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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.
1
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

China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
March 27, 1972
Academy of Music

Between Kreutzmann's crackling snare, Pigpen shaking, the sincerely crazy guitar interplay, and Lesh - woof! Spritely!
Eyes Of The World
Oct. 1, 1977
Paramount Theatre

Liquid gold. The Velveeta cheese shells of rock.
Estimated Prophet
Oct. 1, 1977
Paramount Theatre

Gooey and careful. That works!
The Other One
Aug. 26, 1971
Gaelic Park

This Other One explodes out of the gates and everyone sounds enormous. When it disintegrates and gets quiet, no one loses any stature. August. 1971. Other One. Pretty much a guarantee of pro quality.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Aug. 15, 1971
Berkeley Community Theater

It's hard to know what to swoon over first. Lesh's bass is a smooth piece of wood in your living room. August '71, this is practically a quartet except Pig plays some mean tambourine. Wind at its back.
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