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Loser
July 31, 1971
Yale Bowl, Yale University

Garcia crushes the guitar break and everything else.
2
Candyman
April 1, 1980
Capitol Theatre

Warm, gooey, and dynamic.
2
Jack Straw
July 22, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theatre

Casually Regal - An Eatery
16
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Feb. 21, 1971
Capitol Theater

Crackling with energy. Tight as a single drummer.
5
Estimated Prophet
Sept. 28, 1977
Paramount Theatre

Garcia skipping to the lou in warm stereo ooze
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Comments

Playin' In The Band
Dec. 31, 1976
Cow Palace

Agreed - this version is a stone classic.
Tennessee Jed
Nov. 23, 1973
County Coliseum

The Miller one is the one you want - rich & dimensional. https://archive.org/details/gd1973-11-23.sbd.miller.112801.flac16/gd73-11-23d1t12.flac
The Other One
June 7, 1970
Fillmore West

Blistering! At about 6:15, the guitars just fucking wig out! Crazy intense exploration of the soul. So many insane peaks in this one, it's hard to understand why this Other One isn't higher up on the Big Board. Mel Kiper - can you step in here? I have somewhere I got to be. Anyway - blue chip.
Playin' In The Band
Oct. 27, 1971
Onondaga War Memorial

What a nice re-visit. Godchaux smuggles in some Impulse! Records vibe.
Eyes Of The World
Nov. 23, 1973
County Coliseum

"cooks along nicely" = simmers. From Kreutzmann's entrance, the listener knows she/he is in good hands. Garcia's playing like its 1974.
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