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Mexicali Blues
March 24, 1973
The Spectrum

'73 Mexicali? Smokesville, USA.
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Loser
March 24, 1973
The Spectrum

Heavens! It took a Dave's Picks to get this on the board! Soft, seductive, dark, and pretty much perfectly realized. Guitar break: shit yeah.
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Estimated Prophet
Dec. 29, 1977
Winterland Arena

Bold, sharp, confident version with plenty of 1977 squoosh. This version has that great '77 restraint with Garcia speaking in MuTron tongues.
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Brown Eyed Women
Oct. 29, 1973
Kiel Auditorium

Attention. To. Detail. - ESP Weir. Not the world's greatest recording, but the band is bubbly & effortless.
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
July 31, 1971
Yale Bowl, Yale University

Listened to this on a big PA outside over the summer and it's so alive, athletic, and filled with beautiful instrumental cross-talk. Improv!
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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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