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Jack Straw
June 10, 1973
RFK Stadium

Relaxed and joyous space-age electric guitar semi-ballad.
9
Bertha
Feb. 21, 1971
Capitol Theater

Warp speed, precise, slightly unhinged, and driving into the greenish-blue evening.
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Jack Straw
Oct. 30, 1971
Taft Auditorium

Godchaux leads a version that seethes with the excitement of a new song.
3
Brown Eyed Women
May 20, 1973
U.C.

A giggly, slangy Garcia masterpiece (in sweet show sauce). Goes down EZ.
8
Mexicali Blues
Feb. 28, 1973
Salt Palace

So good you can practically see the border town.
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Comments

Scarlet Begonias
June 26, 1976
Auditorium Theatre

Full we-got-this mode! A silky Scarlet. Patience and a light touch.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Dec. 31, 1971
Winterland Arena

Very 1972, but not quite as set and still comparing paint swatches. I love the feeling out sound of this great version. Garcia's Strat is well on its E72 way, however. Kreutzmann is on fire - moving some fucking air! In the transition, they settle into the pocket tout suite.
Dark Star
Feb. 27, 1969
Fillmore West

Timeless. Like lots of people, this is the first one I heard. Epic, ethereal, ideal.
The Eleven
Aug. 22, 1968
Fillmore West

Out of the chute, Garcia's crunchy guitar sets the tone. Also - a sweet recording!
St. Stephen
Aug. 21, 1968
Fillmore West

What a JOLT! Tight-Superfast-Pumped version. Kreutzmann is thrilling and Garcia is Garcia - a rawer version. And the break is very funny. A group getting comfortable in its own skin. And I need one of those black Les Pauls with the P-90. Sheeee-at.
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