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Jack Straw
June 10, 1973
RFK Stadium

Relaxed and joyous space-age electric guitar semi-ballad.
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Bertha
Feb. 21, 1971
Capitol Theater

Warp speed, precise, slightly unhinged, and driving into the greenish-blue evening.
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Jack Straw
Oct. 30, 1971
Taft Auditorium

Godchaux leads a version that seethes with the excitement of a new song.
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Brown Eyed Women
May 20, 1973
U.C.

A giggly, slangy Garcia masterpiece (in sweet show sauce). Goes down EZ.
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Mexicali Blues
Feb. 28, 1973
Salt Palace

So good you can practically see the border town.
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Comments

Tennessee Jed
March 24, 1973
The Spectrum

I am not indifferent about this song at all! I think it's genius - practically a standard. And early '73 is a beautiful time for TJs. As are '71, '72, the rest of '73, '74, '76, '77, '78.
St. Stephen
April 8, 1971
Boston Music Hall

This one cooks. And a newly-liberated Kreutzmann gleefully leads the charge.
Dark Star
April 8, 1972
Wembley Empire Pool

Out of the gates, this Dark Star is a towering achievement. Best of E72 b/c in 32 "short" minutes it goes everywhere and never runs out of steam. All of the players are in constant INVENT mode - a long, optimistic conversation about past, present, future. These first two E72 shows demonstrate just how ready for the tour these guys were. And how excited they were to be there.
Tennessee Jed
Sept. 11, 1974
Alexandra Palace

Quiet, conversational. Could easily be a practice in a garage. Or a living room. Very much has its own thing. Garcia's break underlines how EXP this version was/is. Coalesces into an explosive end. This could be a go to. Oh yeah - sick show.
The Other One
July 18, 1976
Orpheum Theater

Back for another inhale - this is a gorgeous Other One. Garcia's going for max tunefulness. Never bad. That.
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