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Bertha
March 14, 1971
Camp Randall Field House

At :30 Pig switches from tambourine to organ and we're off! These early '71 performances showcase Kreutzmann reveling in sweet space. Driving.
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Loser
Feb. 19, 1971
Capitol Theater

A delicate, tight, searching super early version of a staple. Kruetzmann plays it light and springy and that 1971 Lesh caramel bass guitar!
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Tennessee Jed
June 11, 1976
Boston Music Hall

If you know this smooth customer of a show, you know how drynamic [yes, I typed that] and user friendly this TJ is. An always welcome visitor.
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Sugaree
June 26, 1976
Auditorium Theatre

Few things better than a June '76 Sugaree. Garcia with the first Travis Bean just sketches with the lightest, barest of precious metal filaments.
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Tennessee Jed
July 22, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theatre

Summer '72 Jed: Sweet dynamics & precision engineering. Weir & Kreutzmann stir it up during Garcia's guitar break.
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Comments

Playin' In The Band
Nov. 19, 1972
Hofheinz Pavilion

Nice reviz! This one's a real bubbler. Great drive! Classic.
Bertha
May 26, 1977
Baltimore Civic Center

Smooth and jaunty from the bounce. I think it's clear from the first verse that every moment of this song is going to have something $$$$ about it. Of course, it comes as no surprise that Garcia's guitar break is aqua velva liquid love. Patient, assertive, and cooing. Weir earns a big gold star, too. Yes, an elite Bertha. As stealmyface says has everything you want.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Oct. 16, 1977
Louisiana State U

Weir and Lesh mixed up pretty high and HUZZAH to that! Not at anyone's expense, see. Sounds fucking great! The Scarlet: an intense, self-propelled rocketship a la May, same year. Garcia really just rides the wave. Takes what the defense gives him. + Full-bodied, swinging, and dynamic. A patient group. And someone mentioned this: just the right touch of Donna Jean. An asset. This is a top version. + Fire: Garcia full goo on the envelope. A worthy personal mission, grendel.
Estimated Prophet
Feb. 3, 1978
Dane County Coliseum

I actually like the concision of the 1977 guitar breaks - sets the listener up for the dope extended outro. Not to be taken as a complaint about this iteration.
The Other One
March 19, 1973
Nassau Coliseum

Sounds killer to me! No heavy perfumes, no CGI, just miraculous interweaving shit. A very underrated Other One. In my book.
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