The second half gets started with a lighthearted, yet charging, Truckin’ which goes into a fresh Billy solo. Coming out the other end is a seething, restless entry into The Other One. At a full 35 minutes, the tune covers an immense amount of territory with a few distinct moods. It begins with a focused teasing, like a cat playing with yarn, of the main theme. This all leads to the song’s mighty mainstem as the band roars into the first lyrics. Eventually, the boys descend into utter chaos at the molecular level, a journey deep into inner space before suddenly popping out in an airy Bobby McGee. After Bobby McGee, the boys hop back on The Other One bus and charge down the road again. In due course, they deposit themselves down by the docks of the city with a down and out Wharf Rat. And after a short BIODTL, Pig comes out for a heartfelt Two Souls In Communion, dripping with heartfelt blues with a little gospel simmering to the surface. Ramble On Rose then takes us to a lovely Sing Me Back Home, Jerry and Donna’s answer to Pig’s Two Souls. Sugar Magnolia then breaks forth, romping right along to a lengthy pregnant pause before the band launches into a searing Sunshine Daydream. From the ashes of the Sugar Mags, Not Fade Away builds off Billy’s pounding beat. And after Bobby’s joyous vocals, Jerry, with Phil delivering a powerful and melodic undercurrent, launches off repeatedly. Going Down The Road Feeling Bad then appears seamlessly, Bobby throwing in some sweet licks while Jerry and Phil continue doing their thing. Eventually, the Dead slow it down, Billy bridging it back into a final Not Fade Away.

When the Dead arrived in Amsterdam, they were suddenly awash in very good cocaine. Everyone indulged, but Jerry and Rock Scully took on the mantra of “two much of anything is just enough,” pissing off the spouses and driving a further wedge between the Bozos and the Bolos. It was also here in Amsterdam that Kidd Candelario took Phil to a pub, introducing him to draft Heineken. As Dennis McNally recalls in Long Strange Trip, “Lesh had never been a big drinker before, but the combination of cocaine and Heineken would become a big favorite of his, leading to what he would later call ‘the Heineken years.’”