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Loser
July 31, 1971
Yale Bowl, Yale University

Garcia crushes the guitar break and everything else.
2
Candyman
April 1, 1980
Capitol Theatre

Warm, gooey, and dynamic.
2
Jack Straw
July 22, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theatre

Casually Regal - An Eatery
16
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Feb. 21, 1971
Capitol Theater

Crackling with energy. Tight as a single drummer.
5
Estimated Prophet
Sept. 28, 1977
Paramount Theatre

Garcia skipping to the lou in warm stereo ooze
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Comments

The Other One
July 18, 1976
Orpheum Theater

Garcia out of the blocks with that clean spun silver whirl. Here, two drummers works - they're locked in for the most part. Jeez - look at that: "for the most part" and yeah I still had to be Negative Nipsy. It totally works; don't let me tell you different.
Morning Dew
May 8, 1977
Barton Hall - Cornell University

Likely THE Dew among Dews. Is there anything this Dew can't Dew?
Dark Star
April 5, 1969
Avalon Ballroom

The song starts and Garcia's already in mid-song form. He's five chapters ahead. And he stays that way throughout. Six minutes in he's onto the next book - telling a completely different story. Heady fucking shit.
Eyes Of The World
Dec. 10, 1973
Charlotte Coliseum

Lesh is practically plugged direct into my stereo. Characteristically hi-fi 1973 Braniff airport lounge soundtrack. Captain Trips flies through the lush changes in clear grey-blue sky.
Playin' In The Band
Nov. 19, 1972
Hofheinz Pavilion

With Kreutzmann skittering along, I'd put this Playin' up against pretty much any other. This one's a long family conversation at the kitchen table. A beautiful, high-speed, skipping in the daisies Playin'.
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