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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
March 5, 1972
Winterland Arena

Notable for the "miracle beer" Bobby passes around to launch the song. "Everybody just wet your tongue". Okaaaaaay.
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Playin' In The Band
Jan. 2, 1972
Winterland Arena

One of the last ones with a clear "The Main Ten" jam in it (around 2:50), namely the primordial ooze that becomes the Playin' we know in a few months.
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Mexicali Blues
Jan. 2, 1972
Winterland Arena

Fully loaded, hard charger. Tight, uptempo, and jumping.
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Tennessee Jed
Jan. 2, 1972
Winterland Arena

Clanging twanging banger with just enough grit in the gears, could have gone a bit higher, but tight and right in its way. Underrated show here folks.
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Loser
Jan. 2, 1972
Winterland Arena

Solid and soulful. Jerry's voice is on point.
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Comments

Bird Song
Feb. 17, 1973
St. Paul Auditorium

Agreed. Loose tightness. Tight looseness. It's a real beauty in a somewhat underrated show.
Eyes Of The World
Feb. 9, 1973
Roscoe Maples Pavilion - Stanford University

Eyes has more complicated chord changes than a lot of the Dead's other work, and it's tough to jam over, but they absolutlely nailed it on its first-ever performance at the start of the amazing year of the Dead, 1973.
Eyes Of The World
Feb. 15, 1973
Dane County Coliseum

2nd performance ever, and it's loose and groovy but doesn't lift-off the way that others of the time do. Goes into a beautiful China Doll, and the whole show is just brilliant brilliant '73 Dead.
Dark Star
Feb. 15, 1973
Dane County Coliseum

This DS starts with clear lyrical beauty from the whole band then moves into spaceyness. Really beautiful.
Jack Straw
Jan. 11, 1979
Nassau Coliseum

"We used to play for acid, now we play for Clive...." Great comment, Bobby. Wow. This is some of the best guitar work. I'm stunned.
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