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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.
2
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.
8
Me and My Uncle
Nov. 17, 1971
Albuquerque Civic Auditorium

Two things: (1) the middle of a searing Other One > MAMU > Other One fest and (2) Garcia loses his mind (or mine) at the end of the solo.
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Comments

Candyman
Nov. 24, 1978
Capitol Theatre

Mesmerizing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SSR9vZT66M&feature=youtu.be
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
June 10, 1976
Boston Music Hall

Chill/organic. Sounds like kick-ass band playing in a room. Super musical matrix. Goes down refreshing & smooth.
The Other One
April 6, 1978
Curtis Hixon Convention Center

A lengthy, tempestuous guitar exchange. Agree that this is an undervalued show. Lesh's bass sounds almost like Young Marble Giants at times. And it works altogether swell. And THEN - that sticky Spring of '78 envelope filter. Like a murky synth.
Terrapin Station
April 30, 1977
The Palladium

Smooth as silk boxers. I love the precise but soft way the Spring 77 Terrapins open. Weir's phase is cranked - to very good effect. Almost tremolo/vibrato! Everyone's on his/her game. Breathing fire in the coda. And yeah - JG just fucking cranks the volume. Man! Great Terrapin!
Uncle John's Band
Sept. 27, 1972
Stanley Theatre

Nearly letter perfect = not in a mechanical way, just feel. Kreutzmann mixes things up playfully throughout but never loses the thread.
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