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They Love Each Other
May 20, 1973
U.C.
Most rockin' version I know. The boys sound big and tight throughout this wonderful show.
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
May 20, 1973
U.C.
Really tight and uptempo. Jerry sings through a cold, but energetic and inspired guitar work. Perfect transition into Rider.
9
Playin' In The Band
June 26, 1976
Auditorium Theatre
Complex and experimental around a Stephen>Wheel sandwich. Starts and ends in wild exhuberance, but has lots of spacebugs and dinosaurs in between.
3
The Wheel
June 3, 1976
Paramount Theatre
Was this the first Wheel ever? It rolls just so sweetly - not very long, but quite perfect
10
Scarlet Begonias
June 3, 1976
Paramount Theatre
Very tight, uptempo and deeply grooving. Check out Seamons' matrix for right tape speed. Even Donna's contributino is solid on this one.
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Comments
Big Railroad Blues
Nov. 7, 1971
Harding Theatre
The levels on my copy are all way up in the red, the sound over-saturated and distorting, and I looooooove it. Slamming along at full locomotive power and just killing it.
Sugaree
Nov. 7, 1971
Harding Theatre
Would nominate this as a good "entry-level" version for someone who likes old rock and roll, but isn't tuned into live Dead yet. Strong, solid, grooving pulse. Would also nominate this as a sweet-assed groove to dance nice and slow to with your lover. Just sayin'.
The Other One
Nov. 6, 1971
Harding Theater
Bobby introduces with "We're going to do a Hugo Winterhalter song now", which is pretty Prankster when you think about it.
Bertha
Nov. 6, 1971
Harding Theater
Jerry just can't stop here, and pulls them back from ending it not once, but twice, to great comic and great rock'n'roll effect. Loose as all hell, but he can play that guitar just like ringing a bell! Hell of a show opener.
El Paso
Oct. 31, 1971
Ohio Theatre
Jerry sounds like champagne bubbles throughout. It's like he's got fifteen extra fingers.
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