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4
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
16
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

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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