It's one of the very few rock-and-roll lyrics (including Dylan's) that has as much impact on the page as it does sung, if not more. Wybenga described the lyrics as "acid-drenched", and said, further: "China Cat Sunflower's lyric-composed, Robert Hunter has said, in a state where contemplation of a cat served as touchstone for an interplanetary journey-is a real masterwork. Wybenga as "that dodgy little Bobby intro that scratches your brain just behind the ears." This second riff has been described by author Eric F. The first is played by Jerry Garcia and then a second one played by Bob Weir is interwoven on top of it. The song begins with distinct guitar riffs. Only twice during this extended period was "China Cat Sunflower" played without this pairing. Over the next 26 years they would pair these songs together over 500 times, most often as a second set opener.
In late 1969 the Grateful Dead began segueing "China Cat Sunflower" into "I Know You Rider" during live performances. Four instances of this arrangement have been released on official recordings, the first on the compilation album So Many Roads (1965–1995), the second on Dick's Picks Volume 22, and the other two on Road Trips Volume 2 Number 2.Ĭhina Cat Sunflower → I Know You Rider During the first year after its introduction into the band's set list, the song was played by itself or often in the middle of an extended jam between the songs " Dark Star" and "The Eleven"-a position more familiarly (to Deadheads) filled by " St. The Grateful Dead first performed "China Cat Sunflower" on January 17, 1968, at the Carousel Ballroom in San Francisco, CA, and played the song well over 500 times in concert. Lyrically, this song has many literary references, including Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, George Herriman's Krazy Kat, and Dame Edith Sitwell's " Polka". The first live recording of this song appeared on Europe '72, paired (as was typical) with " I Know You Rider". The song was typically sung by Jerry Garcia. The lyrics were written by Robert Hunter and the music composed by Jerry Garcia. " China Cat Sunflower" is a song performed by the Grateful Dead which was first recorded for their third studio album Aoxomoxoa. The Europe '72 Volume 2 two-disc set can be ordered here:Īnd now, as the daughter of a friend of mine once said, I bring to you, the sunshine makers.1969 song by Grateful Dead "China Cat Sunflower" You can buy the music-only edition of the complete tour here: Greatest Story Ever Told (4/29/72 Hamburg)
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20), and put them together as though they were a full show. I've picked out personal highlights from the tour that have not been on any of the previously released albums (Europe '72, Hundred Year Hall, Rockin' the Rhein, Steppin' Out With The Grateful Dead, The Golden Road and the soon to be released Europe '72 Vol. So, to honor this release, I've decided to make a two-set mix from the recordings. This box set has all 22 concerts from the tour, and from listening to the shows I've heard so far, the sound quality is stellar and the playing even better.
But they never quite took the time and care to put out something like this box set until now. This tour was initially immortalized by the release Europe '72, and then the band wisely released additional recordings from the tour after Jerry Garcia's death in 1995. This tour afforded the best chance to hear his style blending with the jazz-leaning direction that the rest of the band would go for the next three years. Not only was there crisp playing by all members of the band, but this is the last hurrah for Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, the bluesy "frontman" of the band's early years. The Dead's April-May 1972 tour through Europe is one that has been thought by many Deadheads as the best the band ever did. I recently got the 72-disc Grateful Dead box set masterpiece, The Complete Europe '72 Recordings.
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