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Submissions

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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
March 5, 1972
Winterland Arena

Notable for the "miracle beer" Bobby passes around to launch the song. "Everybody just wet your tongue". Okaaaaaay.
3
Playin' In The Band
Jan. 2, 1972
Winterland Arena

One of the last ones with a clear "The Main Ten" jam in it (around 2:50), namely the primordial ooze that becomes the Playin' we know in a few months.
1
Mexicali Blues
Jan. 2, 1972
Winterland Arena

Fully loaded, hard charger. Tight, uptempo, and jumping.
1
Tennessee Jed
Jan. 2, 1972
Winterland Arena

Clanging twanging banger with just enough grit in the gears, could have gone a bit higher, but tight and right in its way. Underrated show here folks.
1
Loser
Jan. 2, 1972
Winterland Arena

Solid and soulful. Jerry's voice is on point.
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Comments

St. Stephen
Nov. 8, 1969
Fillmore West

Ok, so this is already part of one of the most insanely exploratory Dark Star's ever, but it's also one of the most perfectly executed and shreddingly uplifting Stephen's I've ever heard. The vocals are pristine and perfect, they nail the ensemble playing in the polyrhythmic breakdown that (let's admit) throws the boys off on more than one from this era, and the cannon crack will snap you back to earth like an adrenaline shot right to heart. But wait... THERE'S MORE, because it lines you right up for a steaming-hot 18-wheeler through the cosmos of an Eleven.... Love this show.
The Other One
Nov. 8, 1969
Fillmore West

The transition out of a heavy Groovy Jam woven into a Dark Star by itself would be worth the upvote. But then go back and check out the whole show and how this all fits into a transitive nightfall exploration and HOUR AND A HALF long jam, and... well you should just go listen, heads. This is the shit right here.
Dark Star
March 1, 1969
Fillmore West

Everything you want in a Dark Star. Crystal clear, beautiful recording, lucid idea after lucid idea, a bit of chaos, a bit of light, a touch of the manic, introspective whispering, unity with the universal, a secret, sacred wave... I could go on, but just give it a listen.
Mountains of the Moon
March 1, 1969
Fillmore West

Gosh it's a beauty. And I can't believe I hadn't rated this one before. There just aren't that many recordings of this beautiful song, and it makes for such a special treat when it pops up. Jerry's vox is perfect in this clean recording and Tom C. noodling behind him is the perfect compliment.
Cosmic Charlie
March 1, 1969
Fillmore West

High-paced, bubbling, and full of giggles, just like that Charlie they're poking a little fun at... until they fry him on an electric fence with some high-voltage shredding.
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