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Jack Straw
June 10, 1973
RFK Stadium

Relaxed and joyous space-age electric guitar semi-ballad.
9
Bertha
Feb. 21, 1971
Capitol Theater

Warp speed, precise, slightly unhinged, and driving into the greenish-blue evening.
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Jack Straw
Oct. 30, 1971
Taft Auditorium

Godchaux leads a version that seethes with the excitement of a new song.
3
Brown Eyed Women
May 20, 1973
U.C.

A giggly, slangy Garcia masterpiece (in sweet show sauce). Goes down EZ.
8
Mexicali Blues
Feb. 28, 1973
Salt Palace

So good you can practically see the border town.
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Comments

Dark Star
Sept. 2, 1968
Betty Nelson's Organic Raspberry Farm

Fab revisit. What a show opener!
Tennessee Jed
Oct. 2, 1972
Springfield Civic Center

Can't see why this powerhouse doesn't have more of a voice on this list. Weir's 345 comps alone make this one better than anything after 1978. Godchaux is having a blast & that always bodes well. Garcia's cartoon Bakersfield divining rod is some high high Stratocaster to behold. Yes, electric twang, CC. Voltage on wire. Euw!
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
May 26, 1977
Baltimore Civic Center

Ba-ba-barn burner, indeed!
Not Fade Away
May 26, 1977
Baltimore Civic Center

Up there with the very best May '77 NFAs. Nothing from this show is anything less than restaurant quality. Garcia's waist deep. They achieved such heaviosity at times like this (here).
St. Stephen
May 15, 1970
Fillmore East (Late Show)

So much swagger. The bridge is one of the sweetest and most playful I've ever heard - and it more than makes up for the boozy, off-balance re-entry. I'm guessing on the boozy part.
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