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Cumberland Blues
Dec. 13, 1969
Swing Auditorium

A cozy little delight - hand percussion, contemplation, great stereo drums, and some rip roaring riffage. Comes in under the radar, but worth a visit.
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Sugaree
June 18, 1976
Capitol Theatre

As much as I love May 77 Sugarees, Spring 76 is where it's at for me. Subtlety, separation, and Garcia's whispery, silver-dipped guitar breaks.
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Candyman
April 19, 1978
Veterans Memorial Auditorium

1978: Prime weather for Candyman. This performance, like many from then, highlights the bleak world of the narrator. Garcia's break: spidery.
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Tennessee Jed
Oct. 29, 1971
Allen Theatre

Bubbly, bratty storyboard version. Character & twang for miles. I'd pay to see this band. Two for a tenner? Four please.
9
Terrapin Station
April 27, 1977
Capitol Theatre

This is a very sweet Terrapin. Everyone's fired up to play it. All you need to do is watch the vid to see the pure joy this brings Garcia. Memorable.
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Dark Star
Oct. 13, 1968
Avalon Ballroom

In its own way, this version wins my devotion just as much as the (justly) fabled night before. The interplay is telepathic and contentious. It's its own little company town with it's own microclimate. Liquid is right.
The Other One
April 28, 1971
Fillmore East

I still love this one - a total peach.
Dark Star
April 29, 1972
Musikhalle

If you can be under-appreciated with 26 votes, this is. This Dark Star sounds like the easiest thing anyone could do. They almost immediately surrender to the tide.
China Cat Sunflower
March 16, 1968
Carousel Ballroom

Comes seething out of Dark Star - a multitasking masterpiece. The drums carry a lot of this great version, but everyone is smoking it.
Dark Star
March 16, 1968
Carousel Ballroom

Taken at a snappy pace, this one calls on Garcia to Fred Astaire it on the Les Paul and he's in killer form. He echoes off the organ and percussion - or a frog, jumping lily pad to lily pad. A stone classic.
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