In 1974, the Dead toured with the gargantuan "Wall of Sound" system designed by LSD chemist Owsley Stanley; partly due to the expense, they'd quit touring by year's end.
But on Dave's Picks, Vol. 9
which captures the era-epitomizing set recorded at the
University of Montana, they're on point. Jerry Garcia's wah-wah and Keith Godchaux's Fender Rhodes pull jams into Miles Davis
free-funk territory; vocalist Donna Godchaux adds signature off-notes;
and the slow stuff shines brightest. See the 48-minute "Weather Report Suite/Dark Star/China Doll," a journey through ion-storming space,
landing gently. Those piloting skills are still unmatched. source
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