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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

Dark Star
June 5, 1969
Fillmore West

^exactly that, this entire shows that the boys were psychedelic warriors on a quest, on a mission. Lysergic dripped jams all through out this show.
Not Fade Away
June 4, 1977
The Forum

Speedy NFA guaranteed to chop your head off if you’re not careful. Damn this a good one. This show needs some more love!!
Eyes Of The World
March 28, 1973
Civic Center

Like a cool pail of water was dunked over your head. The boys are getting comfortable with this song and they end up taking it to new heights, the most developed version at that point in my opinion. The outro jam is filled with jazzy arcane energy, they're genuinely feeling it and produce this magical earthy jam that can't be replicated. The sequence starting from WRS Prelude>DS>Eyes>PITB is one for the ages. Beautiful and powerful music.
Dark Star
March 28, 1973
Civic Center

Might be the best of 73. A very uniquely played WRS prelude that drops you into this crystalline cavernous wonderland of a Dark Star. A spiral of energy, I feel my soul reaching the outer edges of the universe. A journey through the inner self that pokes and prods at the psyche. Heaven and Hell collide as 7 trumpets are sounded to announce the beginning of the end. Our souls begin our journey to the next life as they transition into Eyes. Beautiful and profound Dark Star.
Dark Star
July 31, 1971
Yale Bowl, Yale University

Scary first verse. Gets surprisingly dissonant and feels very haunted. This Dark Star plays around with form a lot and this one feels like a mix of the late 60s versions, while having some ideas you'll see later on in 72-74. Super awesome version that'd I'd highly recommend. Feels like walking alone in a graveyard at night.
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