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Jack Straw
June 10, 1973
RFK Stadium

Relaxed and joyous space-age electric guitar semi-ballad.
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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.
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Brown Eyed Women
May 20, 1973
U.C.

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

So good you can practically see the border town.
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Comments

Loser
March 24, 1973
The Spectrum

parrott56: adds to the lovely darkness.
The Other One
March 22, 1973
Utica Memorial Auditorium

Fab revisit. Garcia's Strat is palpable. And, yeah Sally, this is a fabtastic Other One. Improv: top sleeeeve.
Bertha
Nov. 4, 1977
Cotterell Gym - Colgate University

Garcia is definitely in complete control with the guitar break. Zesty. Otherwise, this version is a little clumsy to me - part Hart flopping all over like a carp. Flip side there is this one has lots of energy. And when the band catches a wave, it rides it beautifully. Still, to me earlier '77 is a great breeding ground for some top flight Berthas. A little rot feels like it had started to settle in by the fall. Missed connections, forgotten words. But the soul is still there.
Playin' In The Band
June 29, 1976
Auditorium Theatre

Like many from this period, things develop slowly, but the long improv is always top sleeve. An underrated time for spaced out Dead. Group is in elite form.
The Other One
Oct. 31, 1970
School Gymnasium, S.U.N.Y.

I think one sounds pretty kick ass. Granted, a ton of kick (assuming its Kreutzmann b/c its pretty steady for all the wild shit they're doing). This shouldn't be tied in the standings with a version featuring Edie Brickell. I don't care what you think of her. Just wrong. By the way, Garcia crushes.
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