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jesse jarnow Mar 24, 2023

50 years ago tonight, the #gratefuldead in #philadelphia, a serious marathon with nearly 4 hours of music, now “dave’s picks 32.” spring ’73, show #6. https://archive.org/details/gd73-03-24.sbd.bertha-ashley.25508.sbeok.shnf [1/6]

Grateful Dead Live at The Spectrum on 1973-03-24 : Free Borrow & Streaming : Internet Archive

Bertha, Beat It On Down The Line, Don't Ease Me In, The Race is On, Cumberland Blues, Box Of Rain, Row Jimmy, Jack Straw, They Love Each Other, Mexicali Blues,...

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jesse jarnow Mar 24, 2023

3/24/73 philadelphia: mammoth show starts with nearly half-hour of uptempo tunes & takes a while to unfold. nearly 2-hour 1st set has modest HERE COMES SUNSHINE & sparkling 19-minute PLAYING IN THE BAND, slipping into democratic space-swing. garcia’s soft wah-wah guitar makes excellent bed for driving lead bass, weir adding leads, too. another delightful CHINA CAT SUNFLOWER > I KNOW YOU RIDER with FEELIN’ GROOVY transition, made better by exquisite mix. [2/6]

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marquee event is 59-minute HE’S GONE > TRUCKIN’ > DARK STAR > SING ME BACK HOME. long vocal jam in HE’S GONE sets up rip-snortin’ TRUCKIN’, patiently hitting new mega-peak & disintegrating. garcia signals DARK STAR but, before anyone can state the theme, band gallops off for 20 A+ thematic minutes, left-turning into 1st SPANISH JAM since 2/70 (& 2nd since ’68) & developing it pretty fully before melting/floating into a verse of DARK STAR & 1st lush SING ME BACK HOME of the year. [3/6]