I am a decent Dead Head , but haven't listened in a while to one of their records and while listening recently to Europe 72 and was really surprised by the 3rd record which is a brilliant exercise in modal improvisation. While the first two LPs are more song based the last one starts with Truckin as a foil and moves into uncharted territory until coming back at the end into Morning Dew. This twenty minute long improvisation is one of the best in the realm of rock improvisation I've heard for a long time ( and among the Dead records I know) It's rhythmically and harmonically really challenging with a "real" direction in opposition to a lot of unnecessary noodling. I would be interested in recommendations of Modal Dead. (one of my favorite ones is 'Blues For Allah' )
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