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Jack Straw
June 10, 1973
RFK Stadium

Relaxed and joyous space-age electric guitar semi-ballad.
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Bertha
Feb. 21, 1971
Capitol Theater

Warp speed, precise, slightly unhinged, and driving into the greenish-blue evening.
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Jack Straw
Oct. 30, 1971
Taft Auditorium

Godchaux leads a version that seethes with the excitement of a new song.
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Brown Eyed Women
May 20, 1973
U.C.

A giggly, slangy Garcia masterpiece (in sweet show sauce). Goes down EZ.
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Mexicali Blues
Feb. 28, 1973
Salt Palace

So good you can practically see the border town.
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Comments

Here Comes Sunshine
Nov. 21, 1973
Denver Coliseum

This is a real saucy take on a classic. Very fond of this show - so no surprise the Here Comes Sunshine gleams like a fleam. All the subtleties are thrown in for the price of the ham. Garcia's floating on a cloud - at the height of his bendy years. The world moves in slow motion for him.
Terrapin Station
Jan. 11, 1978
Shrine Auditorium

Nice, aggressive version. Plenty of P&V. Godchaux key sound is a little cheesy, but everyone's playing is really strong & assured. And Garcia's in fine voice. Sweet outro and fade.
Sugaree
May 22, 1977
The Sportatorium

Epic, but never feels overlong. Right in the comfort zone of killer Sugarees.
Cryptical Envelopment
April 12, 1969
Student Union Ballroom, U. Utah

Spacey, awkward, strange, and some absolute peak period Grateful Dead in a not-so-neat little package. Imperfect and essential- like a living organism.
The Eleven
April 20, 1969
Clark University

Powerhouse is RIGHT! This one's not significantly behind the two Ark versions, which is some of the best Grateful Dead you can find. Anywhere. This is the Garcia who defies physics and history. Thick slices of vault-aged SG/Fender Twin. Nothin' but the best! KYUUUCK! Post-script: not behind the Ark versions at all, really.
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