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Bird Song
Feb. 21, 1971
Capitol Theater

An intimate very early Bird Song - Quartet-styled, which serves this song really well. Also: you can hear the thinking, especially between guitars.
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Tennessee Jed
July 21, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theater

Ho-Hum: Another outstanding 1972 TJ. This gem from the sorta overlooked summer tour. Garcia aces the break, natch. Band - unconscious. Whew! at end.
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Candyman
June 21, 1976
Tower Theater

From Garcia's cheeky intro on, this graceful cabochon throws a faint, warm light. 1976 elegance w/a sick, raw spider web guitar break.
2
Wharf Rat
March 21, 1985
Hampton Coliseum

First show - I didn't know this gem very well & after this criss-crossy version, I was hooked. Dark & murky.
3
Loser
July 21, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theater

Download Series - An intimate, casual living room Loser. Garcia coming out of the guitar break is divine. Not the actor.
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Comments

Estimated Prophet
March 31, 1987
The Spectrum

Nice tip, DS67! Digging in - sounds zesty! Thanks for digging into some '87 gold. Odd, I don't think I was at this show -- but I might have been.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
May 8, 1977
Barton Hall - Cornell University

To me, this is still definitive. I like 78 S>Fs, but Garcia forgets the 4th verse too often for my taste. And I don't think the post-single drummer Dead was ever quite the machine they were in 5/77. On this version, Garcia, as singer, sounds almost overwhelmed by the power of the band around him. It's a thing of perfect beauty. And Weir's China>Rider lick in Fire is just too cheeky.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
May 5, 1977
New Haven Coliseum

Great energy. Listened to this one running yesterday and it definitely propelled me through the toughest parts like I was on a moving sidewalk. Garcia's vocal in Scarlet rivals 5/8 - he sounds like a man trying to keep a hat from blowing off. That's how cookin' the band is.
Estimated Prophet
May 5, 1977
New Haven Coliseum

I've always been a fan of this 2nd Set and the Estimated surely sets the tone nicely. Big, warm, murky estimated with that May '77 clarity and definition. One could up vote pretty much any Estimated from this time - and I just might.
Samson and Delilah
May 19, 1977
Fox Theatre

S&D is usually a song over which I don't ruminate, but this one is so strong. Clean lines, passionate playing. Great Set 2 opener.
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