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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
Nov. 17, 1971
Albuquerque Civic Auditorium

Definitely one of my favorites. So many microstories in this one. What a great time - Godchaux settling in, leaning heavily on his Impulse! collection. A lot of really personal conversations mixed up with searing, intense stuff. Woof! Woof! Woof! and Woof! (that's Brad saying Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! and Wolf!) And the transition into MAMU is just silly. Great great show.
Here Comes Sunshine
Feb. 15, 1973
Dane County Coliseum

Listened again to this running today. It's a fucking classic! It may not be as exploratory as later that year, but there's so much great stuff to devour here. Among other things, Kreutzmann's floor tom sounds a lot like Jaki Liebezeit of CAN. Wicked.
Dancin' in the Streets
June 22, 1976
Tower Theatre

Hoppin' version - definitely the audience is an MVP. But the band is in such fine fettle, it's not hard to imagine this swinging inside an empty hangar.
Eyes Of The World
June 22, 1976
Tower Theatre

Agree w/CuddlyBear: this is a great show. A serious groove is laid down at this point in the evening.
Playin' In The Band
Sept. 21, 1973
The Spectrum

Mainly cuz of Kreutzmann, this Camaro goes from smooth to gooey and smooth to intense without a thought. Garcia digs in. A really ace show - I so often forget about this tour (to the extent I really forget 1973 shows) and it's really very unique. They flirt with jazz and avant garde very nakedly. It's bold and exciting stuff. Light/Heavy.
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