

Epler named a new species of diving beetle (family Dytiscidae) for the song it is called Uvarus sinofelihelianthus. In the 2009 Ang Lee film Taking Woodstock, the version of the song from Europe '72 is used in the part of the film showing everyone arriving at Woodstock in 1969.
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The song is featured in the Rock Band video game series as downloadable content, along with 17 other Grateful Dead songs. The first live recording of this song appeared on Europe 72, paired (as was typical) with I Know You Rider. Anyone out there remember what it was like to be three years old?" In popular culture The song was typically sung by Jerry Garcia. 'It's about acid' does it less justice than the observation that it's about seeing, sensing, and making connections in a sensuous world. 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. 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. I have used some eq, mostly to adjust the bottom end.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.
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Harv is probably turning in his grave at the thought of that because he didn't like his sources patched if the patch was inferior, which most times they were. This year three bands will be featured - The Ouija Brothers, Glass Camels and Edgewood Ramblers. The festival is held on Jerry Garcia’s birthday and celebrates his life and his band, The Grateful Dead. I decided to change it to mono and then add some ambience so that it is a better fit. 2021 will be the 26th anniversary of the China Cat Sunflower Festival in Jacksonville, FL. I can now reveal that it came to me from my friend, the late Harvey Lubar. The source used is shnid 136683, a sbd that was originally credited to an anonymous donor. There are two patches in each of "Dark Star", "Big Boss Man" and the first two or three seconds of "NFA" has been patched on.

Quite a number of dropouts have been repaired. A number of tracks are clipped at the start. Where tracks are missing or the taper paused, crossfades have been put in to smooth it out. There is some light wow and flutter but I haven't attempted to fix that. In fact pretty much the whole of Set II sounds better than Set I. The duopoly, maybe the iconic pairing of songs in the Grateful Dead canon, at least it terms of its longevity (they played it often, starting in the early 70s continuing throughout the end of the touring in 1995) and quality (more tha. The comment that caught my eye was that "Dark Star" stood out because it seemed of much better quality than the rest of the recording. Answer (1 of 7): Ahhh China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider. At that time the only source available was an aud and since no others have shown up I guess it might be this one. Seems strange reading the review of this show in the Taping Compendium.
