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Jack Straw
June 10, 1973
RFK Stadium

Relaxed and joyous space-age electric guitar semi-ballad.
9
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.
3
Brown Eyed Women
May 20, 1973
U.C.

A giggly, slangy Garcia masterpiece (in sweet show sauce). Goes down EZ.
8
Mexicali Blues
Feb. 28, 1973
Salt Palace

So good you can practically see the border town.
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Comments

Playin' In The Band
Feb. 17, 1973
St. Paul Auditorium

Definitely an under-appreciated version. Garcia leads the electric charge, but Weir and Less are right there like Group Captain Mandrake feeding General Ripper.
They Love Each Other
Feb. 17, 1973
St. Paul Auditorium

Crispety and crunchety. Full of bounce and swagger.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Aug. 4, 1971
Terminal Island Correctional Facility

Tight as a drum. Yet another example of why I often believe Lesh's best bass SOUND was in the first 2/3 of 1971.
The Eleven
Jan. 2, 1970
Fillmore East (Late Show)

Such conquering confidence - they almost play between the notes. Maybe it got too easy, but this one is the sound of a band not needing to think what its playing. New to me and yeah wow. On my reference shelf. Beautiful.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
May 4, 1977
The Palladium

This one is a standard bearer. The Scarlet is nearly at the 5-8-77 apex level and the Fire don't suck at all. Classic May 77 locked-in.
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