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Jack Straw
June 10, 1973
RFK Stadium

Relaxed and joyous space-age electric guitar semi-ballad.
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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.
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Brown Eyed Women
May 20, 1973
U.C.

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

So good you can practically see the border town.
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Comments

Dark Star
Aug. 21, 1968
Fillmore West

When Garcia changes pickup settings at about 1:48, the game is completely on. Already Dark Star is unlike any song in its graduating class - you can hear the excitement of a newly mastered song, but you can also hear some of what's to come over the next couple of years. + Love these '68 Dark Stars for the Pigpen textures; in a way, his organ is most space age bachelor pad of the entire enterprise. Such a lovely touch.
Tennessee Jed
Nov. 12, 1971
San Antonio Civic Auditorium

Love '71 Jeds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
June 24, 1973
Memorial Coliseum

I'm a big fan of the non-FG transition. With some exceptions, the FG transition often feels tacked on to me and momentum-killing. AND YET - love '73-'74 China > Riders. First world problems.
Tennessee Jed
Jan. 22, 1978
McArthur Court, U of Oregon

Great in-the-pocket pace and guitar dynamics in this Jed - a favorite from a wicked show.
Cold Rain and Snow
June 17, 1976
Capitol Theater

Silky Cold Rain - Garcia patiently waits for holes to open and then takes what the defense gives him. Such a classic Garcia, silvery '76 guitar break that sounds almost like you walked in in the middle of a conversation. And the sound of the Betty is wow.
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