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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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Terrapin Station
May 19, 1977
Fox Theatre

People talk about 5/7, 5/8, and 5/17 all the time - and for good reason: amazing Terrapins. This one, oddly, gets a little overlooked. I think it's a classic w/Weir attacking in the coda and the whole song a beautiful tension-and-release exercise. I put this one in the pantheon. And not just because the word "pant" is in there.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Jan. 24, 1971
Seattle Center Arena

This sort of fills a gap - just before they move over from the two drummers, so it sounds like '70 except there's a warmth that presages a very toasty '71. Kinda has its own thing - and I dig it.
Brown Eyed Women
April 25, 1977
Capitol Theater

Some of my favorite 6:30 in sports - Spring 77 Brown-Eyed Women. This is liquid perfection. All the players are dancing and Garcia sings it perfectly. Just the right vulnerability.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
April 10, 1971
East Hall, Franklin & Marshall College

Fine-tuned little monster. And, again, the bass never sounded better. Ever. I don't know if Garcia's using a frying pan or what, but it sounds big & kick-ass. A bounty. A Mountie. No joke there - just a momentary ... nothing. The guitar transition, btw, is a battle to the death! Or at least Nichols & May.
Not Fade Away
May 14, 1970
Merramec Community College

Mighty & organic. Powers through effortlessly. Or so it seems. Who doesn't dig May 1970? Don't tell me. I don't want to know. I CAN'T know. Jeezo fuck this is ferocious primal rock music w/an insane lead guitar player.
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