song "Dark Star"
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"Dark Star" is an iconic, improvisation-heavy Grateful Dead song closely associated with Jerry Garcia and renowned for its expansive live performances.
Observed surface forms (1)
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| Dark Star | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Grateful Dead song
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song ⓘ |
| artist | Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAlbum |
Grateful Dead (Skull & Roses) bonus material
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Live/Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ What a Long Strange Trip It's Been NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPerformer |
Bill Kreutzmann
NERFINISHED
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Bob Weir NERFINISHED ⓘ Brent Mydland NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED ⓘ Keith Godchaux NERFINISHED ⓘ Mickey Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ Phil Lesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron McKernan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedScene | San Francisco psychedelic scene ⓘ |
| composer |
Bill Kreutzmann
NERFINISHED
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Bob Weir NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED ⓘ Mickey Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ Phil Lesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron McKernan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | iconic jam-band improvisational piece ⓘ |
| firstReleaseCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstReleaseType | single ⓘ |
| firstReleaseYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| genre |
acid rock
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jam band ⓘ psychedelic rock ⓘ |
| hasBSide | Born Cross-Eyed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFanCulture | extensive tape-trading and comparative listening of live versions ⓘ |
| hasKey | A major ⓘ |
| lengthLiveVersion | often between 15 and 30 minutes ⓘ |
| lengthStudioVersion | approximately 2 minutes 44 seconds ⓘ |
| liveDebutYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Robert Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricLine |
Dark star crashes, pouring its light into ashes
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Reason tatters, the forces tear loose from the axis ⓘ Searchlight casting for faults in the clouds of delusion ⓘ Shall we go, you and I while we can ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
cosmic imagery
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impermanence ⓘ mysticism ⓘ |
| notableLiveVersion |
August 27, 1972 Veneta, Oregon performance
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Europe '72 tour performances ⓘ February 13, 1970 Fillmore East performance ⓘ February 27, 1969 Fillmore West performance ⓘ Live/Dead version recorded at Fillmore West 1969 ⓘ October 18, 1974 Winterland performance ⓘ |
| notableRecognition | considered one of the Grateful Dead's signature songs ⓘ |
| performanceCharacteristic |
central vehicle for live jams
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extended improvisation ⓘ features group improvisation ⓘ frequent key and modal shifts ⓘ often exceeds 20 minutes live ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| structure | open-ended improvisational framework ⓘ |
| tempo | slow to medium ⓘ |
| typicalSetPlacement | first set or second set improvisational centerpiece ⓘ |
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