![]() ![]() ![]() The show that night was taped, but similar to many of the band’s pre-1970 performances, the audio quality isn’t very strong compared to the library of high-definition audio from the later years. The live Grateful Dead album Europe '72 features a terrific China Cat Sunflower, recorded at L'Olympia concert hall in Paris, France. The show that night also included performances of “Alligator” and “The Other One” but is remembered fondly as the first-ever pairing of “China” > “Rider”, which boosts the performance into significant territory within the carefully cataloged history of the Dead. The duopoly, maybe the iconic pairing of songs in the Grateful Dead canon, at least it terms of its longevity. The performance of “China Cat Sunflower” into “I Know You Rider” opened up the band’s brief gig at the Greenwich Village nightclub. Ahhh China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider. In live performance, 'China Cat Sunflower' was nearly always paired with 'I Know You Rider. Related: Listen To Bob Weir’s Isolated Guitar Parts From Grateful Dead’s Final Show At Berkeley’s Greek Theatre In 1989 It makes it that much more special to note that the “China” > “Rider” combination made its first appearance at the legendary Cafe au Go Go in New York City on September 30th, 1969-53 years ago today, and less than a month before the venue closed its doors in October of that year. The Grateful Dead performed the two-song combination over 500 times throughout their 30-year run, making it one of the more dependable mid-set segues capable of launching a show into orbit at any moment thanks to its dance-friendly tempo and lengthy jams transition jams. I'll experiment with the camera next time. I went for it here but it effected my playing. In the Grateful Dead universe, few song pairings stick out with such adoration and favoritism among the band’s legion of fans more than “China Cat Sunflower” > “I Know You Rider”. Hope it is useful and let me know what you think I received a request to keep the mandolin horizontal. ![]()
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