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Mexicali Blues
May 25, 1974
Campus Stadium, UCSB

“It’s polka time!” Shouts Bobby at the beginning of this one! Honored to submit this one. Absolute rager from an underrated show.
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Candyman
Nov. 13, 1972
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall

Passionate and poignant. Fantastic Fall 72 version.
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Black Peter
Oct. 18, 1980
Saenger Performing Arts Center

Stunning organ parts that take the song to a different level. Feels like I'm going down a lazy river without a care in the world.
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Weather Report Suite
Sept. 24, 1973
Civic Arena

Horns!! Let it Grow is already on here but the Whole suite needs love. When the horns come in you can't help but smile. Pure and beautiful.
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Friend of the Devil
Nov. 23, 1978
Capital Centre

Stunning version. Sung with lots of passion, and during the solo, Jerry lets Wolf run loose and lets her howl. Great version from a great show!

Comments

China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
May 13, 1972
Lille Fairgrounds

Confident and powerful, the Europe 72 mojo is on full display here, wonderful inventive ideas played with grace and ferocity. Nice grit from Bobby’s guitar too!
Caution
Aug. 3, 1969
Family Dog at the Great Highway

Gets weird FAST, hold on to your soul and make sure you have the lights dimmed low for this. A meltdown for the ages reminiscent of Coltrane’s later years and his exploration of sound. Saxophone atonal music with creepy staccato lines from the fiddle and crystalline keyboard playing to top off, this gets deep into the psyche and explores many deep realms of music. Keep an open mind. One of my new favorite dead recordings.
The Other One
Aug. 3, 1969
Family Dog at the Great Highway

A dragon slaying, out of the cosmos version with some of the most beautiful and interesting lines I’ve heard. The fiddle playing along with the sax just makes this hypersonic soundscape much more musically colorful.
Alligator
Aug. 3, 1969
Family Dog at the Great Highway

It just keeps getting better, what a sequence of music. Genuinely tasteful fiddle playing in this one. Muddy River Alligator here.
Dark Star
Aug. 3, 1969
Family Dog at the Great Highway

A Saxophone and a fiddle. New creative textures that add a unique flare to Dark Star. This is genuinely so cool and I highly recommended anyone reading this to check it out. Space jazz at its absolute finest, and the musical layers add a really cool added depth to this, Jerry’s having fun with the saxophone as well, Im getting chills listening now. Wow this is a hidden gem.
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