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The Eleven
June 21, 1969
Fillmore East

Stupidly heavy, shades of early heavy metal on this one. Incredible controlled chaos that explores so much. A very tight version.
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St. Stephen
June 21, 1969
Fillmore East

Phil joyously expresses himself on this. A gun shot is heard on this one signaling a jam, and the William Tell Bridge is really well played. Excellent
1
Space
June 20, 1974
The Omni

Sandwiched between Truckin’ and Eyes, this jam takes me to checkerboard floors and red curtains. Deserves its own place. Unique Jerry lines.
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It Must Have Been The Roses
June 20, 1974
The Omni

I adore any version of this tune. This one is particularly joyful and full of life.
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Nov. 15, 1969
Lanai Theater

Bouncy as it is lysergic. Unique phrasing from Jerry. Everybody’s vocals are on. The Rider is some pure country fried jamming if I’ve ever heard it.

Comments

Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Feb. 3, 1979
Market Square Arena

Jerry is breathing fire and the band is fueling that fire. A truly rare and powerful performance. Stop whatever you’re doing and go listen, there are really no words to describe the utter beauty and ferocity in this performance. Truly an all timer version of this song. 79 man
Jack Straw
May 21, 1977
Lakeland Civic Center

Great version
Good Lovin'
May 7, 1972
Bickershaw Festival

16:07 Jerry teases “Tequila” This alone makes this the best Good Lovin ever played. All jokes(not joking)aside, for 20 minutes of full on bluesy jammy psychedelia it doesn’t feel bloated at all. Flows very nicely and feels very organic, near the end jerry just blossoms and completely obliterates everyone in his path. Feels like an Acid Test, and honestly the earlier part of the jams genuinely reminded me of the late great Ray Charles. Check out Billy doing some classic RnB fills near the 3 minute mark. They don’t lose any footing here and this is one of the finest of Europe 72
Dark Star
April 17, 1972
Tivolis Koncertsal

Shockingly underrated, granted in a tour where the Dark Stars and The Other Ones are the main attraction, it’s hard choosing just one to focus on. While this may not be the absolute “best” of the tour, that by no means that it lacks anything. It’s just a different shade of many monochromatic hues that dark star has to offer. I love how exploratory this gets and the proto “Let it Grow” Jam later on during the song. My personal go to’s are 5/4(my personal favorite ever), 4/24, and of course 4/8, but this one really is no slouch. I love the more unique dark stars that typically stray away from the main theme the song presents. That’s why I adore many of the 72 Dark Stars because they can be whatever they want at any moment. This an another example of that.
Cumberland Blues
April 16, 1972
Aarhus University

Underrated show!! Absolutely groovin Cumberland that doesn’t overstay it’s welcome at all, at times very mellow and overall just a nice flowing jazzy country jam over here, lovey keyboard work from keith