Bobby's genius rhythm was tha backbone of the band in the early 70's. They all just melted into one jazzy,hypnotic groove that no other band of that era could TOUCH!!!!!!They all brought the sound of "The good ol' GratefulDead" to life, and without one of them, they wouldnt have been the same band we all love so much.love em till the day i die...... literally ✌️🇺🇸🍄🌞
@@paulferranti8536 Young 20 yrs old but no drugs that weekend slept in my car and enjoyed the great weekend. Was in the Air Force so big trouble if I missed work.
To me, '73-'74 is the peak. The jams were tight AND long and went interesting places, but as important: the band had lived and matured enough so that the ballads and slow songs were highlights, too.
Greg Lytle absolutely agree...the addition of Keith and in my opinion the subtraction of Mickey who was out of the band from 71-74 made Billy a better player and he swung more when it’s just him. 72-74 for me is as good as a band ever got. They were a deadly improvisational group with the incredible songs to back it up...throw in the best live sound system in the world at that time with the Wall and it’s a juggernaut....I was born too late! Seeing them during this timeframe must have been otherworldly
yes, I think so, too....I listen to 68 to 78 Dead as a matter of preference...and in that timeframe I prefer the songs without Mickey and with Keith 71 to about 77 before he got all sullen and smacked, Weir did not spittle and scream on the outros of every song nor did he practice slide onstage......the sound is clean, the drugs were not overwhelming, they had written a batch of soon to be legendary tunes and also perfected (well, almost, hehehe) the craft of the jam....any band that had Garcia in it had an automatic advantage, like having Steph Curry or Michael Jordan as the basis of your team..
74 is amazing. This sounds like a 74 show right before the China Doll. I resisted being a Deadhead for the longest time, but if I heard these late 73-74 jams I would have been a fan much sooner.
I get stuck on they 7-19-74 show. They jam from eyes to China Doll is something that Miles Davis might have played and that is where my head was at when I was supposed to be getting into the Dead
April 74 i had just finished college and was taken from Eugene to Portland with 30 free tickets and picking up every hitchhiker on the way and never sat down once but danced the fears into the ground and watched these wizards of sound vibrations change emotions of whole crowd ...tripping 9f course on little pure yellow microdots. Right after i wound up with a ride to Spokane Worlds Fair and my journey began...
This show may be my favorite. I used to work at a gas station from the end of high school through college, and I'd have my laptop playing a Grateful Dead show pretty much each shift. One day a regular customer handed me a copy of 11/11/73, and I've never recovered : ) This little 55 minute diddy is just flippin amazing.
@@vegan4theanimals A buddy had lent me his Deadbase book, and this show is reviewed. Someone referred to this Dark Star as "the thinking man's Dark Star". Really takes you on a trip.
I love typing in random dates (Chances are good there was a show that day) and finding these nuggets of great music and vibes! nothing like a Dead show to ease the soul
Happy belated birthday! It's still this good cause it's never been done like this. "The music, The Sound System, & Jerry Garcia." Let's not forget The Grateful Dead! God Bless.
1972-1974 has the deepest and jazziest jams. If that's what you're into, it's the absolute zenith. I originally fell in love with the Anthem of the Sun/Live Dead era band, but 1972-1974 has such a high percentage of mind melting jams. Jerry's improvisation and the collective aesthetic of the band was really peaking in 72-73. So many of my favorite shows are from '72-'74
@@thebreathalyzer Agreed. Definitely the best era for jams. With only one drummer, especially one as perceptive as Billy, the whole band could turn direction in a beat or two. I'm waiting for the 6 show box set from Pacific Northwest runs in '73/'74 to show up in my mailbox. Hoping before Xmas because I can't think of much better way to navigate the holidays during these crazy times. ✌🇨🇦
@@thebreathalyzer Bill was just about as sophisticated and jazzy as a drummer can get during this period. Very brainy stuff, too. Thinking man's music.
❤love those days. But Brent brought new energy into Jerry with their jazzy interplay, but comparing era's is impossible. The Dead have been the most interesting musical group since the beginning. Every era is full of gems❤
I worked on the Rafter Lazy K, Darby- Bitterroot River 1978 as a puncher for Mr. Stan Boone... I love our Montana state!!! Fishing Beaver ponds on the drive to the cabin in the valley up high was impossible, one missed hooup and they're off to just stare at it like zombies. Stan heard a Sasquatch scream once, only thing to freak his grizzly and puma proof horses out... Definitely not American panty waste country hahaha, God bless!
Age 60, Dead fan, 38 shows in 44 years. So, I see ‘em when they come to town. Listened every day for 4 decades. Recently introduced to a couple of new jam bands by a co-worker. Really like this new music. But ? Nothing even F’n CLOSE to the boys from the Winterland Ballroom. Organic, special, and TRUE TRUE jam. Love our Grateful Dead.
I love this Eyes. At this point, they really had it down. But, I gotta take the first 2 played(2/973, 2/15/73), over this one. There’s such a raw, newness in the early ones. Quicker paced, etc. Not starting an argument, just being a deadhead. Either way, ‘73 kicked ass!!
@@morningdewstone2704 Agreed! That Truckin'/Eyes/ China form Palo Alto is straight ear honey..the jam out of Truckin' into the first Eyes ever is magic. But, it's all the bee's knee's to me! Peace freakies!
best Dark Star of 1973 for me- most sublime jazz improv .Other bands went on tour playing the same rehearsed show every night but the Dead did it all off the cuff- amazing!
it was music driven... not song driven.. back then... jerry and phil would just take off... fearless... without a care... lets see where we can go... great sound . thank you...
I got on the bus in late 72- early 73. First show at Harding Theater S.F. Started playing guitar. Moved to Boston. Help start band called ( ONE) Played many shows at MIT. And all around Boston with Light shows. Got to see all the 70's shows in New England. Especially Music Hall in Boston. Even had Keith pass out in our Hotel room. Before the Springfield show. We found lots of Live Gig Tapes. Working on making a Album. I hope it happens. Bring you all some new music. Ps. Anyone at the famous Bong Party at MIT. ? Or the China Town Party. We where told Timothy Leary was there. PEACE!
I know you’re not supposed to have a “favorite show” but if I was marooned on mars and could only take one - easy, it would be this one! Triple encore to boot!
Way to go, Kyle. You've uploaded a most wonderful sequence of music. And that, that, made my day. I thank you, and wish you much love and light. So good!
I’m playing eyes back to back here on the mountain on this wonderful Valentine’s Day with my cat Luna and I especially like the 75 thru 77 intros and epilogues and not because I was at the cow palace on new years 76 but the eyes then well after the last verse the music launches into a staccato ,rhythm and time jump.... with a conversation..... an almost blatant flirtation between the lead guitar and the bass posing answers with no questions landing one gently at the stoic tale of a man at the dock in the city ... now orange sunshine was involved as it was a national holiday and I thought as much to tuck away 2 fresh lemon 714 s for the taxi back to the hotel but not before mr graham served us breakfast just as the third set ended with we bid you good night
BoBBy :"Smaller ship, easier to turn." and they sure could turn on a dime. Micky definitely adds a rhythmic density but he and Billy had to sync properly and change course, involving eye contact and gestures indicating both are ready to move in different direction. Takes more time for both to maintain sync and transition
@@adamjacobrogers9155 Totally agree. Forgive me for saying, but adding the second drummer changed the band in not a great way. Can you imagine 76, 77, 78, 79 and the 80s with just Billy? It would have been much more epic.Still, I love it all (except 95).
Overall thoughts: Dark star- for its near 20 minute length, most likely my all time favorite one live, the jam session absolutely being amazing. MLB (Mind Left Body): amazing jam. the key changes enhanced this performance. With jerry’s playing and just ONE drummer that this time. connected both a great combo for this jam Eyes Of the World: easily my favorite EOTW performance. with the bass (Phil) overlapping this track, it really soothes the soul for me. with the 10 minute length, this part was amazing China Doll: With this being the ending track of this video, it’s being taken through a very smooth/ slow tempo track. with all light playing from phil, bob, mickey, and can’t forget donna’s vocals! it’s giving pink floyd slow feelings. Perfect track to end this video. 1000000/10. play it on everyday. show this set to a friend .
I didn't realize I was on the bus until I started getting into late '73 shows. 12/12 at the Omni in Atlanta was the one that got me. 73-74 they evolved into something otherworldly that they never recaptured after the hiatus. More than anything, I love hearing Billy open up on the skins. The man was an absolute beast in this run, and I feel when Mickey came back, he sort of slinked back into foundation beats for Mick to noodle over.
You said what I've been feeling and unable to articulate! To me, it just sounded better when Bill alone was on drums...The groove got too bloated too easily with two drummers. Much harder to take it to these interesting interstellar spaces. Discovering this era has been a huge turning point in my Grateful Dead journey. This is just an absolute peak of improvisation that I have not really heard the likes of from 1976 onward.
I won't say they never recaptured it, just that the amount of time they recaptured it for was reduced, so instead of a 55 minute space jam it would be more like a 25 minute dance jam. Which reflected the psychedelics they were taking at the time, since it was acid at the beginning then that became too much to handle all the time (obviously lol) thus the switch to shrooms in the 70s and predominantly DMT in the 80s. Jerry talks about it in Portrait of an Artist and Tripper
The good ones actually leave me BREATHLESS and STUNNED. If I die and go to Heaven and they DON'T have "Dark Star" on tap =- ALL of 'em - I'm gonna call Coach and DEMAND a trade to the other team.
Dark Star never disappoints - but agree with prev posts - Jerry riffs and Bobby’s rhythm bar chords - so tight - makes me weep - Born too late to see live - Appreciate the post. -
Yup Yup Yup, Yeah Yeah Yeah! Garcia, Weir, Lesh, Godchaux, Kreutzmann. Undeniably the greatest incarnation of the fucking band. All their best work to follow is based in these years. God Bless.
I love the 72-74 that's the Golden Era for me the dark stars and the other ones were ear candy and good medicine for the mind I wonder if Mickey was playing with the band at this time what the music would sound like don't get me wrong I love Uncle Mickey but I do believe this is my opinion this is the best ERA no doubt I love the late sixties stuff too it was more powerful and raw sounding the 60s stuff but this era 72 73 74 is about clean pristine sound and they took the music out Outer Space all different levels of pieces of music you can think of I can sit and talk about this stuff all day long but God bless the Grateful Dead!!!!
Billy's jazz drumming is spellbinding! Very similar to Playin' jams from this era: cymbal ride, snare pops and fill ins. As a flailing drummer, I have tried so many times to replicate it, but can't even come close!
Yeah I think I agree about 73 and 74 being the peak at least of the jams but there's highlights in every year at least up to 89. But they were just real consistent in those two years as far as going interesting places and sticking together as a unit while they did so.
Agree, but I would add that there are magical moments that happen through to the fall of 1991. Check out set 2 of 9/26/91, one of my favorite of the last dark stars. 1990 is a pretty sweet year, also.
First time I saw the Dead was 73 with Watkins Glen and the Nassau Coliseum.They were both great shows but I would have to go with the Deadhead tour of 76 and 77 as their peak.Weir had reached the top of his game and Lesh and Garcia were both just as great as they had been in 72 or 73. Still we are squabbling over nothing. A Dead show in the 70s was a reason to celebrate regardless of what year it happened
I agree with ‘73 as mountaintop. To Harlan, I think 77, was bubblegum music, compared to 73. But, it was the Dead. And I’ll take the Dead, of any era, any day
The first time I listened to the dead was in 74 on my college radio !! way back in kent state U. I was part of a commune out by Kent state U, and there were sweet under-aged girls !!! man the 70s were just different times for 14-year-olds & the dead am I right?
nothin likke the first note of a Dark star. Im mean wowwiee. Dark star coming in hot. Like I mean Dark star crashes, pouring its light into ashes vibes ya know what I'm saying? -pc
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Billy is the most underrated drummer of all time
Bobby's genius rhythm was tha backbone of the band in the early 70's. They all just melted into one jazzy,hypnotic groove that no other band of that era could TOUCH!!!!!!They all brought the sound of "The good ol' GratefulDead" to life, and without one of them, they wouldnt have been the same band we all love so much.love em till the day i die...... literally ✌️🇺🇸🍄🌞
IM BRINGING THE 1973 ENERGY BACK TO 2023.. LONG HAIR, BEARD, KINDNESS, GO WITH THE FLOW ATTITUDE. WE NEED IT MORE THEN EVER. ✌️💀🌹☮️
Drove out from Utah Thursday to attend the 11-9 Show. left after midnight 11-11 to get back for a 2pm work shift. Magical weekend. My favorite MLB.
I’m sure u where great at work. 😮😂
That’s sick dude….you must have been young and on drugs
@@paulferranti8536 Young 20 yrs old but no drugs that weekend slept in my car and enjoyed the great weekend. Was in the Air Force so big trouble if I missed work.
fall '73 .. wake of the flood .. new directions in our much younger lives .. 50 + years later .. standing on the edge of oblivion ...
1:05 Dark Star
32:00 Mind Left Body Jam
36:27 Eyes Of The World
50:10 China Doll
To me, '73-'74 is the peak. The jams were tight AND long and went interesting places, but as important: the band had lived and matured enough so that the ballads and slow songs were highlights, too.
Greg Lytle absolutely agree...the addition of Keith and in my opinion the subtraction of Mickey who was out of the band from 71-74 made Billy a better player and he swung more when it’s just him. 72-74 for me is as good as a band ever got. They were a deadly improvisational group with the incredible songs to back it up...throw in the best live sound system in the world at that time with the Wall and it’s a juggernaut....I was born too late! Seeing them during this timeframe must have been otherworldly
@@KhalDrogo76 yeah, this world is otherworldly, since 1972 really .....
yes, I think so, too....I listen to 68 to 78 Dead as a matter of preference...and in that timeframe I prefer the songs without Mickey and with Keith 71 to about 77 before he got all sullen and smacked, Weir did not spittle and scream on the outros of every song nor did he practice slide onstage......the sound is clean, the drugs were not overwhelming, they had written a batch of soon to be legendary tunes and also perfected (well, almost, hehehe) the craft of the jam....any band that had Garcia in it had an automatic advantage, like having Steph Curry or Michael Jordan as the basis of your team..
74 is amazing. This sounds like a 74 show right before the China Doll. I resisted being a Deadhead for the longest time, but if I heard these late 73-74 jams I would have been a fan much sooner.
I get stuck on they 7-19-74 show. They jam from eyes to China Doll is something that Miles Davis might have played and that is where my head was at when I was supposed to be getting into the Dead
Got mad goosebumps when those first notes of Dark Star were played, happens everytime!
11 11
Every time.
👍🏻👍🏻✌🏼
April 74 i had just finished college and was taken from Eugene to Portland with 30 free tickets and picking up every hitchhiker on the way and never sat down once but danced the fears into the ground and watched these wizards of sound vibrations change emotions of whole crowd ...tripping 9f course on little pure yellow microdots. Right after i wound up with a ride to Spokane Worlds Fair and my journey began...
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that's good.
This show may be my favorite. I used to work at a gas station from the end of high school through college, and I'd have my laptop playing a Grateful Dead show pretty much each shift. One day a regular customer handed me a copy of 11/11/73, and I've never recovered : ) This little 55 minute diddy is just flippin amazing.
I love this jam because it feels like All of Us!
Time just flew with this one, I didn't realize it was that long! Lol
@@vegan4theanimals A buddy had lent me his Deadbase book, and this show is reviewed. Someone referred to this Dark Star as "the thinking man's Dark Star". Really takes you on a trip.
The Dark Star I always hear in my mind and come back to is Olympia Theatre, Paris 1972. This one is great though.
@David James I'll have to check this one out. I think I've only listened to the first (4/21) of the three nights at the Ark.
One word; Beautiful.
Some of the best, tightest and technically compositional pieces of their time.
Thanks bud for sharing & posting this piece of art and history.
It's improv and free form. The exact opposite of compositional pieces.
Amazing, all of the places that Dark Star can take you.
I love typing in random dates (Chances are good there was a show that day) and finding these nuggets of great music and vibes! nothing like a Dead show to ease the soul
Definitely one of the best, jazziest and spacy Dark Stars of the early 70s!
Billy and John Bonham are the greatest drummers in rock and roll ❤
Both fantastic. One more to consider is Neil Peart, who passed recently. He was a monster.
@brianhanes8253 one of my favorites. I love RUSH soooo much.!!
Uh….no!
Take up your China doll, it's only fractured, just a little nervous from the fall....
always loved that line.
How Can It Be Still This Good- Turning 72 tommorrow
Happy Birthday, Jerry!
Happy Birthday belated as is. Happy Birthday. Appy Birffday.
September - November of 72 had some killer jams
Great first name, even better last name!
Happy belated birthday! It's still this good cause it's never been done like this. "The music, The Sound System, & Jerry Garcia." Let's not forget The Grateful Dead! God Bless.
The one drummer era was the best in GD history. Bill was very underrated.
Right and this one was one hell of a smoker
1972-1974 has the deepest and jazziest jams. If that's what you're into, it's the absolute zenith. I originally fell in love with the Anthem of the Sun/Live Dead era band, but 1972-1974 has such a high percentage of mind melting jams. Jerry's improvisation and the collective aesthetic of the band was really peaking in 72-73. So many of my favorite shows are from '72-'74
Mickey was in the way a lot; two drummers and really one was enough; the Dead boy, God bless em they couldn't turn anyone away.
@@thebreathalyzer Agreed. Definitely the best era for jams. With only one drummer, especially one as perceptive as Billy, the whole band could turn direction in a beat or two. I'm waiting for the 6 show box set from Pacific Northwest runs in '73/'74 to show up in my mailbox. Hoping before Xmas because I can't think of much better way to navigate the holidays during these crazy times. ✌🇨🇦
@@thebreathalyzer Bill was just about as sophisticated and jazzy as a drummer can get during this period.
Very brainy stuff, too. Thinking man's music.
I have no words for this. I get so amazed when the first chords of Eyes bursts in my speakers.
Feels like yesterday and, sometimes like a lifetime ago.
Pop
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❤love those days. But Brent brought new energy into Jerry with their jazzy interplay, but comparing era's is impossible. The Dead have been the most interesting musical group since the beginning. Every era is full of gems❤
Diamonds 💎 ❤🎉😊
Greetings from the BIG SKY of Montana. Back for more.
I worked on the Rafter Lazy K, Darby- Bitterroot River 1978 as a puncher for Mr. Stan Boone... I love our Montana state!!! Fishing Beaver ponds on the drive to the cabin in the valley up high was impossible, one missed hooup and they're off to just stare at it like zombies. Stan heard a Sasquatch scream once, only thing to freak his grizzly and puma proof horses out... Definitely not American panty waste country hahaha, God bless!
Age 60, Dead fan, 38 shows in 44 years. So, I see ‘em when they come to town. Listened every day for 4 decades. Recently introduced to a couple of new jam bands by a co-worker. Really like this new music.
But ? Nothing even F’n CLOSE to the boys from the Winterland Ballroom. Organic, special, and TRUE TRUE jam. Love our Grateful Dead.
Have you listened to Billy Strings yet. If not you would most certainly live them.
Love them. Love them live. Lol.
Greetings from the BIG SKY of Montana. I had to hear Jerry twice to start with.
This is the best Eyes of the World ever in my opinion. Everyone raves about the Dark Star, but the Eyes is so incredible.
what about the Eyes from the Movie 10.18.74 I think, maybe the 18th. Pretty sweet Eyes...
The Pembroke Pines '77 Eyes is right up there too.✌
I love this Eyes. At this point, they really had it down. But, I gotta take the first 2 played(2/973, 2/15/73), over this one. There’s such a raw, newness in the early ones. Quicker paced, etc.
Not starting an argument, just being a deadhead. Either way, ‘73 kicked ass!!
@@morningdewstone2704 Yeah, the best Eyes, for me, is the first.
@@morningdewstone2704 Agreed! That Truckin'/Eyes/ China form Palo Alto is straight ear honey..the jam out of Truckin' into the first Eyes ever is magic. But, it's all the bee's knee's to me! Peace freakies!
best Dark Star of 1973 for me- most sublime jazz improv .Other bands went on tour playing the same rehearsed show every night but the Dead did it all off the cuff- amazing!
It was an early Thanksgiving gift that night on November 11th , 1973
Pink Floyd adds some cool stuff in their music writing.
@@larrybutler8382 My favorite show I ever attended.
@@eminem13001facts. It's really only the Dead & Floyd that can get away with massive jams during their shows, but the Dead way moreso.
Sitting here listening & watching the clouds move behind a cloud forest in Honduras...
Every few months I revisit this and remember how much I love it. Thanks for posting!
it was music driven...
not song driven..
back then...
jerry and phil would just take off...
fearless...
without a care...
lets see where we can go...
great sound .
thank you...
I got on the bus in late 72- early 73. First show at Harding Theater S.F. Started playing guitar. Moved to Boston. Help start band called ( ONE) Played many shows at MIT. And all around Boston with Light shows. Got to see all the 70's shows in New England. Especially Music Hall in Boston. Even had Keith pass out in our Hotel room. Before the Springfield show. We found lots of Live Gig Tapes. Working on making a Album. I hope it happens. Bring you all some new music. Ps. Anyone at the famous Bong Party at MIT. ? Or the China Town Party. We where told Timothy Leary was there. PEACE!
The peach fuzz, on my hips, is dancing.
I know you’re not supposed to have a “favorite show” but if I was marooned on mars and could only take one - easy, it would be this one! Triple encore to boot!
It was about 74 or 75 when I was there in New Jersey @ the show which opened up with The Band. Roosevelt Stadium, I believe.
Way to go, Kyle. You've uploaded a most wonderful sequence of music. And that, that, made my day. I thank you, and wish you much love and light. So good!
this could be my favorite piece of music
32k views in 2019 , for one of the West's greatest musical artifacts......................
I’m playing eyes back to back here on the mountain on this wonderful Valentine’s Day with my cat Luna and I especially like the 75 thru 77 intros and epilogues and not because I was at the cow palace on new years 76 but the eyes then well after the last verse the music launches into a staccato ,rhythm and time jump.... with a conversation..... an almost blatant flirtation between the lead guitar and the bass posing answers with no questions landing one gently at the stoic tale of a man at the dock in the city ... now orange sunshine was involved as it was a national holiday and I thought as much to tuck away 2 fresh lemon 714 s for the taxi back to the hotel but not before mr graham served us breakfast just as the third set ended with we bid you good night
As jerry said in interview driving the band with one drummer was like driving a vw bug 2 drummers was like mac truck😂
BoBBy :"Smaller ship, easier to turn." and they sure could turn on a dime. Micky definitely adds a rhythmic density but he and Billy had to sync properly and change course, involving eye contact and gestures indicating both are ready to move in different direction. Takes more time for both to maintain sync and transition
@@adamjacobrogers9155 Totally agree. Forgive me for saying, but adding the second drummer changed the band in not a great way. Can you imagine 76, 77, 78, 79 and the 80s with just Billy? It would have been much more epic.Still, I love it all (except 95).
This feels a lot like 1971 Pink Floyd at points. Love it.
Wow.. that Dark Star at the last 5-6 Minutes.. This is so beautiful!!
I have tears in my eyes! Very sweet to have Eyes of the World right after that!
That section is Mind Left Body Jam, not Dark Star. And yes, it is beautiful ❤️
Overall thoughts:
Dark star- for its near 20 minute length, most likely my all time favorite one live, the jam session absolutely being amazing.
MLB (Mind Left Body):
amazing jam. the key changes enhanced this performance. With jerry’s playing and just ONE drummer that this time. connected both a great combo for this jam
Eyes Of the World:
easily my favorite EOTW performance. with the bass (Phil) overlapping this track, it really soothes the soul for me. with the 10 minute length, this part was amazing
China Doll:
With this being the ending track of this video, it’s being taken through a very smooth/ slow tempo track. with all light playing from phil, bob, mickey, and can’t forget donna’s vocals! it’s giving pink floyd slow feelings. Perfect track to end this video.
1000000/10. play it on everyday. show this set to a friend .
The magic is in this one ☝️ fabulous 🙏🏻bless the tapers up
No Mickey required
Him and bill are exellent together , always have been and will be , but bill could stand on his own. Micky does also.
This is smokin'. But to be fair, Mickey brings a LOT to the table. =]
When Mickey and Bill find the rhythm together, look out. The early renditions of The Eleven for example.
👍🏻 best era by far.
DUDE!!! The groove Phil gets into at 48:33 is the COOLEST!
whoa, 55 excellent minutes spent
I didn't realize I was on the bus until I started getting into late '73 shows. 12/12 at the Omni in Atlanta was the one that got me. 73-74 they evolved into something otherworldly that they never recaptured after the hiatus. More than anything, I love hearing Billy open up on the skins. The man was an absolute beast in this run, and I feel when Mickey came back, he sort of slinked back into foundation beats for Mick to noodle over.
You said what I've been feeling and unable to articulate! To me, it just sounded better when Bill alone was on drums...The groove got too bloated too easily with two drummers. Much harder to take it to these interesting interstellar spaces. Discovering this era has been a huge turning point in my Grateful Dead journey. This is just an absolute peak of improvisation that I have not really heard the likes of from 1976 onward.
I won't say they never recaptured it, just that the amount of time they recaptured it for was reduced, so instead of a 55 minute space jam it would be more like a 25 minute dance jam. Which reflected the psychedelics they were taking at the time, since it was acid at the beginning then that became too much to handle all the time (obviously lol) thus the switch to shrooms in the 70s and predominantly DMT in the 80s. Jerry talks about it in Portrait of an Artist and Tripper
The good ones actually leave me BREATHLESS and STUNNED. If I die and go to Heaven and they DON'T have "Dark Star" on tap =- ALL of 'em - I'm gonna call Coach and DEMAND a trade to the other team.
Fucking amazing. By far my favorite eyes of the world and also possibly my favorite dark star
This is a killer version of Dark Star... doesn't get much better imo
Mind Blew a Load in my Pants Jam.
That was the working title
@@newusernamehere4772 I was prob drinking some beer when I left these comments. Rock on. Jerry Garcia, gots to be the best man. Have a great wknd.
I love the dead forever jerry was the best
I'm here for Major League Baseball. Love that song.
So much PHIL in the 21:00-ish mark! Imagine being there and being absolutely BLASTED by that sonic wave! Dammmmnnn!!!
This is my fave Eyes of the World
I think only one Eyes is better. 1974-08-06. But yes this version is outstanding incredible!
The mothership of Darkstars
First and Foremost this is First and Foremost. Ah, soothing and sincere, when I need an apple meant exactly that.
Year I was born and always my favorite.
Eyes starts @36:26
Thanks Kyle
Dark Star never disappoints - but agree with prev posts - Jerry riffs and Bobby’s rhythm bar chords - so tight - makes me weep -
Born too late to see live -
Appreciate the post. -
4 dislikes? Who would click a dead jam and NOT LIKE IT! Must bring bad memories of their life but not the jam!
probably stoned & hit the wrong button mutton
And one was Debbie Downer. Another was Buzz Killington
Yup Yup Yup, Yeah Yeah Yeah! Garcia, Weir, Lesh, Godchaux, Kreutzmann. Undeniably the greatest incarnation of the fucking band. All their best work to follow is based in these years. God Bless.
Ah... Perfect Puff and Pass Music.
Thank You for Posting !
73 is my favorite.
I love the 72-74 that's the Golden Era for me the dark stars and the other ones were ear candy and good medicine for the mind I wonder if Mickey was playing with the band at this time what the music would sound like don't get me wrong I love Uncle Mickey but I do believe this is my opinion this is the best ERA no doubt I love the late sixties stuff too it was more powerful and raw sounding the 60s stuff but this era 72 73 74 is about clean pristine sound and they took the music out Outer Space all different levels of pieces of music you can think of I can sit and talk about this stuff all day long but God bless the Grateful Dead!!!!
Tell us how you really feel, Adam. :) Dig what you said. :);)
Exactly 10 days after my fist show & the trip has been Long, not strange but different . . . Hehe ❤️
The early Dead with space jams were the best.
Stunning. Always loved the drum intro at 24:06
Billy's jazz drumming is spellbinding! Very similar to Playin' jams from this era: cymbal ride, snare pops and fill ins. As a flailing drummer, I have tried so many times to replicate it, but can't even come close!
Thank you Kyle 😊 that put a Smile on my face ❤️
You're very welcome, Susie
Yeah I think I agree about 73 and 74 being the peak at least of the jams but there's highlights in every year at least up to 89. But they were just real consistent in those two years as far as going interesting places and sticking together as a unit while they did so.
I agree! Dead at their peak in ‘73.
But, they did their thing in every era. Even in the end, there was something great in almost every show
Agree, but I would add that there are magical moments that happen through to the fall of 1991. Check out set 2 of 9/26/91, one of my favorite of the last dark stars. 1990 is a pretty sweet year, also.
YUP! They are the greatest American Band to ever grace the stage. Allman Brothers, Beach Boys, Skyward? Who?
It's spelled Skynyrd man show some respect lol
Nah but you're right except for Miles Davis, who unfortunately (or maybe thankfully) couldn't keep a band together more than a couple years
Little Feat with Lowell
Lol
The ending of MLB after 35:00 has such a beautiful lick. It makes me feel great as I get ready to leave the house for the day.
What does MLB stand for? Muddy Love __?
ecavallari Mind Left Body Jam
@@steveanderson7864 Also known as Mud Love Buddy jam...www.whitegum.com/intro.htm
I wake up alone w no key I'm calling 911
Near perfection - in my top 2 (with 5-8-77 Set 2) of best hours of GD EVER
Cheer up everyone
On a boat anchor down in a Storm 🌊🌊⛵⛵so good carriabean dreams 😎😎
So clean
Thanks for posting!!
For me 73 was the mountain top.
First time I saw the Dead was 73 with Watkins Glen and the Nassau Coliseum.They were both great shows but I would have to go with the Deadhead tour of 76 and 77 as their peak.Weir had reached the top of his game and Lesh and Garcia were both just as great as they had been in 72 or 73. Still we are squabbling over nothing. A Dead show in the 70s was a reason to celebrate regardless of what year it happened
I agree!!
I agree with ‘73 as mountaintop. To Harlan, I think 77, was bubblegum music, compared to 73.
But, it was the Dead. And I’ll take the Dead, of any era, any day
@@morningdewstone2704 Agree that by 1977 there were signs of compromise. And I prefer just Billy on drums. 72-74 for me.
All I gotta say is Yep!!
Fantastic jam (~);}
This is the best thing I have ever heard. The 33rd minute oh my god.
Probably my favorite Dark Star, I think...
Might be the best song, the Grateful Dead ever played.
Intriguing , to put it one word !
Have this box set awesome run!!!!
The first time I listened to the dead was in 74 on my college radio !! way back in kent state U. I was part of a commune out by Kent state U, and there were sweet under-aged girls !!! man the 70s were just different times for 14-year-olds & the dead am I right?
-pc
what the fuck?
Mind Left Body Jam!!
This MLB Jam is my favorite just a totally joyful piece of music. 5 ft from the stage that night, smile on my face all night. :)
@@kevinhennessey3189 - wow .... so wonderful brother (~);-}
holy holy
Impressive.
Most Impressive.
35:00 Subterranean Homesick Alien!
Divine stuff
And the wild ride is wildly interrupted by an ad between MLB and Eyes. Fuck you, TH-cam!!!
I'd recommend using an ad blocker anytime you can. Sorry about the ads, I have no control over it unfortunately.
8 days before I was born..
This was a early thanksgiving gift that night - 11 - 11 - 73
Billy working that cymbal.
38:51 its on!!!!!!
nothin likke the first note of a Dark star. Im mean wowwiee. Dark star coming in hot. Like I mean Dark star crashes, pouring its light into ashes vibes ya know what I'm saying?
-pc
SOUNDS GREAT ====
first solo on Eyes is about perfect....whatya think?
So Good