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Cumberland Blues
Dec. 13, 1969
Swing Auditorium

A cozy little delight - hand percussion, contemplation, great stereo drums, and some rip roaring riffage. Comes in under the radar, but worth a visit.
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Sugaree
June 18, 1976
Capitol Theatre

As much as I love May 77 Sugarees, Spring 76 is where it's at for me. Subtlety, separation, and Garcia's whispery, silver-dipped guitar breaks.
6
Candyman
April 19, 1978
Veterans Memorial Auditorium

1978: Prime weather for Candyman. This performance, like many from then, highlights the bleak world of the narrator. Garcia's break: spidery.
4
Tennessee Jed
Oct. 29, 1971
Allen Theatre

Bubbly, bratty storyboard version. Character & twang for miles. I'd pay to see this band. Two for a tenner? Four please.
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Terrapin Station
April 27, 1977
Capitol Theatre

This is a very sweet Terrapin. Everyone's fired up to play it. All you need to do is watch the vid to see the pure joy this brings Garcia. Memorable.
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Big River
March 24, 1973
The Spectrum

Garcia makes this one extra especial.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Dec. 18, 1973
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall

Where has this one been? Jeezo-fuck! Band's like a swiss watch and Weir is absolutely speaking in tongues at times. Love his playing in this one. The jam at 2:30 or so just absolutely slays. Weir & Garcia running crossing patterns - back & forth.
Dark Star
July 31, 1971
Yale Bowl, Yale University

Dark Star as living tissue. You can sense at about 5:30 that they have no idea what's coming down the pike, almost clueless - but that cluelessness leads to a conversation among people patiently working out a puzzle. Garcia kickin' it with the LP-JR. Much of it is 4-piece - a rock band line-up. Instead of limiting its color palette, the skeleton crew sounds freed up in very new ways. I love the Spring/Summer '71 Grateful Dead.
Jack A Roe
May 15, 1977
St. Louis Arena

This has a nice, smooth skip down the promenade. Very nice, but Garcia's aluminum neck skittering is what makes this memorable and great. No one else does what he does. Not even close.
The Other One
May 3, 1972
Olympia Theater

As exquisite as it gets - this Other One could, I think, only have been played on this tour. Godchaux even brings some Tyner into play.
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