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4
Beat it on Down The Line
Nov. 14, 1971
Texas Christian University

Searing version - groovy false start, then Garcia soars like an acrobat. Plug in!
2
The Other One
Feb. 6, 1969
Kiel Auditorium

CRUSH. Hard to believe they brought this intensity and dynamic precision all the time then, but they did! Ace!
6
Bertha
March 31, 1973
War Memorial

Unknown Genre - iTunes. Kreutzmann drives this hovercraft - as he seems to in all of the great Berthas of this time. Look out for the guitars.
1
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Sept. 29, 1971
Practice Studio

Have always loved the San Venetia tapes - almost like an x-ray of the GD. You can so hear the guitar architecture. So tempted to make that one word.
8
Mexicali Blues
March 24, 1973
The Spectrum

'73 Mexicali? Smokesville, USA.
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Comments

Dark Star
Feb. 23, 1968
Kings Beach Bowl

Tight and exciting. Garcia makes the big leap at around this time. Love the space in the song, too. Underplayed.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
May 12, 1981
Veterans' Memorial Coliseum

Garcia spinning webs. C>R were a touch fast at this time, but this maintains the swing (which speed can eviscerate). 100% entertainment. Back to Garcia spinning webs: he was so fluid and fluent at this time. Weaving together years of fandom and playing to form his own language of, yes, the guitar. 12√2, right?
Cryptical Envelopment
Aug. 24, 1968
Shrine Auditorium

Weird Pig - thanks so much!!!! The internet told me it was Persian. I'll change it. No joking, though - just bored and playing with something more exciting than "Super Epic" - but correction made!
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Feb. 19, 1971
Capitol Theater

Totally enjoyable visit. Kreutzmann's first solo C>R. Tentative, but the band converses him through it. Great audience reaction - you can hear them throwing down during the transition.
St. Stephen
Oct. 25, 1969
Winterland Arena

Slippery, but right in the wheelhouse of what a 1969 St. Stephen should be. Powerful and vulnerable. They make it believable.
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