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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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Cumberland Blues
Dec. 13, 1969
Swing Auditorium

A cozy little delight - hand percussion, contemplation, great stereo drums, and some rip roaring riffage. Comes in under the radar, but worth a visit.
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Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Jan. 31, 1978
Uptown Theater

Some really nice interaction in some parts and Weir does some sweet moves, I'm sorry - not buying in on this one. It has some great moments, cool pace, but it starts coming apart midway thru Scarlet and then Garcia forgets the entire 4th verse (goes right into the guitar break after the bridge) - that kind of DQs it from all-time-ness for me right there. It's shame b/c there are some beautiful parts of this one. But also some bland passages. To me, anyway.
Dancin' in the Streets
May 17, 1978
Uptown Theater

1978 is a controversial year. Even in my own head. And while May '78 isn't as transcendent as May '77, it still has some highlights. This is nice, sticky Dancin' that can stand up to many classics. Even Weir's slide doesn't dull the blade here.
The Other One
Oct. 29, 1971
Allen Theatre

A pleasant reminder that 1971 is an absolute peak Other One year.
Eyes Of The World
May 26, 1977
Baltimore Civic Center

A certain spacey elegance that's very characteristic of Eyes from this period of time. Could it really be any other way?
Althea
March 9, 1981
Madison Square Garden

One of my favorite renditions! Smooth.
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