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Bertha
March 14, 1971
Camp Randall Field House

At :30 Pig switches from tambourine to organ and we're off! These early '71 performances showcase Kreutzmann reveling in sweet space. Driving.
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Loser
Feb. 19, 1971
Capitol Theater

A delicate, tight, searching super early version of a staple. Kruetzmann plays it light and springy and that 1971 Lesh caramel bass guitar!
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Tennessee Jed
June 11, 1976
Boston Music Hall

If you know this smooth customer of a show, you know how drynamic [yes, I typed that] and user friendly this TJ is. An always welcome visitor.
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Sugaree
June 26, 1976
Auditorium Theatre

Few things better than a June '76 Sugaree. Garcia with the first Travis Bean just sketches with the lightest, barest of precious metal filaments.
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Tennessee Jed
July 22, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theatre

Summer '72 Jed: Sweet dynamics & precision engineering. Weir & Kreutzmann stir it up during Garcia's guitar break.
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Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
Nov. 26, 1972
San Antonio Civic Auditorium

Goes into insta-swing - Lesh boppin' the way forward. Garcia lulls the listener into a waking dream in the first break, then zooms somewhere else entirely in the next break and beyond. His Strat plays a whole host of characters. Hoooffaaaaa. Everyone's AMPED!
Candyman
Oct. 17, 1982
Santa Fe Downs

Steady Eddie, but with some graceful, swagger touches. & the guitar break: chef's kiss. Weir's slide work is alternatively fresh & annoying. I applaud the effort. A cog in a sweet '82 programme.
Dark Star
Dec. 18, 1973
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall

Yep Q_76: needs to be remedied! One of those Faberge egg shows.
Cold Rain and Snow
June 14, 1976
Beacon Theatre

That big, beautiful, clean, silvery Garcia Spring '76 sound. Lush & patient! Great show.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Sept. 2, 1978
Giants Stadium

Hard for me to vote for a version where Garcia omits the 4th verse and goes right into the guitar break. That's just a pet thing for me. My baggage. Aside from that, there are some ace things in this S>F and, although it takes a little while, things definitely get extremely cooking.
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