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Mexicali Blues
March 24, 1973
The Spectrum

'73 Mexicali? Smokesville, USA.
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Loser
March 24, 1973
The Spectrum

Heavens! It took a Dave's Picks to get this on the board! Soft, seductive, dark, and pretty much perfectly realized. Guitar break: shit yeah.
3
Estimated Prophet
Dec. 29, 1977
Winterland Arena

Bold, sharp, confident version with plenty of 1977 squoosh. This version has that great '77 restraint with Garcia speaking in MuTron tongues.
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Brown Eyed Women
Oct. 29, 1973
Kiel Auditorium

Attention. To. Detail. - ESP Weir. Not the world's greatest recording, but the band is bubbly & effortless.
3
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
July 31, 1971
Yale Bowl, Yale University

Listened to this on a big PA outside over the summer and it's so alive, athletic, and filled with beautiful instrumental cross-talk. Improv!
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Playin' In The Band
Sept. 24, 1972
Palace Theatre

Kruetzmann is all over the place, but never stops swinging. That's what makes these '72 Playins so bubbly and alive. Ace stuff.
Sugaree
May 26, 1977
Baltimore Civic Center

Sometimes I think May '77 Sugarees are a little over-praised (I prefer June '76), but this one is just a lovely slice of perfection (like so much of this show). And then I remember: May '77 is home of some of the very best versions of the songs they played on that tour. That only makes 87% sense to me.
The Music Never Stopped
May 26, 1977
Baltimore Civic Center

Holy shit! This is a colossus. Perfect and nuanced and ace dynamics. Smoooch!
The Other One
April 21, 1969
The Ark

It's difficult for me to understand how this iteration doesn't have a boatload of votes. It's transcendent.
Playin' In The Band
May 19, 1977
Fox Theatre

I can hear thought bubbles galore with this one. A favorite in a favorite show. The amazing dynamic shading from May 1977 perfectly applied. No one overplays or gets sloppy - just inspired improvisation of the highest order.
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