32054 Florida 13:50 (13:42)
Main theme at 1:35.
Feelin’ Groovy at 9:32.
Bright Star at 10:45.
Goes into The Other One.
A snappy intro is played here with confidence. The main theme is visited early, and as usual they seem to be hovering around it in this section. From about 3:00 the band slides into a remarkable jam. Weir is playing some high counterpoint, which contributes to the unique flavor here. It comes to a head about a minute later, and then they dip into a kind of Sputnik-y region to regroup. Unfortunately, there is a cut at 4:55, and we are cast forward into the post-verse space.
Space, which again seems a little disjointed tonight, turns into a kind of gentle noodling as ordinary sonorities reassert themselves. When it comes together at around 7:30 it seems like Soulful Strut is in the offing. The band starts pedaling in a repetitious pattern, which sometimes suggests they’re getting ready to play a modular jam. However, they stay with what they’re doing for a while; Garcia starts a frenzied high solo at 9:00, and then he breaks into Bright Star at about 9:12, although it’s more of a quote, and he goes on to quote the main theme at 9:24 before the band kicks into Feelin’ Groovy at 9:32.
They don’t stay with Feelin’ Groovy for long, and soon Garcia is again weaving his solo around the Bright Star pattern. There is quite a peak here before the band brings it down again. As we reach the 12 minute mark it almost sounds like Garcia is pushing toward Cosmic Charlie for a moment or two, and there is a Sputnik pattern at the end before the band shifts into The Other One (without an intervening Cryptical Envelopment).
The playing is really great at times, and the jam after space is pretty vicious. Although the intro is cut what’s here of that is also really good. This is a nice piece of music that is sadly incomplete; in any case, it seems like the band is on a roll with Dark Star at this point.
What was said:
JSegel:
Middle of the set in Florida here. Medium tempo, decent groove established right off the bat.
Great lead in jam up to the gliss Jerry does to start the theme proper about 2 minutes in. This is more relaxed togetherness in the rhythm section (guiro alone from the drum area to start with shaker after a few minutes). Nice playing from Jerry, it builds into some strong whirlpools, and into riffy theme jam area which backs off drastically at a little after 4 min and goes into a quieter jazzier jam, and then the tape cuts to the space section after the verse! Crud.
Space has volume swelled notes and swirling strokes on guitar strings. Drums making small rhythmic cadences. JG and Phil start the build back into melodies at about 6 minutes into this tape, the side stick drum set wants to come along, but it’s not settling into a rhythm for a while. When it does get to a groove, Jerry sticks on a G for a while, before starting longer runs. Bobby still wants that G7 sometimes, but at 9:30 they start the descending bass FG/UJB groove progression. Jerry is continuously streaming notes, and hits a Bright Star run area within this section, and builds it further to a real Bright Star by 11 minutes.
They rein it in, back to a moderate groove, and get caught in a weird arpeggio area for a bit (both JG and BW) as they build it up, and then it drops away with a slightly different feel and Phil pedals for a while, and they continue arpeggio-building and then when it finally actually sounds like a Sputnik (ya think Cosmic Charlie?) for a second, it changes to The Other One! And off they go.
Decent version, actually, though with a cut so we lost verse 1. Lots of forward momentum in the jams, and the energy is high, and it continues into the Other One jam and beyond. That's a hundred captured performances in a little over 2 years of very incessant touring. Pretty amazing, even if they stopped there. Which, we all know, they didn't. At all.
Mr. Rain:
This one goes at a speedy clip! The opening jam went by so quickly I had to hold onto my seat. (But it's very restful at the same time.) Bob's very active, doing a lot of counterpoint-playing; and the inevitable guiro keeps up the beat. Toward the end they get quieter and Mickey's doing his guiro-tapping, it sounds like they're getting back to the chord changes they were doing at 3:00 -- then zip, a cut throws us into space. Oops, there goes the verse!
Space is a couple minutes of the usual weirdness. It's a little busier than usual; Bill's pattering on drums which gives it a more agitated feel. But it's not long before Jerry's playing a little tune and the other guys slowly return to normal, an interesting transition. Then after 7:20 they step on the gas and boom, we're in a percussive jam, Bill snappy on drums. It does sound like Bob's in his Soulful Strut modality, though not quite getting into that chord pattern. Hot stuff -- surprisingly Jerry breaks into Bright Star after 9:05, earlier than expected, and seems to realize it's too soon and backpedals, so Bob guides them into Feelin' Groovy, a very ebullient take. (Bill's bangin' those toms!) Jerry takes them right into Bright Star again -- the playing keeps getting hotter! At the point where they normally go back to the theme, (around 11:00) Jerry wants to keep going, so he noodles around for a while and gets into that Cosmic Charlie-type pattern, which after 12 minutes turns into something really beautiful. Jerry's arpeggios change into the Sputnik pattern and Bob gamely counters him, but Phil wants to move on and starts pressing for the Other One, so that's where they go.
I actually liked this one more than 2-14. A very high-energy version that races to the finish -- they really put some pep in their step for the bored teens at Pirate's World!
adamos:
There’s a nice gliding feel as they get going. Bob’s rhythm adds texture, supplemented by the guiro and shaker, and they head out at a decent pace. By 1:35 they’re already hitting the theme. Bob continues to be prominent in the mix which adds a nice feel. Jerry is exploring high and low, winding through lines. After three minutes they’re gaining some momentum and add a little edge and the jam soars upwards. They ease up somewhat and proceed a bit more delicately and then a tape cut fast forwards us into space.
Space is oozy and insect-y and somewhat melodious with lots of cymbal action and some kick drum as well. Around 6:30 things are starting to coalesce and by 7:20 they are off into a jam and get cooking. After 8:30 Jerry is reaching higher and around 9:05 he takes it into a semi-Bright Star but the jam keeps rolling and around 9:30 they transition into Feeling Groovy.
FG is lively and uplifting but brief and you can hear Jerry wanting to get back to Bright Star. They’re moving fast and building and at 10:45 he hits the Bright Star peak. From there they bring it down and cruise along at a lower altitude for a bit. Starting at 11:50 it does sound like there’s a touch of Cosmic Charlie in the proceedings. They rev it up and then ease off and Jerry works a pretty line with a little twang and it builds again and things get progressively more Sputnik-ish before giving way to The Other One.
It’s a good version with lots of energy; shame about the cut.
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