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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

The Other One
May 1, 1970
Alfred College

Equal to the next night's behemoth or not, this Other One deserves its own sandwich at Parkway Deli. Blistering! I don't even know who to single out for praise. This one's just transcendent. I'll give it a Leonard Maltin.
Estimated Prophet
May 5, 1978
Thompson Arena - Dartmouth College

So velvety - velvety & brash. Solicitors. Like 7/5, Weir slashes/burns while Garcia builds the city - one squooshy building at a time.
Loser
March 21, 1972
Academy of Music

Yeah Carrion - the group is simultaneously full of vim and dozing in a hammock. Love this version - the guitars weave.
Not Fade Away
Nov. 8, 1970
Capitol Theater

Wake up and smell the 11/8/1970 NFA! This is a heavy one. Superb show.
Easy Wind
June 24, 1970
Capitol Theatre

Love this version - smooth transition from NFA and the swing just keeps swinging. A top 5 show and maybe the best Easy Wind among many really good ones at the time.
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