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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.
4
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!
7
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.
1
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

Estimated Prophet
Dec. 29, 1977
Winterland Arena

Agreed - I don't think Estimated was ever better than in '77. It was at its murkiest and there are (as we discovered) many varieties of murk.
The Other One
April 5, 1969
Avalon Ballroom

yeah DaGoodolRichard: the best kind of beast.
The Other One
April 5, 1969
Avalon Ballroom

Another visit to this little beast. Always a pleasure. Should have more votes - this of such heavyosity and fiery crash statistics. Classic.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Feb. 28, 1973
Salt Palace

I would chime in for this simply for its status as a 1973 C>R sans the Feelin' Groovy jam, which I generally think is pretty rote. 1973 GD is, however, Expert Shifty, so this is a rare treat. Garcia, on Fender, is still skywriting the twang sky. Some clear pedal steel moments. Jeez F!
The Other One
Feb. 28, 1973
Salt Palace

Heavens! The 73ness of this is pretty mesmerizing. Underpants drawer stuff.
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