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Brown Eyed Women
Aug. 21, 1972
Berkeley Community Theater

Smooth with wicked edges in all the right places!
1
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
July 25, 1972
Paramount Theater

Overlooked, patient little gemerald.
4
Jack Straw
March 31, 1973
War Memorial

Bright, snappy, and full of mello P&V.
2
Loser
March 24, 1971
Winterland Arena

From the opening little parlay, hooked.
3
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
April 29, 1971
Fillmore East

This one is the sound of a band that knows it can do pretty much anything. Smooth and fiery.
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Comments

Dark Star
Feb. 13, 1970
Fillmore East

I haven't written anything? JEEEZZZZ. Probably my favorite of all Dark Stars. That's all! From the drop, it is glee and pictographs and holly and fitzbah! Can't even single out one A+++ performance - everyone's at the top of their game.
Dark Star
Sept. 19, 1970
Fillmore East

I love this DS - they get into some really abstract music concrete and drones at various points, but not in a cheap, gimmicky way. Pretty sure La Monte Young would be on board. If somebody could ask him . . .
Playin' In The Band
Sept. 15, 1972
Boston Music Hall

One of the seriously under-rated Playin's - Garcia approaches the song from a slightly different approach point; it makes for really imaginative, exploratory, conversational guitar playing. Avec some beautiful closed-wah transmissions.
Loser
April 4, 1971
Manhattan Center

The almondy kick and chocolatey bass set this baby up for worldly success.
The Other One
Aug. 14, 1971
Berkeley Community Theater

This show and the following night RULE. A favorite matched set. And Lesh is front-and-center both nights. Garcia's Les Paul cuts through like a hot knife thru margarine. A great time for Other Ones.
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