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Brown Eyed Women
Aug. 21, 1972
Berkeley Community Theater

Smooth with wicked edges in all the right places!
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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

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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