you would not expect from their genre - Elvis costello and Joe strummer. (Ok well if you've followed costellos' records into the 80s and 90's or further, you know he would appreciate garcia and hunter's way around shaping a modern standard. And turns out they actually jammed in mill valley in 89, Jer strapping on the jazzmaster, Anyways Nothing really new to say about this chunky astral DS, dive in. take the forays into deep crystal lit caves