Fall '73 Descent
The pre-Wall peak: darker, longer, and more architectural.
Fall 1973 deserves its own room. These shows move from Madison's Dark Star > Mind Left Body architecture through Winterland's home-room patience to Tampa's officially released Dick's Picks Vol. 1 material, where the jams feel less like songs stretching out and more like structures being assembled in real time.
Path Threads
fall 73 · 1973 · dark star · mind left body · winterland · dicks picks
Stops On This Path
1. October 25, 1973 · Dane County Coliseum
October 25, 1973 at Dane County Coliseum · Madison, WI, US · Europe/Golden era · 4 recordings listed · Archive listeners rate it around 5
Madison starts the descent with Dark Star, Mind Left Body, and the sound of 1973 getting darker.
Setlist includes Bertha · Big River · Here Comes Sunshine · Black Throated Wind · They Love Each Other · Mexicali Blues · Tennessee Jed · Looks Like Rain · Deal · El Paso.
2. November 11, 1973 · Winterland
November 11, 1973 at Winterland · San Francisco, CA, US · Europe/Golden era · 4 recordings listed · Archive listeners rate it around 5
Winterland is the home-room version of that architectural patience.
Setlist includes Promised Land · Bertha · Greatest Story Ever Told · Sugaree · Black Throated Wind · To Lay Me Down · El Paso · Ramble On Rose · Me And Bobby McGee · China Cat Sunflower.
3. December 19, 1973 · Curtis Hixon Convention Hall
December 19, 1973 at Curtis Hixon Convention Hall · Tampa, FL, US · Europe/Golden era · 5 recordings listed · Archive listeners rate it around 5
Tampa, later Dick's Picks Vol. 1, makes the case that this era needs its own path.
Setlist includes Promised Land · Sugaree · Mexicali Blues · Dire Wolf · Black Throated Wind · Candyman · Jack Straw · Big Railroad Blues · Big River · Here Comes Sunshine.