'China Cat Sunflower' > 'I Know You Rider' and 'Truckin' ' two long. The reprise gets quite jazzy and there is some marvelous interplay between Jerry and Keith before the second verse.Īthough quite a few of the following shows on the tour feature more spectacular performances of The Other One, this one is certainly worthy of its inclusion on the official release. three-record live set Europe '72 (the group's third live album in four years). After a drum break, it segues into a superb Other One featuring a brief Me and My Uncle Jam and a very nice melodic space segment. The second set kicks off with an excellent performance of Truckin' that includes a very nice Garcia solo. Set 1: intro by Sam Cutler > Greatest Story Ever Told, Sugaree, Chinatown Shuffle, China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider, Big Boss Man, Black-Throated Wind, Loser, Mr. The first set is unremarkable, with the exception of a well played China/Rider. But despite it's rather poor reputation, the music available from vault reel sources is excellent, particularly the jam suite on disk three of the Steppin' Out release. Europe 72 is a 1972 live triple album of performances by the Grateful Dead, recorded during their tour of Western Europe in early 1972. Perhaps due to Wembley being a "chilly, cavernous sports facility" this performance is not of the same caliber as many of the subsequent performances. Both audience sources archived here are extremely poor in sound quality, rendering both transfers virtually unlistenable. Although few in number, his contributions to Europe '72 are among the most commanding not only of this release, but of his career."THE DEAD STORM BRITAIN" Melody Maker Magazine Sadly, this European jaunt would be the last of its kind to include the formidable talents and soul of founding member Ron "Pigpen" McKernan (organ/mouth harp/vocals), who was in increasingly fragile health. Since their last outing, the group had expanded to include the husband-and-wife team of Keith Godchaux (keyboards) and Donna Jean Godchaux (vocals). Among them are "China Cat Sunflower" - which was now indelibly linked to the longtime Dead cover "I Know You Rider" - as well as "Cumberland Blues," "Truckin'," "Sugar Magnolia," and "Morning Dew." With the additional album the band was able to again incorporate some of their exceedingly stretched-out instrumental improvisations - titled "Epilogue" and "Prelude" here. Garcia, Weir, and Lesh overdubbed entirely new vocals on July 13th at Alembic, with Garcia apparently making another pass on August 8th. Jack Straw 4:46 You Win Again 3:54 China Cat Sunflower 5:33 I Know You Rider 4:55 Brown-Eyed Women 4:45 Hurts Me Too 7:18 Ramble On Rose 6:09. this song appeared on Europe 72, paired (as was typical) with I Know You Rider. JESSE: Back in San Francisco after the tour, the band whittled it down to three versions of the China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider combinationCopenhagen, Hamburg and Parisand picked Paris. The band mixes a bevy of new material - such as "Ramble on Rose," "Jack Straw," "Tennessee Jed," "Brown-Eyed Woman," and "He's Gone" - with revisitations of back-catalog favorites. China Cat Sunflower Lyrics by Grateful Dead from the Europe 72 album. This collection is fashioned in much the same way as their previous release - which had also been a live multi-disc affair. China Cat Sunflower: 6:16: I Know You Rider: 5:46. The Grateful Dead commemorated their first extended European tour with an extravagant triple-LP set appropriately enough titled Europe '72. Explore the tracklist, credits, statistics, and more for Europe '72: The Complete Recordings by Grateful Dead.
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