Primal

Wednesday, May 7, 1969

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★★★★★ · Wednesday Morning Russian II · Evan S. Hunt · 2006
5-7-69 I was a Wednesday morning Russian II student at Diablo Valley College in May of 1969. A friend of mine in class, Alan Frea, told me at break that he had heard announced on KMPX that morning while he was driving from Berkeley to Pleasant Hill that the Airplane and the Dead were playing for free that afternoon in the Polo Fields of Golden Gate Park. After class I went to the DVC newspaper office and met fellow editor of the student newspaper, Ed.

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★★★★★ · Sadly, there is · gratefulshrink · 2005
This is an amzing show, full of energy and creativity, with some unique jams and a fun, primitive Good Lovin. But I do have to say that the band started to go way downhill after 1977, with much less physical and creative energy. At least we are lucky to have all this amazing material from the peak 67-70 years, the one-drummer, Jazz/Dead 72-74 years, and the intial post-retirement stuff from 76-77.
★★★★★ · So High · Mr. Insight · 2009
This is one of those rare shows where you can really tell that the whole band is blatantly blitzed. Everything's off. Like Acid Test quality dissonance. It gets a little more structured after Good Lovin', in itself a bit of an experiment, but this set wanders mostly way off the map. I recommend it only for special occasions.

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