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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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Candyman
Nov. 24, 1978
Capitol Theatre

Mesmerizing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SSR9vZT66M&feature=youtu.be
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
June 10, 1976
Boston Music Hall

Chill/organic. Sounds like kick-ass band playing in a room. Super musical matrix. Goes down refreshing & smooth.
The Other One
April 6, 1978
Curtis Hixon Convention Center

A lengthy, tempestuous guitar exchange. Agree that this is an undervalued show. Lesh's bass sounds almost like Young Marble Giants at times. And it works altogether swell. And THEN - that sticky Spring of '78 envelope filter. Like a murky synth.
Terrapin Station
April 30, 1977
The Palladium

Smooth as silk boxers. I love the precise but soft way the Spring 77 Terrapins open. Weir's phase is cranked - to very good effect. Almost tremolo/vibrato! Everyone's on his/her game. Breathing fire in the coda. And yeah - JG just fucking cranks the volume. Man! Great Terrapin!
Uncle John's Band
Sept. 27, 1972
Stanley Theatre

Nearly letter perfect = not in a mechanical way, just feel. Kreutzmann mixes things up playfully throughout but never loses the thread.
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