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The Other One
July 14, 1970
Euphoria Ballroom

ATOMIC! Garcia's subversive wah work only makes the area less safe for the public.
4
Beat it on Down The Line
Nov. 14, 1971
Texas Christian University

Searing version - groovy false start, then Garcia soars like an acrobat. Plug in!
2
The Other One
Feb. 6, 1969
Kiel Auditorium

CRUSH. Hard to believe they brought this intensity and dynamic precision all the time then, but they did! Ace!
7
Bertha
March 31, 1973
War Memorial

Unknown Genre - iTunes. Kreutzmann drives this hovercraft - as he seems to in all of the great Berthas of this time. Look out for the guitars.
1
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Sept. 29, 1971
Practice Studio

Have always loved the San Venetia tapes - almost like an x-ray of the GD. You can so hear the guitar architecture. So tempted to make that one word.
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Comments

Samson and Delilah
Feb. 4, 1978
Milwaukee Auditorium

Lesh is insane on this one, too.
Estimated Prophet
Jan. 10, 1978
Shrine Auditorium

Gonna soak in this tonight on my stereo. Thanks for the tip.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Aug. 27, 1972
Old Renaissance Faire Grounds

For me, this is possibly The One. The way they swerve off-course so gracefully in the transition is really one-of-a-kind. I also think '72 is the peak of C>R (if I had to choose a year).
Eyes Of The World
June 10, 1973
RFK Stadium

Home town shed. In the beginning of the song, I think that might be Jack Kent Cooke. Or someone tripping who is going through some sort of DNA transmutation. I work for the government: I'll try to find out how he's doing. Meanwhile, fucking Hurricane Eyes. Kreutzmann alone: all the diff.
Playin' In The Band
June 4, 1977
The Forum

"Some folks look for ussssin" - after that a proper Spring 77 Playin' and then some. I've always loved this audience and it shows, really well, how his song could not just fill a space, but interact with it.
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