Monday, September 29, 1969

Once in a while, in the annals of Grateful Dead history, the boys deliver an absolutely mind-blowing jam when you least expect it. Jams falling into this category would be the 5/21/74 PITB, the 7/27/73 Jam>Wharf Rat, and the 12/6/73 DS. The Seven is such an amazing jam that I'll give 5 stars for that alone (although everything else is very good, even the ill-fated Doin' that Rag).

Explain with serious thought why the grateful dead couldn't come remotely close to that sound they had in 69-70 towards the end. Cream for instance just had their reunion thing in London. Of which, I thought was only lacking the old amps and enthuisiasm. It would've been nice before dying someday that I could say I heard history rather than watching 5 or however many people with same vices looking withdrawl like playing tired new age sounding s***. That for all things considered is depressing.