73 Days of Dead-Days 25 and 26

Europe ’72, Vol. 9: Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt, West Germany (4/26/1972)Edit

Album released November 1, 2011
Length 230:49 (3:50:49)

Disc 1First set:

1. “Bertha” (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:05^[a]
2. “Me and My Uncle” (Phillips) – 3:34^[a]
3. “Mr. Charlie” (McKernan, Hunter) – 4:35
4. “He’s Gone” (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:19
5. “Black-Throated Wind” (Weir, Barlow) – 6:40
6. “Next Time You See Me” (Harvey, Forest) – 4:25^[a]
7. “China Cat Sunflower” (Garcia, Hunter) > – 5:25^[a]
8. “I Know You Rider” (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:12^[a]
9. “Jack Straw” (Weir, Hunter) – 4:52^[a]
10. “Big Railroad Blues” (Lewis, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 4:46^[a]
11. “Playing in the Band” (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 9:23^[a]

Disc 2

1. “Chinatown Shuffle” (McKernan) – 2:58
2. “Loser” (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:43
3. “Beat It On Down the Line” (Fuller) – 3:44
4. “You Win Again” (Williams) – 4:34
5. “El Paso” (Robbins) – 4:36
6. “Tennessee Jed” (Garcia, Hunter) – 7:47
7. “Greatest Story Ever Told” (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 5:43
8. “The Stranger (Two Souls in Communion)” (McKernan) – 6:57^[b]
9. “Casey Jones” (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:50

Second set:

1. “Good Lovin'” (Clark, Resnick) – 14:08^[c]
2. “Dire Wolf” (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:20^[c]

Another 2-fer where 2 discs are showing up in my feed as 1 CD. Don’t know why. But we are flexible.

Wow this show starts off very strong with great versions of Bertha, Me and My Uncle, Mr Charlie, and He’s Gone. He’s Gone is quickly turning into a favorite, driven by an infectious groove.

I just realized that I Know You Rider often follows China Cat Sunflower.

Big Railroad Blues is also turning into a favorite. This is a very solid disc.

Onto the next one.

I don’t remember ever hearing The Stranger before. Pigpen definitely doing some different stuff here.

Music that we like is very subjective. However, to me the version of Good Lovin in this show features the best jam of the tour so far. It mostly retains a high level of energy throughout, which I think helps keep the song moving towards its conclusion.