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The Other One
July 14, 1970
Euphoria Ballroom

ATOMIC! Garcia's subversive wah work only makes the area less safe for the public.
4
Beat it on Down The Line
Nov. 14, 1971
Texas Christian University

Searing version - groovy false start, then Garcia soars like an acrobat. Plug in!
2
The Other One
Feb. 6, 1969
Kiel Auditorium

CRUSH. Hard to believe they brought this intensity and dynamic precision all the time then, but they did! Ace!
7
Bertha
March 31, 1973
War Memorial

Unknown Genre - iTunes. Kreutzmann drives this hovercraft - as he seems to in all of the great Berthas of this time. Look out for the guitars.
1
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Sept. 29, 1971
Practice Studio

Have always loved the San Venetia tapes - almost like an x-ray of the GD. You can so hear the guitar architecture. So tempted to make that one word.

Comments

The Other One
Oct. 12, 1968
Avalon Ballroom

One of my favorite shows ever - both the performance and the stunning recording. Invention in every second of this Other One. Like everything from this show, underpants drawer! This is what the 2-drummer model was supposed to sound like!
Estimated Prophet
April 22, 1978
Nashville Municipal Auditorium

Dave & I: "Spot on!"
Eyes Of The World
Sept. 8, 1973
Nassau Coliseum

Maybe not as well known as 9/7, but it does zip! Crisp & high-level group interaction. Garcia-Weir-Godchaux weave in and out of each other's wake turbulence like its nothing. A great & undervalued Eyes.
They Love Each Other
Feb. 26, 1973
Pershing Municipal Auditorium

Fast version every single day - although the bridge is always superfluous & clunky. And this one sails!
Beat it on Down The Line
Sept. 8, 1973
Nassau Coliseum

Just jammed this on my way to work and it cut the commute time in half!