Grateful Dead - Dick's Picks Vol. 23 Baltimore Civic Cen (CD)

The Grateful Dead at their peak in 1972 was a force to be reckoned with, and this Dick's Picks volume is the proof.

Recorded just three months after Pigpen left the band due to health reasons, this show features the organic yet focused ebbs and flows and unexpected improvisational twists that are characteristic of a classic Dead show.

Highlights include a sublime "Playing in the Band," a soaring "Bird Song," a potent coupling of "China Cat Sunflower" and "I Know You Rider," and an hour-long medley of "He's Gone/"The Other One/"Sing Me Back Home." Don't miss out on this opportunity to experience the Grateful Dead at their very best.