Saturday, February 17, 1973

For me this show proves yet again that The Grateful Dead were, are the best rock 'n roll band to ever grace God's green earth! Regardless of technical issues, human foibles, miscues and that wonderful tension, resolve, consonance, dissonance and all points in between, the boys always (night after day after night, tour after glorious tour, show after show) managed to sift pure gold out of the earth dirt mud sand and rock that is live Grateful Dead style jamming.

I think the reason they didn't pick-up on the Sunshine-China-Rider trio is that Here Comes Sunshine is normally played much faster than China Cat, whose intro here is rushed. Just listen to Bobby play his riff. It does lead to a rockin' version of I know You Rider. The transition is almost studio quality, with Jerry really leading the charge. His solo's rip! I love this show so much. The tape here seems not very crisp, but the overall source mix is incredible. These February '73 shows are tight.