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Bertha
March 14, 1971
Camp Randall Field House

At :30 Pig switches from tambourine to organ and we're off! These early '71 performances showcase Kreutzmann reveling in sweet space. Driving.
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Loser
Feb. 19, 1971
Capitol Theater

A delicate, tight, searching super early version of a staple. Kruetzmann plays it light and springy and that 1971 Lesh caramel bass guitar!
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Tennessee Jed
June 11, 1976
Boston Music Hall

If you know this smooth customer of a show, you know how drynamic [yes, I typed that] and user friendly this TJ is. An always welcome visitor.
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Sugaree
June 26, 1976
Auditorium Theatre

Few things better than a June '76 Sugaree. Garcia with the first Travis Bean just sketches with the lightest, barest of precious metal filaments.
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Tennessee Jed
July 22, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theatre

Summer '72 Jed: Sweet dynamics & precision engineering. Weir & Kreutzmann stir it up during Garcia's guitar break.
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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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