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Bertha
March 14, 1971
Camp Randall Field House

At :30 Pig switches from tambourine to organ and we're off! These early '71 performances showcase Kreutzmann reveling in sweet space. Driving.
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Loser
Feb. 19, 1971
Capitol Theater

A delicate, tight, searching super early version of a staple. Kruetzmann plays it light and springy and that 1971 Lesh caramel bass guitar!
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Tennessee Jed
June 11, 1976
Boston Music Hall

If you know this smooth customer of a show, you know how drynamic [yes, I typed that] and user friendly this TJ is. An always welcome visitor.
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Sugaree
June 26, 1976
Auditorium Theatre

Few things better than a June '76 Sugaree. Garcia with the first Travis Bean just sketches with the lightest, barest of precious metal filaments.
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Tennessee Jed
July 22, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theatre

Summer '72 Jed: Sweet dynamics & precision engineering. Weir & Kreutzmann stir it up during Garcia's guitar break.
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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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