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Truckin'
Jan. 24, 1971
Seattle Center Arena

Easily overlooked show - the Truckin' opener is a giant tidal wave red carpet.
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Not Fade Away
March 21, 1972
Academy of Music

Picture Perfeck Academy of Music NFA! Kreutzmann and Weir scoot this gem along.
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The Other One
Dec. 12, 1970
Santa Rosa Fairgrounds

Adventure soundtrack - the group plays out a number of scenes. Garcia's the acrobatic narrator for the most part. Superb and interactive.
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The Other One
Dec. 10, 1969
Thelma Theater

Big and round. Lesh is the wacked-out chauffeur. What a cool, bizarre run.
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Big River
Nov. 20, 1973
Denver Coliseum

A strike-zone era Big River. Smooth & prickly.
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Comments

Dark Star
April 5, 1969
Avalon Ballroom

Complete control of the itinerary.
Playin' In The Band
July 14, 1976
Orpheum Theatre

I love the murky sound of this Playin' echoing off the innards of the Orpheum. Like many '76 Playin's, there's a turbulent narrative here - told with lots of dynamics.
The Other One
Oct. 29, 1971
Allen Theatre

Immediately, it's so clear what Godchaux brought to the party. Digging in with the jazzbo power chords. The late '71 O1 is a different kind of animal - maybe as pure jazz as they got (rather than fusion). This one gets pretty far out, but never loses the thread of the melodic narrative. Lesh and Garcia meet up several times in these perfect snapshots and they twirl away from each other - knowing that they'll face each other again. This is a monster show - possibly a little under-heralded. Or Uncle Harolded.
Not Fade Away
May 6, 1970
Kresge Plaza - MIT

Blistering SG crush action.
St. Stephen
May 6, 1970
Kresge Plaza - MIT

An argument could be made . . . I don't have a verdict, but this is one hell of a beast. At the opening flag, this one is sure-footed and graceful. Then when it sounds for all the world like they're going into NFA, they lean into SS and they're off. Brash jam. And Kreutzmann makes a snow-cone catch on the re-entry.
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