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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.
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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

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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