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The Other One
July 14, 1970
Euphoria Ballroom

ATOMIC! Garcia's subversive wah work only makes the area less safe for the public.
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!
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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.
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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.
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Comments

Estimated Prophet
May 17, 1977
Memorial Coliseum

You can almost take anything from this show and put it on a favorites list. Not surprising, then, that the Estimated is top shelf whiskey. And, to me, May 77 Estimateds are still the mightiest of the lot. The group levitates. And this one still has its own character. + Garcia's completely unleashed before and through the first instrumental break. Just unprecedented guitar playing. Really all the way through the song. Outro = lush heaven. No band sounds or sounded like this.
Big River
Sept. 16, 1972
Boston Music Hall

Super Swingin' Almost a garage band version. Out-of-phase Garcia rips it up.
The Other One
Sept. 23, 1972
Palace Theater

I think pretty differently. Drop the needle anywhere in these two CT shows and it's thoughtful, silky, and action-packed. That's the Trinity. More or less.
The Other One
May 21, 1977
Lakeland Civic Center

I'll say it again: Spring 77 Other Ones are their own creature. Personally, I love them - they reach out to the audience/listener. + This is almost an easy show to overlook b/c of its illustrious neighbors, but it's a giant. Garcia's descending little comment @ 5:25 is blue ribbon.
Brown Eyed Women
July 16, 1976
Orpheum Theatre

Love the Garcia cough @1:28, then a chuckle, then a sick guitar break. All in a day's work.
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