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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!
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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.
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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

Estimated Prophet
May 28, 1977
Hartford Civic Center

So so sooooo in the pocket. To me, these are the best Estimateds - the versions with the most gravitas. May 77. The group seems so attentive to every detail and still swings! The MuTron outro is the shit.
Dark Star
Oct. 20, 1968
Greek Theatre - University of California

Love this time in Dark Star history. Wide open and joyous. And Garcia doing a commercial for Gibson.
The Other One
Oct. 15, 1976
Shrine Auditorium

Mammoth Car. Full throttle. Another great advert for 1976 Other Ones. Come visit! Vaya con dios. Lesh and Garcia co-captain.
Tennessee Jed
June 7, 1977
Winterland Arena

By this time, Tennessee Jed's a slow-walking character study. And sizzlin'.
Weather Report Suite
Nov. 11, 1973
Winterland Arena

One of my favorites. Kreutzmann's restrained, early groove sets the tone. Drawer: top.
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