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Candyman
July 12, 1976
Orpheum Theater

Spare, almost vulnerable take on this classic. Godchaux brings the church and Garcia brings the stained glass. An American beauty.
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Estimated Prophet
Jan. 30, 1978
Uptown Theater

You can hear the swagger in their mutterings before they play. And the performance bears that out. Sure, smooth, and effortless.
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It Must Have Been The Roses
Aug. 4, 1974
Philadelphia Civic Center

Letter perfect - the Godchauxs take this to a loftier level. Beautiful dynamic push-and-pull by the whole group.
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Tennessee Jed
May 25, 1972
Strand Lyceum

Planting the Flag of Civilization on this tight scorcher. New from factory - Inspector #9. Under penalty of law, this tag may not be YEAH GARCIA!
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Candyman
Jan. 31, 1978
Uptown Theater

Dreamy, motionless rendition on a sea of individual human reactions [audience tape]. A wonderful time for this gem.
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Comments

Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
May 4, 1977
The Palladium

This entire show has it all. Even an average play-thru of this sequence would be worth a visit and this is restaurant quality all the way through.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Aug. 21, 1972
Berkeley Community Theater

Holy Mother of Pearl!
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
April 24, 1978
Horton Field House - Illinois State University

Viva la difference, Marmon! I just can't see how this matches up to Spring 77 - energy, groove, cohesion, soul. It's excellent and I do visit b/c I think it has its own thing that I dig.
The Other One
April 5, 1971
Manhattan Center

Just one of my favorite iterations of the group. An essential part of the trip, although a relatively short jaunt.
Morning Dew
May 8, 1977
Barton Hall - Cornell University

11/2/85 better than this one? I was at 11/2/85 and it was killer, but it isn't even in the same biodome as this one. The 5/8/77 hate sorta baffles me. I like tilting at windmills, too, but c'mon.
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