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I Know You Rider
June 5, 1970
Fillmore West

Excellent stand-alone version, Jerry plays and sings a perfect tempo. Beautiful version, ethereal to say the least.
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Black Peter
June 26, 1988
Civic Arena

Middle of the road show at best, but this Black Peter portrays a certain beautiful somber joy that just clicks along with the very slow tempo
11
Big River
March 24, 1973
The Spectrum

One of the all-time great Big Rivers
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
March 24, 1973
The Spectrum

Frankly, I was quite surprised upon seeing this one had yet to be posted. A seamless and absolutely sick version
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Jack Straw
March 24, 1973
The Spectrum

Garcia plummets deep to the final climax, a fairly quick but power packed rendition
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Dark Star
Sept. 19, 1970
Fillmore East

Required listening. From when the bell tolls to when the rhythm kicks and snares. From when the ground erupts with radiant energy to when the blue cold freezes over, to when, when the night collapses, everything silently, slowly, coalesces into nothingness, the quiet solitude of nothing, but as the layers proceed to dissipate and the structure returns; as the wholeness and harmony of beauty crawl back into fruition and yell and jump and probe the frozen turf before melting beneath layers of oozing kerosene, the final verse is reached. The dark whispers into the beaming radiance of melody, one of the greats, don't miss this.
The Eleven
June 14, 1968
Fillmore East

Blazing, out of feedback, with power.
St. Stephen
June 14, 1968
Fillmore East

Ferocious, chaotic, scrambled and powerful. Just massive. Sound issues are rampant, ignore them and listen to the raw tenacity.
Viola Lee Blues
Feb. 2, 1968
Crystal Ballroom

A loud, heavy, dark, driven churn. Rips like a chainsaw.
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
Feb. 2, 1968
Crystal Ballroom

Just a sweaty blues power-house. Pig reigns down the news with authority. Churning slow-boil and forceful interplay. Harmonica and guitar complement. Things are raw and primal here, a showcase.
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