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Beat it on Down The Line
Sept. 3, 1972
Folsom Field, University of Colorado

Jerry’s solo is off the walls crazy. A train going top speed and I promise that train won’t slow down! Great energy here overall.
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Cryptical Envelopment
Nov. 11, 1970
49th Street Rock Palace

As Jerry shouts, “You know he had to die.” BANG! A massive gunshot right on rhythm. Great reprise with great drum work from Billy and Mickey.
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The Other One
Nov. 11, 1970
49th Street Rock Palace

Jerry takes off and soars. Gets really heavy, and out there FAST. Experimental passages and new themes explored. This is what the Dead do best.
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Drums
Nov. 11, 1970
49th Street Rock Palace

Billy and Mickey flowing in and out of the main TOO rhythms. They’re both putting each other to the test as they really get deep in this one.
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Uncle John's Band
July 11, 1970
Fillmore East

“At this risk of being repetitious we’re going to do another song in the key of G.”-Bob Weir. This version is quite sweet. Patchy audio, great version
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Bird Song
Sept. 9, 1972
Hollywood Palladium

What a spiraling staircase of a bird song. Starts off as a typical 72 version would, and then BAM, you’re hit with some incredibly intricate and quite whimsical interplay. Jerry plays some wonderfully inventive lines all throughout this. A very special version.
The Music Never Stopped
Dec. 28, 1979
Oakland Auditorium

Awesome eagle screech in the beginning. Just missing Donna.
Dark Star
Feb. 26, 1973
Pershing Municipal Auditorium

Phil in particular is very interesting this show. It’s the energy, the energy he puts into each and every note is quite funny. It’s like he realized with each pluck each time his fingers graze over his strings, he realizes the energy that he puts out people can feed off of that. Instead of exploring musical themes, he’s exploring energy. Listen closely to him because it’s not super obvious at first but his playing here is stupendously interesting, not leading but influences. Lovely Keith being ripples in the water after Jerry casts a stone. Jerry also completely dances with melody with this one. Very cool Dark Star.
Dark Star
Aug. 27, 1972
Old Renaissance Faire Grounds

Starts as a Salvador Dali painting and then quickly dissolves into Jackson Pollock post the first verse. Whichever you prefer, is up to you, some may even enjoy both. I’m one of those people. All hype aside, this is a great Dark Star who’s classic status is deserved, but in the grand scheme of things, is merely a bench mark in the progress of psychedelic, spiritual, and space exploration. I don’t listen to this often, but it will always hold a special place in my heart.
Cryptical Envelopment
Sept. 2, 1968
Betty Nelson's Organic Raspberry Farm

Primal Dead. Like dinosaurs on a hunt, traversing lush and wild landscapes. Furious.
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