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Loser
March 24, 1973
The Spectrum

Heavens! It took a Dave's Picks to get this on the board! Soft, seductive, dark, and pretty much perfectly realized. Guitar break: shit yeah.
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Estimated Prophet
Dec. 29, 1977
Winterland Arena

Bold, sharp, confident version with plenty of 1977 squoosh. This version has that great '77 restraint with Garcia speaking in MuTron tongues.
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Brown Eyed Women
Oct. 29, 1973
Kiel Auditorium

Attention. To. Detail. - ESP Weir. Not the world's greatest recording, but the band is bubbly & effortless.
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
July 31, 1971
Yale Bowl, Yale University

Listened to this on a big PA outside over the summer and it's so alive, athletic, and filled with beautiful instrumental cross-talk. Improv!
3
Sugaree
June 4, 1976
Paramount Theatre

Another example of how Sugaree thrived in 6/76: Garcia's sweet, mellow, bubbly silver thread guitar and group dynamics both jaunty & subtle. Primo.
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The Music Never Stopped
Feb. 3, 1978
Dane County Coliseum

One of many exhibits in the Matter of Garcia's Place in the Pantheon.
The Wheel
Feb. 26, 1977
Swing Auditorium

Garcia is regal here.
Wharf Rat
May 11, 1977
St. Paul Civic Center Arena

What a fucking entry! No surprise such an elegant Wharf Rat follows a deep burgundy Uncle John's Band.
Uncle John's Band
May 11, 1977
St. Paul Civic Center Arena

One of my favorite periods for this great song. A hard song to pull off with smooth joie de vivre live, but May 1977? No problem. It's largely in Garcia's majestic narrative voice. And I love a good Garcia soliloquy - again, especially Spring of 77. The lonesome sound of the Travis Bean in a big ol' hall. Nominally called Space, it floats through the murky Civic Center atmosphere. Just something else unique the GD bring to the city tourism returns.
He's Gone
Sept. 9, 1972
Hollywood Palladium

A solid 72 He's Gone is special to me. One of Garcia-Hunter's real masterpieces.
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