12659 The performance sometimes is good (Bird song, playin in the band, box of rain (this is a particular treat)), however a few songs are spoiled by a few cuts with nothing to splice into the gap. The dark star is not that great... too much in the way of quiet creepy parts (for me at least). Beware of the cuts xonix 2004-05-04 12:02:14 2004-05-04 12:02:14 3 12495 A little "Stars and Stripes Forever" from Keith after Box of Rain...this is a fun, spirited performance. Garcia's playing is crisp and snappy throughout. Lots of nice piano from KG. The tune "Tomorrow is Forever" --- a Dolly Parton song! --- is a rare treat (the vocals may be a bit off, but it's heartfelt). Highly recommended. (agreed: the Dark Star is not great; only one verse, some serious screeching feedback, no "feelin groovy" chaser, and a weak solo from Phil. Instead, it resolves into their first ever attempt at the prelude to WRS, and it is quite tentative; they fairly quickly head back into screechy, dissonant space, ultimately finding some shelter in a more straighforward number, Mississippi Half Step)(this is a very early version of Half Step, so don't expect much in the way of Garcia fireworks)(Around & A is pretty exciting, but for masters classes in Chuck Berry licks, see his work in the 1978-1982 timeframe). Wonderful first set dcain 2004-05-08 18:04:04 2004-05-01 16:52:23 4 28781 I had this on a cassete tape in 1983 that had a beer dumped all over it and then snapped so this is a first since... playin, ramble on rose, dark star (I saw what the others said and respectfully disagree) into not quite WRS first licks also note the wierd lyrics to around and around. Bird Song+ capn doubledose 2005-01-11 11:13:02 2005-01-11 11:11:18 4 32478 I've always rated this show very highly, as it contains some of the best versions of the more common Dead songs. Black-Throated, Railroad, Jack Straw, Don't Ease and Chinarider are all excellent! Box of Rain is Phil's best one. Both Stella and Tommorow are beautiful. I'm not worried about having a super Dark Star all the time, so don't let it bother you. Enjoy the lyrics to Around and enjoy the show! Sound: A- Show: A Best of the Common! Polka 2005-02-19 10:30:25 2005-02-19 10:30:25 5 37739 Black throated wind. I've listened for the Garcia runs from this tune for years. Never heard it again. I would have regretted getting a Bobby brew on this one. Thank G-D for the archive. Black Throat deadbroc 2005-04-06 17:19:18 2005-04-06 17:19:18 5 37780 Very low recording levels on this one makes for a lot of hiss, due to the fact that you're forced to crank it way up to hear anything at all. First couple of tunes are basically unlistenable. This one could really benefit from a bigtime remastering job! Performance: 4.0 / 5.0... Sound Quality: 2.5 / 5.0 shallwego 2005-04-07 05:02:13 2005-04-07 05:02:13 3 58670 Soundboard available at deadboots.com The recording sounds very good. Nice versions of familiar songs. Nothing really amazing, but very solid performances. The first two songs of the concert are missing. deadboots soundboard jfk62 2005-12-27 11:39:52 2005-12-27 11:39:52 4 66328 I remember getting this show back in 1993. It was terrible quality but I could still zone out while studying at York University. Long live GD! My favorite Dark Star BigRobStud 2006-04-10 18:01:27 2006-04-10 18:01:27 4 67790 As I was coming out of Mom, the Dead were on stage for an amazing celebration of life, music and jamming. One of my favorites if you can get a hold of good quality. This one definitely replaces my old worn out version. A better, more well rounded set list you will be hard pressed to find. Enjoy!!!! Happy Birthday to me peach4077 2006-05-03 13:03:24 2006-05-03 13:01:19 4 1972 is just not my cup of tea. With 71, and to a lesser extent 73, it is a year filled with spot-on but unexploratory songs. Even the Dark Star here is boring. But Keith is on, the band is solid, and the show is good. Just not my preference. I'll be fair and give it 5 stars, because it really isn't that bad. There are better shows from this year. Highlights: Stella Blue, Around and Around, inventive tunings 1972 = booooring JamminJerome 2007-08-18 04:43:23 2007-08-18 04:43:23 4 there are some well-known jazz themes (and 2 classical themes in latter part) explored in this version, some I've never heard take over to the extent here, leading to one entire verse in a different than usual modality... even some screechy floyd-ian passages - very organic re-think this dark star! Hypodoche 2008-09-09 03:34:37 2008-09-09 03:34:37 4 11 4.00