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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.
3
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

Scarlet Begonias
Feb. 27, 1977
Robertson Gym, UC Santa Barbara

One of the most upbeat, positive, fiery Scarlets I've heard - and then the coda just cooks into another galaxy.
Dark Star
April 8, 1971
Boston Music Hall

I love a good concise Dark Star, which this is but it still manages to sneak up. Love the textures from Lesh, Weir, and Garcia, and, when you can hear him, Ned Lagin adds a sweet shimmer. I'll never understand why Lesh didn't bottle this bass sound and put it under 24/7 lock n' key. At around 11 minutes, Weir gets into No Wave territory.
The Other One
Jan. 23, 1970
Honolulu Civic Auditorium

Charles-in-charge level intensity. All the parts of the machine vibe.
Dark Star
June 27, 1969
Veterans Auditorium

Dark Star in beautiful suspended animation.
Eyes Of The World
April 2, 1973
Boston Garden

Great ooglie mooglies! Perfectly balanced. Kreutzmann's snare just knifes thru. Garcia in top form, natch.
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