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Submissions

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Jack Straw
June 10, 1973
RFK Stadium

Relaxed and joyous space-age electric guitar semi-ballad.
9
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.
3
Brown Eyed Women
May 20, 1973
U.C.

A giggly, slangy Garcia masterpiece (in sweet show sauce). Goes down EZ.
8
Mexicali Blues
Feb. 28, 1973
Salt Palace

So good you can practically see the border town.
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Comments

The Other One
May 2, 1970
Harpur College

A quaint re-visit - I'm not sure the Grateful Dead get better than this. There's so much here - don't even know where to start. Top underpants. Garcia is in orbit - no other way to characterize it. Makes his case re the Nobel for Holy Fuck!
Scarlet Begonias
June 17, 1976
Capitol Theater

Yes, much cowbell. But this Scarlet has all the accouterments. So subtle and detailed - might be the most fussed over period for Scarlets. Yes or no, some of the great Scarlets.
Brown Eyed Women
April 11, 1972
Newcastle City Hall

Supercharged Brown Eyed Women! I can't think of many that outstrip this whip-smart version. Siiiiiiick.
He's Gone
July 29, 1974
Capitol Center

Had me doubts about this - and I don't remember why. Super smooth and intimate. Godchaux-Weir-Lesh locked in. Gone.
Playin' In The Band
June 19, 1976
Capitol Theatre

A liquid run-through. One thing I love about '76 Playins is the spareness and detail - even with two drummers. They, in fact, add to the subtle dynamic shifts. Garcia's Clean Travis Bean floats like confetti in a swirling chasm of subconscious ovenboroughing. And
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