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

Sandwiched between Truckin’ and Eyes, this jam takes me to checkerboard floors and red curtains. Deserves its own place. Unique Jerry lines.

I adore any version of this tune. This one is particularly joyful and full of life.

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.

This is The Dead at peak performance level. Cataclysmic version. Everyone is ON. Explorative and not a beat missed. Easily top 5 of 69.

This version made me fall in love with Me and My Uncle If you didn’t quite like Dark Star>El Paso, then check this out for a different flavor of uncanniness and absurdity. Love love love this performance.

Man, the energy is completely and utterly infectious, stupendously hot version with the whole band really being a part of the music here. Check this out

Man, this Dark Star. I liked Veneta, loved it. It was for me a peak into what the dead were about. This is what they REALLY are about. This performance really opened my eyes to what The Dead were as a musical and a spiritual unit. A haunting electric light show. This conjures up visions of an event horizon and traveling through the other side to find a cowboy's surrealist day dream playing out in front of your eyes before being shot right back into the cosmos.The rest that follows is a spirtual workout for the band and they really dig into such interesting themes before ultimately morphing into a stunning and unique performance of Wharf Rat. This Dark Star helped me appreciate The Dead so so much. So this'll always get my vote. Check out 5/4/72 to meet this Dark Star's other half. Yin and Yang.

Phenomenal version, pretty much perfect with tons of energy. Just a great show man! *chefs kiss*

HUGE. Never ending peaks. Check it out NOW! “The American version of the Japanese film The Magnificent Seven, The Grateful Dead!”