SOURCES: Were problematic until official release with mostly bad AUD and then composites floating around. Lovelight>Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad - Pigpen pwns and a peerless progression The next two are average versions.īeat it on Down the Line - "How 'bout 8½?" how 'bout pure zapĬhina Cat> Know You Rider - beautiful sectionsĬasey Jones - the fills make it (Phil always makes it) It's fireworks again for GDtRFB, albeit with Donnaskreech™. But not Pigpen, who fires Jer on a whopping Lovelight. Going in and out of tune was unfortunate both sets and then Bobby seems to flag by Sugar Mag. E72 doesn't have the year's best Dark Stars and Billy says he looked forward to Other One, which here is the most out-there of the tour (though not the longest). Parts of Dark Star are interesting (though not like, say, 4/8) and parts are had-to-be-there. The next couple are average '72 but Jack Straw is the height of the '72 arrangement. Greatest Story isn't 4/7, 4/11,or 4/29 but it's still great. Casey Jones was played almost every night yet this stands out - Bobby and Keith's fills are perfect. There's a really good, 20min Good Lovin', though these didn't vary that much the middle weeks. Playin' is just fireworks all the wah wah through. Black Throated is pretty tame until the end. Each China>Rider has some new bits and it's a stand-out most stops, including this one. Because it hadn't been fully arranged yet, He's Gone isn't usually this good on the tour. Beat it on Down the Line-8½ ("how bout 8 and ½?") is the tour's best. The first two aren't bad versions but Mr. While it doesn't have the zap of some of the later shows or the crystalline moments of the earlier shows, it has its own vibe.Unfortunately, it's marred by out of tune guitars for many songs. The festival was legendary for a generation of Brits - understandably so. Luckily for the rest, there's plenty of good playing. Those fans will find this show all they need (which is certainly fine). Some think length of songs or shows is the only indicator of quality (though you could just compile two shows and call it A+). In fact, it's one of the longest shows ever 28 songs including a 20min Dark Star and 33min TOO. 5/16 is the shortest show and this is the longest plus intermission. With such a high overall level, some shows of the tour stand out for statistical this-and-thats. To recap, this concert is the Grateful Dead at their best. They could have easily ended the show there, but no, they weren't finished, and the remaining songs don't disappoint. Has Jerry ever done a better guitar solo? Has anyone? But if that all wasn't good enough, check out Turn On Your Lovelight. To me, this version of Sugar Mag is better than the one on Europe '72. It does seem a bit out of tune at first, but the playing is so good that it kind of doesn't matter. The latter has just incredible energy and also some very quiet parts. The first set has its share of jamming with China/Rider, Playin', and Good Lovin, and the 2nd set picks up from where it left off.This is the only show on the tour with both Dark Star and The Other One. It's generally not a song many people get excited about, but Jerry's solo on this version is fantastic. I noticed a number of reviews mentioned "Mr. It starts off one fire and never lets up. I just got done listening to the version of this show from the boxed set.
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