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Grateful DeadGrateful Dead Live at Wembley Empire Pool on 1972-04-08 (April 8, 1972)

This show has been commercially released as "Steppin' Out with the Grateful Dead"

Collection: : GratefulDead
Band/Artist: Grateful Dead
Date: April 8, 1972 (check for other copies)
Venue: Wembley Empire Pool
Location: London, England

Source: SBD> MR (16 track)> DAT> [Disc 3 only: SS]> Sound Forge 4.5>CDR
Keywords: Live concert

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Bertha, Me & My Uncle, Mr. Charlie, Deal, Black Throated Wind, Next Time You See Me, Cumberland Blues, Brown Eyed Women, Beat It On Down The Line, Tennessee Jed, Playin' In The Band, Good Lovin', Looks Like Rain, Casey Jones Truckin', Big Railroad Blues, It Hurts Me Too, Dark Star-> Mind Left Body Jam -> Sugar Magnolia-> Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks); E: One More Saturday Night

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Reviewer: clementinescaboose - - November 11, 2009
Subject: Best Caution EVER
the dark star>sugarmag>caution (and i believe other parts of this show) are featured on stepping out...

the dark star is one of my very favorites with some wonderfully fluid jamming and great peaks.

but the highlight is the most raging version of caution i've ever heard; jerry's speed fueled mayhem of guitar playing is just beyond words in this one. listen to this cruising down the highway, and you're sure to get a speeding ticket.

Reviewer: snow_and_rain - - March 2, 2009
Subject: PITB is the overlooked jewel of this show!
Awesome Playin! Compact and brilliant

Reviewer: cb18201 - - February 4, 2009
Subject: anyone help out a head?
got "steppin out" but i wanna hear this whole show really bad. anyone out there get this version or any of the other versions on here before they were taken down? if your willing to trade please email me at cb18201@hotmail.com

peace

Reviewer: Harry Netzer - - January 28, 2009
Subject: Where can I get this?
Cumberland Blues wasn't released on Steppin' Out with the Grateful Dead! Where can I listen to this recording now?

Reviewer: mgford25 - - May 16, 2008
Subject: Perfection
One of those shows that is high energy perfection from the first note. Insane intensity. Unbelievable jamming. I was already floored, when I realized I was still listening to the first set! And then later, Dark Star, and a rare one-drummer Caution? Waaaayy over the top! The first Caution in Europe, absolutely blistering. Take three hours and listen to this whole show, from start to finish.

Reviewer: phleshy - - January 12, 2005
Subject: Awesome Europe '72 show.
What makes this show, of course, is the Dark Star>Sugar Mag>Caution. The first set, though full of great songs, is rather average for E72. I like the Cumberland from the actual album; boy, did they polish up their harmonies in the studio!

The Dark Star, like many others from this tour, is very adventurous and beautiful; it has far less of the dissonant Tiger jam than 4/24 or 5/11 so it's very accessible. The Mind Left Body jam at the end is pure bliss. The Sugar Mag and Caution smoke, with Pig in the latter as good as ever. It's hard to believe that he would be dead less than a year later.

By all means necessary, get this show. Any fans of the '72 Dead are missing out if they don't have it.

Reviewer: bootleg43 - - December 16, 2004
Subject: Rarely Does It Get Better
The Playin In The Band from this show is simply RAGING! This one is a Jerry/Phil smorgasbourg. The fellas never stop creating throughout the life of this Playin. The Good Lovin rocks also. This is another of those 72 versions which differs from the typical 1970 and 1971 versions in that there are no drums after the initial singing of verses. Pig is at the top of his game on this version. Jerry continues to snake through the woodpile, never concluding the seemingly endless string of notes which constitute every jam they ever did. This is some serious music here, kids! Strap into those seat belts and assume the position... The Dark Star>Sugar Mag>Caution is everything everyone has already said. I used this particular jam to further entice a semi-DeadHead friend further onto the bus. Needless to say, after about 15 minutes of this Dark Star, he was totally feeling it. I say this alot, but I only say it when I mean it: your life is not complete without owning and knowing this show. There is no one who cannot like this stuff unless they are musically impaired or near death. Try it and see.

Reviewer: darkstarpat - - December 16, 2004
Subject: Great Start
Really sets the tone for whats to come on this tour. The Dark Star is absolutely amazing. At about the 25 minute, it just takes off into the most stunningly beautiful jam I've ever heard.

Reviewer: grateful red - - December 15, 2004
Subject: Essential
the dark star > sugar mag > caution from this show is one of the most astounding pieces of music i've ever heard. whenever i need to explain the dead to people, i point them to that, and they seem to get it.

Reviewer: Dylanstubs - - December 15, 2004
Subject: Sounds great
But unless Cumberland was missing completely, there was no reason to use the Europe '72 version. I would have preferred to hear it sans overdubbing.

Reviewer: KidKoala - - November 27, 2004
Subject: A+ Sound quality ; A+ Show quality
The instruments are crisp, the vocals are crystal clear, the playing is gorgeously inspired. Get this show!

Reviewer: injunva - - July 26, 2004
Subject: comparable to '72!
Excellent show, as good as Europe '72. Best live Cumberland I've heard yet!

Reviewer: dr. flashback - - July 10, 2004
Subject: Top Ten!
One of the 3-4 greatest shows of the tour, no doubt. I prefer 4/14 a little better, but this show is a knockout. The Dark Star is very intense and psychedelic. But the Caution almost upstages it, very hot! The band was tight, well rehearsed,and on a mission from God tonight. All the songs are well played, Truckin and Playin especially. And the LL Rain with Jerry on pedal steel is really a rare treat. Jerry plays steel also on 4/14 - and I believe one other Euro 72 show. Anyone know? I've heard so much good Euro lately my mind is spinning! Get 5/11, 4/14, 5/26 and this one and you'll have some of the best from this tour. Enjoy bozos!
Dr. Flashback ;-)

Reviewer: Chadbang - - June 19, 2004
Subject: Classic Dead
I've downloaded about 25 shows from archive.org and the Wembley concert is my favourite so far. Musicially the show reminds of the tracks you'll find on the classic Dead album "Europe '72". The band is in fantastic form and locked into infectious groove all the way through the show. Sonically, the Wembley concert also reminds me on the sound found on "Europe '72". It has an excellent mix and balance, outshining numerous other live shows found here at archive.org. You can easily imagine that this recording was given the same treatment as the tracks that wound up on Europe 72. They seem to share the same sonic footprint. Of all the taped shows I've downloaded, I find this the most pleasant to listen to from an audiophile standpoint, really an excellent taping job and hghly recommended. And, as I've said, the band in also in peak form with this brisk sounding, tightly focused performance. By far, my favourite show to date. But, luckily, there's much more to shift through! Five stars, indeed! :)

Reviewer: raintheory - - June 7, 2004
Subject: very nice
love the dark star here... very intense, listened to it for the first time driving home, by the time the 19min mark came around I realized I was speeding and had a death-grip on the steering wheel. :)

Reviewer: Susep - - June 1, 2004
Subject: "kind of husky..."
This night saw the Dead liftoff towards an incredible musical odyssey. Cumberland (smokin' version which later appeaers on what album?) and Playin' showcases sea saw melodicism by Jerry with the others opening up bigtime. Set II offers more splendid improvisation, Enjoy.

Reviewer: RJGerard - - May 27, 2004
Subject: Great Show!!!
This is a must have. The Dead were "plugged in" on this night. There is great energy and clarity. The version of Looks Like Rain is one of the best I ever heard. Tender and strong. Next Time You See Me kicks. Sugar Mags rocks, as does Good Lovin'. They're the songs you've heard 100 times, but they never seem to get old. Do yourself a favor, download this show. It's worth it.

Reviewer: Hagen Hagen - - May 5, 2004
Subject: frenzy
More focused than most later dates of that tour.
Looks Like Rain with Garcia on pedal steel is poignant / Dark Star is anything but dark - emitting white light for 30 minutes continously / a miraculous, all-smiles transition into a most frantic Sugar Magnolia spilling into Caution.
Disc 3 is the most energetic and intensive 60 minutes of The Dead that I know. And the rest of the show rocks hardly less.

Reviewer: dcain - - May 1, 2004
Subject: Dark Star into Sugar Magnolia
Don't pass thru life without hearing this. In the jam coming out of Dark Star, it's unclear where they are headed; it's just some unknown, improvised, rollicking happy stuff. US Blues? Goin Down The Road? Turned out to be Sugar Magnolia. Incredible. And what a wiggy Dark Star this was.

Reviewer: gankmore - - April 15, 2004
Subject: 31:31 Darkstar
This show is amazing in so many ways. Don't be turned off by the slight buzzing in the keys at the start of Bertha. By the time you get 2 minutes in this sounds great. The 31 and a half minute DarkStar leading into mind left body is what most folks will love about this show, but also the Mister Charlie, Big Railroad, and Casey Jones are all a stomping good time.

Get this one.

Notes

SBD> MR (16 track)> DAT> [Disc 3 only: SS]> Sound Forge 4.5>CDR; remastering by Bill Giles, with disc 3 work by David Gans; EAC> SHN by Jeff M.; see detailed notes in info file