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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.
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Comments

Playin' In The Band
Dec. 2, 1973
Music Hall

Breathtaking entrance into the space out. Sets a rich, elegant tone and slips easily into gear. Then things get really weird.
The Other One
May 16, 1972
Theatre Hall

Ragnaroar - hard to argue with that. It's epic.
Here Comes Sunshine
March 28, 1973
Civic Center

Some of these early '73 Sunshines get short-shrift b/c they're aren't as exploratory as versions from a few months later. There's really nothing lacking in this baby.
Cumberland Blues
March 28, 1973
Civic Center

What an alarming Strat attack in a show opener! My general take on a Dave's Pick is that if it involves Garcia playing a Strat, count me in: 4 please.
New Minglewood Blues
April 29, 1971
Fillmore East

If all Minglewoods were like this, I'd tune them in more often. Everyone is slaying on this version - especially Kreutzmann and Pig. As good as this song gets - and then some.
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