50 years ago tonight, the #gratefuldead take #denver, opening 2 nights at the coliseum. big jam now on “road trips v. 4, n. 3.” late fall ’73, show #6. https://archive.org/details/gd1973-11-20.144266.sbd.boswell.smith.miller.clugston.flac2496 [1/3]
11/20/73 denver: LET IT GROW finding room to breathe, but still lands before everybody’s ready. easy left turn from MISSISSIPPI HALF-STEP > DIRE WOLF seems to catch all by surprise, 1st DIRE WOLF since 10/72, ~10bpm slower. 39-minute TRUCKIN’ > THE OTHER ONE > STELLA BLUE has PHILO STOMP-ish bass zone at 1st transition, high-stepping pre-verse jams. post-verse, after resetting to space, peppiness twists into another well-executed MIND LEFT BODY as thrilling bridge to quiet garcia song. [2/3]
