![]() Garcia and Weir play a delicate back and forth stabbing higher and higher reverberated notes. The band plays with disharmony and Phil plays deeper and deeper bass notes. Jerry doesn’t come in for the first verse until 14 minutes in and what follows is another 12 minutes of devolution. Jerry drives variations on the main theme of the track for a while and nine minutes in, the psychedelia breaks through. The key to this “Dark Star” is the combination of Jerry Garcia, Phil, and Bob Weir. The band absolutely demolishes a 28 minute rendition of this legendary jam, taking it to a dark and spacey place. As far as a first “Dark Star” for this column, this one is a goodie. ![]() I’ve been eager to review our first “Dark Star” and today’s the day. The group has a little trouble breaking into “Beat It On Down The Line,” but once the first verse gets going they find the rhythm. The Dead keep the Country going on “Me & My Uncle” and “Ramble on Rose”, before once again pulling off their debut album. There’s a more distinctive country twang than on the album version, but it’s a welcomed sound that fits more in line with the band in this era. They bring out the rarity, “Sitting On Top Of The World”, applying years of expertise to the track featured on their debut album. The Grateful Dead were Psychedelic Cowboys at this point, and set one definitely focused more on the Cowboy, with their second set moving more into the Psychedelic. The only knock against it is the final harmonies on the outro aren’t at one hundred percent. Though this version didn’t make the final cut for the original Europe ‘72 album, it definitely should’ve been a contender. ![]() When they get to the vocals of “I Know You Rider,” the harmonies are much more in line than the show five days prior. Phil lays down phenomenal bass lines throughout and Garcia is in peak form. Also the similar guitar licks of “Tennessee Jed” and “Chinatown Shuffle” work perfectly back to back.įollowing is a rendition of “China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider” that is textbook. The standout moments are definitely in the harmonies and getting to hear bassist Phil Lesh clear in the high parts. Quickly running through the first few songs, “Sugaree” through “Black Throated Wind” is tight. They get right into the energetic song as if they had already been playing for a half hour before. The “Truckin’” that starts her off is fantastic. ![]() The first set is a nice long collection of the Dead in the zone. An interesting note on this set is that throughout the show the band comments on the numerous technical difficulties that occur, however listening back now there sound like there are none to be found. The Grateful Dead lineup remains the same as our previous entry and the majority of the setlist is similar to the Lille Fairground show. This selection from the Europe ’72: Complete Recordings Box Set is from a show in Munich, West Germany only five days after the Lille Fairgrounds show we looked at last time. Pulled out the box of flashcards (now dubbed Box of Rain) this week is Europe ’72 Vol 18: 5/18/72. The Top Ten Best Bottle Movies (That have nothing to do with bottles). ![]()
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