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Tennessee Jed
Nov. 23, 1973
County Coliseum

If possible, a very contemplative TJ. Everyone's in apex '73 form, esp. Godchaux who's mixed fairly high to good effect.
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St. Stephen
Nov. 5, 1970
Capitol Theater

Of the heavenly 1970 Capitol Theater St. Stephens. Just a beautiful union between audience and group. Killer Stephen! CRUNCH!
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Here Comes Sunshine
Sept. 26, 1973
War Memorial

Show opener - the perseverence is what really sells me on this one. A struggle, but a worthy one b/c the spoils are lush. Sneaky great.
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
May 18, 1972
Kongressaal, Deutsches Museum

Crazy overlooked: A noble, splendiferous C>R in full Europe 72-ness. Patient, exploratory, charming. Driving a distance? Pack this.
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Bird Song
Feb. 21, 1971
Capitol Theater

An intimate very early Bird Song - Quartet-styled, which serves this song really well. Also: you can hear the thinking, especially between guitars.
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Sugaree
Sept. 9, 1972
Hollywood Palladium

Every little detail is right on. Garcia and Weir ping-ponging over a raging current of bass guitar.
Estimated Prophet
May 13, 1977
Auditorium Theatre

Way under-voted. Classic rich, chocolately rendering. This is the Time of the Great Estimateds. I need some choral music. It's not 5/19 (nothing is) or dead-on tough comp for a couple of other dates, but it is an ELITE version of the song. I've listened to May 77 Estimateds so thoroughly, I frighten myself a little. Will I lose my job b/c of this obsession? Will I forget to eat? I feel like I should leave my cell number.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
June 7, 1977
Winterland Arena

A little clumsy for the time, and worse yet - missing 4th verse (never forgivable). The wheels come off the next 18 months or so (not always) - still (late) Spring 77 is always worth the time. But you can hear late 77 coming - missed cues, tired passages, forgotten lyrics . . . interesting. Still some GREAT stuff after May, but May was Camelot.
The Eleven
Aug. 23, 1968
Shrine Auditorium

A couple of years later, I haven't solved the 10/12 vs 8/23 Eleven Dilemma. Further research is needed, which is fine - I'm listening to this for science. Super kick ass is my conclusion. A band with special, weird powers.
Dark Star
Feb. 3, 1968
Crystal Ballroom

As much as I appreciate 1970 Dark Stars, these '68 gems are just perfect little packages of space rock, jazz, and acid.
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