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Poster: | Rings&Bells | Date: | Jan 20, 2009 10:04am |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Favorite Dark Stars by Year |
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Poster: | sambonk2 | Date: | Jan 20, 2009 10:23am |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: Favorite Dark Stars by Year |
69
73
72
70
71
74
89
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Poster: | Death&Mercy | Date: | Jan 21, 2009 10:19am |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: Favorite Dark Stars by Year |
1970-06-24
1971-10-31
1972-03-23
I'm not a huge fan of the 68, 73, and 74 Stars, and the ones played after that are little more than useless clutter. I'd say 72 is the best year for the tune.
I'm calling the March 72 version my favorite, although it's a bit tame for some DS freaks.
http://www.archive.org/details/gd1972-03-23.sbd.cantor-gans.field.20676.shnf
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Poster: | SkyDawg | Date: | Jan 20, 2009 10:41pm |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: Favorite Dark Stars by Year |
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Poster: | light into ashes | Date: | Jan 20, 2009 12:54pm |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: Favorite Dark Stars by Year |
JANUARY - 1/2/70 - also 1/17/70
FEBRUARY - 2/24/74 - runners-up 2/22/69, 2/2/70, 2/26/73
MARCH - 3/28/69 - runner-up 3/28/73, & in the rear 3/23/72
APRIL - a four-way tie! 4/8/72, 4/14/72, 4/24/72, 4/29/72 - but wait, '69 is also throwing some strong punches with 4/22/69 and 4/27/69, among many others - not to mention any other year....
MAY - 5/25/72 - runners-up 5/31/69, 5/11/72
JUNE - 6/27/69
JULY - 7/18/72 - runners-up 7/7/69, 7/31/71
AUGUST - 8/30/69 - runners-up 8/23/68, 8/24/72
SEPTEMBER - fall has the heavy-hitting Dark Star months, so I'll do these chronologically: 9/2/68, 9/17+19/70, 9/21/72, 9/11/73, 9/10/74 - runners-up: any from Sept '72
OCTOBER - 10/12+20/68, 10/25/69, 10/24+31/71, 10/18+28/72, 10/19+30/73, 10/18/74
NOVEMBER - 11/1/68, 11/2+8/69, 11/5+8/70, 11/15/71, 11/13/72, 11/11/73
DECEMBER - 12/7/68, 12/4+26/69, 12/5+15/71, 12/11+15/72, 12/6/73
Well, that's over 50 Stars and there are still others I'd like to add, or have overlooked, but I have to stop somewhere....
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Poster: | Cliff Hucker | Date: | Jan 21, 2009 4:31am |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: Favorite Dark Stars by Year |
09/02/68 Raspberry Farm, have you heard it?
02/27/69 I think its the best ever!
09/19/70 but 1/2/70 might be better?
10/31/71
08/21/72 better listen to it if you havnt yet
09/11/73 today, tomorrow could be 10/25?
06/23/74
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Poster: | sambonk2 | Date: | Jan 21, 2009 8:39am |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: Favorite Dark Stars by Year |
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Poster: | Rings&Bells | Date: | Jan 21, 2009 9:31am |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: Favorite Dark Stars by Year |
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Poster: | William Tell | Date: | Jan 20, 2009 11:43am |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: Favorite Dark Stars by Year |
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Poster: | grendelschoice | Date: | Jan 20, 2009 11:48am |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: Favorite Dark Stars by Year |
Here's my all-time favorite DARK STAR:
http://www.archive.org/details/gd69-10-25.sbd.jagla.81.sbefail.shnf
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Poster: | Edsel | Date: | Jan 21, 2009 9:47am |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: Favorite Dark Stars by Year |
Actually, I love this entire show, even tho it is hacked up and misssing parts, it doesn't seem to matter.
http://www.archive.org/details/gd69-02-05.sbd.cotsman.8993.sbeok.shnf
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Poster: | Rings&Bells | Date: | Jan 20, 2009 12:39pm |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: Favorite Dark Stars by Year |
This post was modified by Rings&Bells on 2009-01-20 20:39:36
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Poster: | grendelschoice | Date: | Jan 20, 2009 2:52pm |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: Favorite Dark Stars by Year |
If you can recommend some tasty '72 DarkStars that don't get into that atonal weirdness (i.e. I really don't need to hear Phil do a bass solo for 3 mins w/in a DS, or Jerry doing his best to scare my dog) please let me know where I can find them...I really believe that song is at its best when it explores thru jazz and jams, not space & crazy loud cacophony....
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Poster: | Rings&Bells | Date: | Jan 20, 2009 6:34pm |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: Favorite Dark Stars by Year |
http://www.archive.org/details/gd72-09-10.sbd.winters.17690.sbeok.shnf
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Poster: | Arbuthnot | Date: | Jan 20, 2009 6:15pm |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: Favorite Dark Stars by Year |
100% agree; cheers
'68 has some fairly compact Dark Stars, but i love them; that year, combined with '69, is the place to travel
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Poster: | light into ashes | Date: | Jan 20, 2009 6:40pm |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: Favorite Dark Stars by Year |
Later in the year, 10/18/72 is perhaps the one that sticks mostly to melodic themes, though there is a Phil solo (a nice one, I think).
First half of '73 is also full of Stars that are more smooth & pretty rather than dissonant dins.
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Poster: | deadmax | Date: | Jan 20, 2009 9:00pm |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: Favorite Dark Stars by Year |
Glad to see it made someone's list.
(especially Grendle whose posts I think bear some weight.)
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Poster: | grendelschoice | Date: | Jan 21, 2009 8:26am |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: Favorite Dark Stars by Year |
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Poster: | fireeagle | Date: | Jan 20, 2009 1:52pm |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: Favorite Dark Stars by Year |
69-10-25
70-06-24
71-10-31
72-04-29
73-12-06
74-06-23
78-12-31
79-01-10
89-10-26
90-12-12
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Poster: | fenario80 | Date: | Jan 20, 2009 12:37pm |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: Favorite Dark Stars by Year |
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Poster: | Rings&Bells | Date: | Jan 20, 2009 1:04pm |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: Favorite Dark Stars by Year |
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Poster: | Styrofoam Cueball | Date: | Jan 21, 2009 7:46pm |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: Favorite Dark Stars by Year |
This post was modified by Styrofoam Cueball on 2009-01-22 03:46:58
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Poster: | Bassy Twang | Date: | Jan 21, 2009 5:04am |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: Favorite Dark Stars by Year |
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Poster: | Liamfinnegan | Date: | Jan 20, 2009 1:35pm |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: Favorite Dark Stars by Year |
5/23/69
10/31/70
2/18/71
4/8/72
7/28/73
12/31/89
7/12/90(? the one at RFK)