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My most important Desert Island Disc., May 12, 2003
This review is from: Dick's Picks, Vol. 3: Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, FL, 5/22/77 (Audio CD)
This, of any recorded music I own, is my favorite. You can say what you want, but the second disc of this set is among the most exhilerating American music ever recorded. It belongs alongside anything done by Miles or Coletrane, any Hendrix solo, any Delta Blues anthropological treasure. It belongs alongsde the Carter Family, Scott Joplin, John Cage, Ella Fitzgerald or Frank Sinatra at their finest. It starts with "Estimated Prophet" and ends up with a cataclysimc "Morning Dew". Absolutely flawless, painfully beautiful, unforgettable. This is what the Dead was all about, what youth is all about, what life is all about. You think I'm overstating it? Listen for yourself.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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Quite simple, October 1, 2005
This review is from: Dick's Picks, Vol. 3: Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, FL, 5/22/77 (Audio CD)
This record made my world stop! I've been listning to the Grateful Dead since I saw them live in '95. Of all of the shows that I've heard I am convinced that this was the night that God Himself touched Jerry Garcia on the head with his finger. "Eyes of the World" on disc two all the way through "Walk Me Out In The Morning Dew" is the finest music that I have ever heard in my entire life. This set changed my outlook on life. It made me realize that music is more than just sound. It is an expression of life itself. The sound is alive and crackling with energy. I've listened to disc two more than 100 times and I know I keep finding something that I've never heard before everytime!
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Flat out Best of the Picks, January 3, 2003
This review is from: Dick's Picks, Vol. 3: Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, FL, 5/22/77 (Audio CD)
This is my favorite Dick's Pick, and I really love some of the others. While I normally gravitate to the 72 - 74 era, this show is hands down one of the Dead's most spectacular musical performances. The uninterupted jamming from Estimated through to Morning Dew is a flawless masterpiece of improvisition. This is why I loved that Band!
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