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New Orleans
Nov. 8, 1970
Capitol Theater

Just listened to the second set of this (GD set). This show is AWESOME! A set truly unlike any other. Why oh why didn't they play these tunes more!
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The Harder They Come
March 18, 1978
Warner theatre

This is JGB but saw this and had to add this.
4
Loser
Oct. 31, 1979
Nassau Coliseum

This is a pretty good version. Give it a listen
13
Scarlet Begonias
Sept. 14, 1974
Olympiahalle

The notes from Garcia's solo bounce around that centuries old hall like pinballs shot from cannon
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Stagger Lee
Sept. 15, 1978
Sphinx Theatre

Americana at it's best at the base of the Sphinx

Comments

Dark Star
Feb. 2, 1970
Fox Theatre

Listened to this on the way home today. Love the beginning minutes of this version. From the opening notes, you know "We have liftoff". F'in Love it!
Candyman
April 22, 1978
Nashville Municipal Auditorium

Beautiful.
It Must Have Been The Roses
April 22, 1978
Nashville Municipal Auditorium

I'm a sucker for the emphatic singing by Garcia in the spring of '78...He really experimented vocally during this time period. Perhaps due to compensating for post laryngitis vocal chords, perhaps the drugs du jour. Either way makes alot of his ballads good. This Roses is one of them.
Days Between
March 17, 1993
Capital Centre

This is one of those songs that is so beautiful and so sad. This was Garcia's swan song. Often times its hard to listen to because its reminiscent of the last day of Jer.
The Other One
May 2, 1970
Harpur College

Garcia is "playing in tongues" through this one. A man possessed...