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4
Loser
July 31, 1971
Yale Bowl, Yale University

Garcia crushes the guitar break and everything else.
2
Candyman
April 1, 1980
Capitol Theatre

Warm, gooey, and dynamic.
2
Jack Straw
July 22, 1972
Paramount Northwest Theatre

Casually Regal - An Eatery
16
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Feb. 21, 1971
Capitol Theater

Crackling with energy. Tight as a single drummer.
5
Estimated Prophet
Sept. 28, 1977
Paramount Theatre

Garcia skipping to the lou in warm stereo ooze
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Comments

Here Comes Sunshine
Feb. 23, 1974
Winterland Arena

Super sunshiney jam - the band is in high gear. And yes, grendel, the Keith flourish is zesty.
The Other One
March 28, 1972
Academy of Music

Out of the gates, this one has a joyous gait and then nearly three minutes in it mutates very thematically - like a soundtrack. And there's 25 minutes left. And shit gets crazy. Intimate and thoughtful stuff (Johnny Carson voice).
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
May 11, 1978
Springfield Civic Center Arena

3 pts. alone for the envelope filter! Weir's plinky, but he also throws in some wicked delay during the transition. High or not, some tight mid-field play.
Not Fade Away
Nov. 17, 1971
Albuquerque Civic Auditorium

I love that Godchaux is playing a slightly out-of-tune piano - the only part of this NFA that isn't dead perfect. And I like it even more for it.
The Other One
Nov. 17, 1972
Century II Convention Hall

One of the Giants of Other Ones - it's top drawer even before the sick jam @ 9:00. Then it mutates. Great Garcia wah work. Lesh and Kreutzmann take over @10:45 and then Godchaux comes in and Tyners things up a little.
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