Dark Star > Attics > Dark Star > Sugar Magnolia > Dark Star > St. ![]() This Dark Star weaves in and out of view while also providing the driving force behind some of the greatest musical expression the band ever produced. The music speaks a thousand whispering voices forever.Ġ6/24/70 – You may have bumped into this show already, but if not, you are a sure goner now. The review knows better than to attempt a true charting of the musical journey. Here, we come face to face with the cauldron of molten fire which forged the very soul of the Dead’s musical exploration. I guess 1969 can be that way in that the entire year tends to blur into one long peak along the Dead’s long strange trip. Please follow the links below to fully enjoy this Listening Trail.Ġ6/14/69 – I was surprised after posting this review to learn how few people knew about this show. There is no hope of stacking these up in order of importance, so we’ll just take them chronologically. So, in swirling mist and a perception of perspective and direction that undulates like heat off a road at its entrance, let’s take a stroll past a few of the GDLG’s current Dark Stars. But the seclusion and secretive nature of this trail only enhances its enchantments. The entrance isn’t brightly lit near the front of the park, and you might have to make friends with the park ranger before he will trust you to traverse this path alone. Here is a listening trail not for the faint of heart. Thus, the Dark Star garden has been created. I get the sense that if I was new to exploring the Grateful Dead and found my way to these pages, I might want to easily be pointed to some good Dark Stars. ![]() Yes, one can have their favorite versions, but I never even set about reviewing shows for the Guide based upon which Dark Stars I find to be “best.” Those on this trail serve to provide a direct path to some of the noteworthy version that have already turned up in reviews here. The song defies being stacked up in such a way. Please note that this is not a list of the Grateful Dead’s best Dark Stars of all time. ![]() It’s hardly the first taste of the Dead you’d typically want to give someone, but it’s the one thing that can cement the band’s music into the soul forever onward. It’s at once some of the most “cosmic” music the band made, and at the same time the most personal. Nothing quite describes the Grateful Dead’s deepest level of musical magic better than Dark Star. Another installment in the GDLG Listening Trails Series
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