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Sugaree
June 4, 1976
Paramount Theatre

Another example of how Sugaree thrived in 6/76: Garcia's sweet, mellow, bubbly silver thread guitar and group dynamics both jaunty & subtle. Primo.
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Tennessee Jed
Nov. 23, 1973
County Coliseum

If possible, a very contemplative TJ. Everyone's in apex '73 form, esp. Godchaux who's mixed fairly high to good effect.
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St. Stephen
Nov. 5, 1970
Capitol Theater

Of the heavenly 1970 Capitol Theater St. Stephens. Just a beautiful union between audience and group. Killer Stephen! CRUNCH!
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Here Comes Sunshine
Sept. 26, 1973
War Memorial

Show opener - the perseverence is what really sells me on this one. A struggle, but a worthy one b/c the spoils are lush. Sneaky great.
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
May 18, 1972
Kongressaal, Deutsches Museum

Crazy overlooked: A noble, splendiferous C>R in full Europe 72-ness. Patient, exploratory, charming. Driving a distance? Pack this.
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Cumberland Blues
March 20, 1971
University of Iowa

DS67 - as you said elsewhere, this show is a fiery hot mess. You know a Cumberland from this show is going to have the goods.
Around and Around
March 20, 1971
University of Iowa

This version reminds me that this song wasn't always a skip - it's a ROCK song. DS67 - no doubt, this show is an atom bomb. And you know how I love '71 stuff. Garcia's digging IN.
Row Jimmy
July 25, 1974
International Amphitheater

Kreutzmann's jumpy, slithering snare makes this woozy rendition a classic. The entire band responds to the drums - just shows the kind of control he had on the dynamics when he was the sole drummer. Great stuff!
The Other One
May 10, 1972
Concertgebouw

SO good I don't even mind the Me & Bobby McGee [a song I sorta hate]. Air tight interplay, especially between Godchaux and Garcia. Gets way out past Jupiter. Roads get built, disintegrate, get re-built as something totally different, and then are absorbed back into the air/earth. Nature reclaims us all.
Sugaree
Oct. 3, 1976
Cobo Arena

I don't hear these Fall '76 Sugarees as a mere prelude or warm-up to '77. I like that these are a bit more distilled and compact - and yet plenty sprawling. Also, the sound of the band is distinct enough from the following year that I believe the '76 variety can be listened to and dug on their own merits. A Sugaree needn't be epic to be great. And this one is, in its own aw-shucks way, pretty epic.
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