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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.
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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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Comments

The Other One
March 2, 1969
Fillmore West

A First Class ride all the way! A jolt from the start, but the emergency EVAC @6:45-7:28 is mind-numbing. Then Garcia follows with some smoky salamander guitar lines. + These 4 shows are so magnificent, it's hard to single out moments, but this has to be a highlight. Thanks to Garcia, TC, & Co. , this is a dizzying, awe-inspiring work of improv art. Balanced, evolutionary, and filled with crazy and mundane stories. Mesmerizing.
The Eleven
Jan. 17, 1970
Oregon State University

Love this 11! Heavier and a little more jazzbo than usual, which is more of a headrush. It's very easy to glide in the lux-O-craft for this rendition, but you can also follow the crazy Garcia & Lesh dodges and weaves - as virtuostic and soulful as any self-respecting 11. And Garcia at around 3:15 or so levitates. And he does so with simple ease.
The Eleven
Nov. 8, 1969
Fillmore West

Super in-control and smoldering. Not that this song can ever be considered laid-back, but this is kind of laid-back. Had it become so easy for them they could (just) ride a cloud of chariots? I wish we could draw or add pix to these comments. Y'know, break on through. Saying.
Scarlet Begonias
June 30, 1974
Civic Center

Supersonic grooves. Garcia pushing it as always.
The Other One
Sept. 3, 1972
Folsom Field, University of Colorado

Starts with some beautiful, panting feedback. Peak shit - Fall 1972. How do you think it's going to go? Fully realized group dynamics - perfect blend of listening and attacking. Patience/urgency. Yin/Yang? Top-of-the-line Garcia Strat spelunking - complete command. Whole group - in charge, dynamics and the ideas keep coming up. I typed kleep, but autotune (or whatever it is) corrected me. Did it ever occur to you, Autotune - if that is your name (I has me doubts) - that perhaps I wanted to say kleep and then you brought all of your emotional baggage in, which only served to prolong the explanation period? Frustrated here. So hard to find good people.
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