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Around and Around
Sept. 23, 1972
Palace Theater

Shocked that this hasn't been listed! Great energy with some decimating lines from Jerry and Bobby is screaming his big ol heart out. Great version.
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Drums -> Space
Dec. 31, 1981
Oakland Auditorium

Jerry and Bobby create a beautiful space before TOO. A conversation in strings. Billy and Mickey create primal, carnivorous music. Hunting music.
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Pretty Peggy O
Sept. 21, 1974
Palais Des Sports

What a crown jewel Pretty Peggy O can be. A truly tender version that washes away all my worries. These 74 versions are quite special.
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Me and My Uncle
Sept. 21, 1974
Palais Des Sports

The Dead take the Parisians through a cowboys surrealist day dream. Check out how both Keith and Jerry are utterly locked into the music.
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El Paso
Sept. 21, 1974
Palais Des Sports

Blossoms and blooms like a shining red rose. I really love the energy for this show.
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Good Lovin'
Dec. 10, 1971
Fox Theatre

Shocked that one of the best Good Lovin’s of all time is this low. Experimental jazzy quartet jamming that bounces it’s way through the music. Beautiful melodic interplay between everyone. Incredible rappin’ from Pigpen, the band explores yet is able to clearly follow Pigpen which doesn’t always happen. Really killer version.
Good Lovin'
April 29, 1972
Musikhalle

Keith Godchaux ladies and gentleman. The Groovemaster express has stopped by in Germany and everyone is invited for the ride. Sick version that deserves more love! Really listen to Keith on this one. Epic Pigpen raps, warning because he will most definitely jump in your saddle and ride.
Dark Star
April 29, 1972
Musikhalle

Seriously underrated. This one reminds me of a pantheon with each section of music dedicated to an ancient deity. Sick cautionesque jam near the end. Keith is also playing like a god on this one. While there is a lot of atonality, try and keep an open mind. I feel like that kind of jamming loses a lot of heads, but it’s that kind of artistry and imagination that made me fall in love with the band. Throw out everything you know about music and listen to how the band paints pictures through sound rather than following a certain “form” or a pattern. Use your imagination a little! This one is truly a living breathing organism, just as Jerry intended.
Truckin'
April 16, 1972
Aarhus University

My favorite of the tour. Jerry’s solo before the jam reminds me of the Devil playing his Trill Sonata. The jam begins and dissolves into a lysergic mist that takes you deep into the earths core and explores ancient and magical places. Feels Egyptian at times as well, like they’re spelling hieroglyphics through music. Gets deeps fast as they explore the underworld. Phenomenally jammed out and one of the most unique jams they’ve ever done. One of my favorite Truckin’s.
Caution
April 29, 1972
Musikhalle

At one point I forget I’m listening to Caution and thought I was listening to Dark Star. I adore 4/17, but this one has a power and an infectious energy you just can’t turn down. Jerry is right on the beat, but one step ahead. He’s a well of ideas that just spring forth for the band to latch onto. Shifts melodically yet is able to meld together different themes so seamlessly. Powerful and rises, rises and rises. Takes you to the top of the mountain and will leave you falling down an avalanche.
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