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The Other One
Feb. 28, 1970
Family Dog at the Great Highway

Oversight Alert! Conversational then a violent row ensues. A total taste treat. 1970.
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
March 21, 1985
Hampton Coliseum

Voice shot, Garcia hums through his spidery 13 lb. guitar. With a lovely China Cat peak @4:30.
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Tennessee Jed
March 19, 1977
Winterland Arena

(a) Garcia with aluminum pipe, (b) Purdie Shuffle '77 Pace, (c) Perfect Dynamic Control
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Sugaree
Dec. 8, 1973
Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke U

As a queen sits down, knowing that a chair will be there,/ Or a general raises his hand and is given the field-glasses
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Big River
Dec. 4, 1973
Cincinnati Gardens

Dictionary entry: 1973 Big River - effortless & downstream. Exhibit A.
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Comments

Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
April 29, 1977
The Palladium

Can't add much more: sizzling show. Matches up pretty well with everything they played that Spring. This one's loose, but on the dreamy side of loose. + Cruisin' first guitar break. Jeeeez! Pretty good audience and, like of others of that time, has a special sonic feel that's very musical.
Tennessee Jed
May 12, 1977
Auditorium Theatre

This one swings like they only swung in 77. Can't be duplicated - even by them. Sleepy and bouncy. Garcia's flights of fancy - even prior to the guitar break - are silky and organic. Which sounds like a shampoo. 1977 was probably one of the best years for the word shampoo. Ah, the pickings were lush! Garcia's playing was a constant narrative thread, a character who moves the story along and share revelations. Whoa. And, of course, a chef's kiss to the break. It's delivered in paragraphs. Smokes! Holy smokes!
Estimated Prophet
May 12, 1977
Auditorium Theatre

Yeah - love this audience. Captures the space and this song's a good test subject for any space.
The Other One
May 29, 1971
Winterland Arena

Needs more votes. This is such a monster. Sometimes my favorite block of GD. The perfect transfer point from very psychedelic to spacious abstract jazz. Were they ever better than this? Effectively a quartet.
Estimated Prophet
April 16, 1978
Huntington Civic Center

Super solid rendition. Garcia's simply reporting.
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