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Loser
July 31, 1971
Yale Bowl, Yale University

Garcia crushes the guitar break and everything else.
2
Candyman
April 1, 1980
Capitol Theatre

Warm, gooey, and dynamic.
2
Jack Straw
July 22, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theatre

Casually Regal - An Eatery
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Feb. 21, 1971
Capitol Theater

Crackling with energy. Tight as a single drummer.
5
Estimated Prophet
Sept. 28, 1977
Paramount Theatre

Garcia skipping to the lou in warm stereo ooze
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Comments

Not Fade Away
May 8, 1977
Barton Hall - Cornell University

Garcia launches into the stratosphere. So many ideas - from grunge to liquid. The whole group is perfectly tuned to every rise and fall. Certainly, a top 5 NFA for me - nearly unmatched intensity.
Bertha
May 13, 1972
Lille Fairgrounds

Great Bertha! How do you even choose one from this tour? Love Pig's organ. Garcia launches himself into the guitar break like Ben Johnson on steroids.
Playin' In The Band
March 21, 1972
Academy of Music

Carrion - Agreed w/your proposition. It's the beginning of the great Playin' migration. Garcia gives a wah masterclass. I love this period of Playin's - exploratory, but like 10 minutes. Tight & loose.
Scarlet Begonias
April 29, 1977
The Palladium

Wow - thanks joeshafer. How'd I miss that? Still - this audience has some umami to it.
Playin' In The Band
April 24, 1972
Rheinhalle

Methodical in construction. Builds gradually. Any one of the E72 Playin's are worthy of praise, but each has its own little something. This one has a methodical build until all hell breaks loose @5:30 - Garcia doing volume swells at the start of his wah onslaught marks this version. Kreutzmann keeps mixing things up, but never loses the groove - even when things get abstract.
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