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Ernie5

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Brown Eyed Women
Aug. 21, 1972
Berkeley Community Theater

Smooth with wicked edges in all the right places!
1
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
July 25, 1972
Paramount Theater

Overlooked, patient little gemerald.
4
Jack Straw
March 31, 1973
War Memorial

Bright, snappy, and full of mello P&V.
2
Loser
March 24, 1971
Winterland Arena

From the opening little parlay, hooked.
3
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
April 29, 1971
Fillmore East

This one is the sound of a band that knows it can do pretty much anything. Smooth and fiery.

Comments

Brown Eyed Women
May 25, 1977
The Mosque

Confection perfection. A banner time for Brown-Eyed Women. I can't even pick a favorite, but, as stated above, the guitar break in this one is a beaut from Butte! Add to that the sonic beauty of the available boards and Dave's One, and you have an overall bounty.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
May 25, 1977
The Mosque

Just another insanely good May 1977 Scarlet>Fire. Each one is different and all of them deliver. This is a superb show all around.
Dark Star
Sept. 2, 1968
Betty Nelson's Organic Raspberry Farm

Preview of what's to come, but it retains its 1968 tribal excitement. A joy.
The Other One
May 1, 1977
The Palladium

As soon as Garcia melts into this, it's a perfect display of the warm, precise, woolly beast the GD was in May 1977. While it's on the short side, they pack a lot of life into 7:27. Ruthless imaginative efficiency!
Playin' In The Band
May 1, 1977
The Palladium

Substantive. Pretty fucking delightful descent into drums - and beautifully into Other One. This one has some serious character.