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The Other One
July 14, 1970
Euphoria Ballroom

ATOMIC! Garcia's subversive wah work only makes the area less safe for the public.
4
Beat it on Down The Line
Nov. 14, 1971
Texas Christian University

Searing version - groovy false start, then Garcia soars like an acrobat. Plug in!
2
The Other One
Feb. 6, 1969
Kiel Auditorium

CRUSH. Hard to believe they brought this intensity and dynamic precision all the time then, but they did! Ace!
7
Bertha
March 31, 1973
War Memorial

Unknown Genre - iTunes. Kreutzmann drives this hovercraft - as he seems to in all of the great Berthas of this time. Look out for the guitars.
1
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Sept. 29, 1971
Practice Studio

Have always loved the San Venetia tapes - almost like an x-ray of the GD. You can so hear the guitar architecture. So tempted to make that one word.
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Comments

Eyes Of The World
Nov. 4, 1977
Cotterell Gym - Colgate University

I don't usually love my Eyes this fast, but the group gets pretty damn locked in early on and makes it work. The drums are occasionally flabby, but also propel this pleasure cruise mightily. And this is a pleasure cruise.
Dancin' in the Streets
May 15, 1977
St. Louis Arena

A surging beast from the drop. Hard to choose between the various epic May77 Dancin's, but this one easily punches its weight. Garcia's push-button guitar crushes.
They Love Each Other
Feb. 22, 1974
Winterland Arena

My favorite arrangement and one of the really sizzlin' versions. Garcia and Godchaux are bookends.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Feb. 14, 1970
Fillmore East

I'm surprised to see this one in the single figures. This is a masterpiece. At various times the guitars (no one's playing rhythm exactly) sound like criss-crossing circuits. Almost space age at times. And yet raw. Unprecedented.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
May 26, 1973
Kezar Stadium

I'm not a fan of the Feelin' Groovy jam in general, but I dig this version in spite of it.
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