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Mexicali Blues
March 24, 1973
The Spectrum

'73 Mexicali? Smokesville, USA.
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Loser
March 24, 1973
The Spectrum

Heavens! It took a Dave's Picks to get this on the board! Soft, seductive, dark, and pretty much perfectly realized. Guitar break: shit yeah.
3
Estimated Prophet
Dec. 29, 1977
Winterland Arena

Bold, sharp, confident version with plenty of 1977 squoosh. This version has that great '77 restraint with Garcia speaking in MuTron tongues.
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Brown Eyed Women
Oct. 29, 1973
Kiel Auditorium

Attention. To. Detail. - ESP Weir. Not the world's greatest recording, but the band is bubbly & effortless.
3
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
July 31, 1971
Yale Bowl, Yale University

Listened to this on a big PA outside over the summer and it's so alive, athletic, and filled with beautiful instrumental cross-talk. Improv!
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Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
June 10, 1973
RFK Stadium

Kreutzmann and Weir go atomic - fantastic version from a classic show.
Not Fade Away
Aug. 14, 1971
Berkeley Community Theater

Oh sister! I love this show - and this version has it all! Fab revisit!
The Other One
Oct. 29, 1973
Kiel Auditorium

Should be better recognized. Silky smooth '73 groove and then they cross over into the netherworld. Garcia, as usual, is sublime. The group and he are almost in a dialogue - supporting the other when each loses his/its mind. Then @12:30: the bottom drops out: pure abstraction but with a melody. Yes, Garcia's trying to lead them back into the song, but the band is in its own spirit world. Almost lost forever, Garcia reels them in and it's all on again. A melodrama.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Oct. 23, 1973
Metropolitan Sports Center

Driving version - love 1973 Dead. Never liked the Feelin' Groovy jam, but this one is top seed material. Godchaux is on top of matters.
Bird Song
Feb. 21, 1971
Capitol Theater

Although the new WD 50th is quite lovely. Lesh is playing an electrified redwood.
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