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Originally Posted by snoot
Somewhere in the early 70's, what year I'm not exactly sure now. I went on the urging of a friend since they weren't exactly on the top of my lists of "must see's." They are a good jam band, I'll give them that, but there was so much improvisation going on that I was never sure where the beginning, middle and end of each tune, or even segment, was. The concert went on soooo long I was actually getting a bit weary (and thus why I implied it might have been better if I was stoned, or lit up more). A lot of spacey fusings and stylings, some not bad either, but it was hard to find a cohesive flow to it all (aside from a few clever segues, and some admittedly driving moments found within).
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Well, not all the GD concerts in those days were totally made up with everlasting jams.
Take for example the may15, 1970 late show:
http://www.archive.org/details/gd_nr...lan.29473.shnf
Approximately 61 songs withonly two lasting more than 19 minutes (Dark Star and Turn ON Your Lovelight), the others somewhere between 2 and, say, 1o minutes:
1 Tuning 01:32
2 Bill Graham Introduction 00:56
3 Don't Ease Me In 03:50
4 I Know You Rider 09:12
5 The Rub 06:20
6 Friend Of The Devil 03:49
7 Long Black Limousine 05:30
8 Candyman/Equipment problems 11:53
9 Cumberland Blues 05:34
10 New Speedway Boogie 07:12
11 Cold Jordan 03:11
12 Stage Preparations 09:38
13 Bill Graham Introduction/Six Days On The Road 04:21
14 Whatcha Gonna Do? 04:37
15 I Don't Know You 04:23
16 Henry 03:51
17 Portland Woman 04:51
18 Fair Chance To Know 05:03
19 Last Lonely Eagle 02:01
20 Tuning/Introduction 01:53
21 Casey Jones 05:50
22 Easy Wind 08:48
23 Attics Of My Life 06:36
24 St. Stephen > 05:52
25 Cryptical Envelopment > 01:56
26 Drums > 06:52
27 The Other One > 11:11
28 Cryptical Reprise > 04:22
29 Cosmic Charlie 09:59
30 New Minglewood Blues 04:14
31 Ballad Of Casey JOnes 03:03
32 Silver Threads And Golden Needles 03:50
33 Black Peter 07:07
34 Friend Of The Deveil 05:54
35 Uncle John's Band 06:56
36 Candyman 07:23
37 She's Mine 02:54
38 Katie Mae 05:31
39 I Hear A Voice Callin' 03:06
40 House Music /Stage Preparations 04:06
41 Stage Preparations 03:27
42 Bill Graham Introduction/Brown-Eyed Handsome Man 04:59
43 Louisana Lady 05:43
44 Can't Pay The Price 04:48
45 Truck Drivin' Man 03:59
46 All I Ever Wanted 08:24
47 Workin' Man Blues 04:13
48 Henry/Broken String 07:09
49 I Don't Know You 04:03
50 Lodi 04:31
51 Last Lonely Eagle 06:50
52 Mama Tried 03:05
53 Sawmill 04:01
54 Me And My Uncle 04:57
55 Connection 05:34
56 Here Comes The Sun/Stage Preparations 01:22
57 The Sun King/Stage Preparations/Marines' Hymn 04:43
58 Bill Graham Introduction/China Cat Sunflower > 04:07
59 I Know You Rider 04:47
60 Cumverland Blues 05:02
61 Hard To Handle/Broken String 10:17
62 Beat It On Down The Line 03:30
63 Morning Dew 10:59
64 Good Lovin' 13:58
65 Dire Wolf 04:27
66 Next Time You See Me 04:49
67 Dark Star > 19:37
68 St Stephen > 04:03
69 Not Fade Away > 06:56
70 Turn On Your Lovelight 27:01
71 Cold Jordan 02:42
