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Bertha
March 14, 1971
Camp Randall Field House

At :30 Pig switches from tambourine to organ and we're off! These early '71 performances showcase Kreutzmann reveling in sweet space. Driving.
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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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Comments

Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
April 29, 1977
The Palladium

Can't add much more: sizzling show. Matches up pretty well with everything they played that Spring. This one's loose, but on the dreamy side of loose. + Cruisin' first guitar break. Jeeeez! Pretty good audience and, like of others of that time, has a special sonic feel that's very musical.
Tennessee Jed
May 12, 1977
Auditorium Theatre

This one swings like they only swung in 77. Can't be duplicated - even by them. Sleepy and bouncy. Garcia's flights of fancy - even prior to the guitar break - are silky and organic. Which sounds like a shampoo. 1977 was probably one of the best years for the word shampoo. Ah, the pickings were lush! Garcia's playing was a constant narrative thread, a character who moves the story along and share revelations. Whoa. And, of course, a chef's kiss to the break. It's delivered in paragraphs. Smokes! Holy smokes!
Estimated Prophet
May 12, 1977
Auditorium Theatre

Yeah - love this audience. Captures the space and this song's a good test subject for any space.
The Other One
May 29, 1971
Winterland Arena

Needs more votes. This is such a monster. Sometimes my favorite block of GD. The perfect transfer point from very psychedelic to spacious abstract jazz. Were they ever better than this? Effectively a quartet.
Estimated Prophet
April 16, 1978
Huntington Civic Center

Super solid rendition. Garcia's simply reporting.
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