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Cumberland Blues
July 25, 1972
Paramount Theater

Hot Cumberland for a hot show
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Bird Song
July 25, 1972
Paramount Theater

No such thing as a bad bird song
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Promised Land
July 25, 1972
Paramount Theater

What makes this one stand out for me is that Bobby is really high on the mix and you get to hear all the cool stuff he's doing.
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Dark Star
Aug. 23, 1968
Shrine Auditorium

15 minutes long DS, pretty epic for 68. Foreshadows the great Dark Stars to come.
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Cryptical Envelopment
Aug. 23, 1968
Shrine Auditorium

Show a little love for this cryptical reprise
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Comments

The Other One
Nov. 8, 1969
Fillmore West

The fisrts Dark Star is great and by the end of it the band is clearly building up steam, but is on this song that things start getting really interesting. Phil is clearly the MVP here. The whole hour and a half suite is definitely my favourite moment of the Grateful Dead.
The Other One
Nov. 8, 1969
Fillmore West

In 69 The Other One was usually played as the whole suite, and if you look at the timings, "The Other One" part of the suite per se lasted about 8 or 9 minutes, so if you take that into consideration, it's longer than the average for the era.
Playin' In The Band
April 24, 1972
Rheinhalle

This version is something special, the jam stays close melodically to the "Main Ten" part of the song, but it's taken to unsuspected heights and gets really spacy. I just wish it was longer. 11 minutes that lasted less than a heartbeat, that good it was.
Truckin'
April 24, 1972
Rheinhalle

Best way to start a show.
Hurts Me Too
April 24, 1972
Rheinhalle

Most emotive version. My favourite.
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