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Mexicali Blues
March 24, 1973
The Spectrum

'73 Mexicali? Smokesville, USA.
11
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.
3
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.
6
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.
3
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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Ramble On Rose
June 23, 1974
Jai-Alai Fronton

Fresh from the dairycase, a hi-steppin' jai alai fronton opening volley.
Jack Straw
Dec. 29, 1977
Winterland Arena

Good version, but not a fave. Definitely not better than Cornell, which is smooth as silk. Here, the drums get clumsy and sneakery in ways they just didn't a few months earlier. And Garcia's work on the Bean puts this to shame - much cleaner, more imaginative to my ears. Lots of flubs on this one by everyone - not a be-all-end-all thing, but there's a sloppiness here that isn't present in May of the same year. So, I can listen to the two and think differently. And it really isn't even close. Again - to my ears.
The Other One
Aug. 23, 1971
Auditorium Theatre

Stripped down - I absolutely love the space. Kreutzmann's floor tom is a beautiful texture. The smaller group means optimal maneuverability - natch. 1971 Other Ones - a cornerstone. And not the one by Styx.
Dark Star
Nov. 8, 1970
Capitol Theater

Great revisit. This is at least in the zipcode of 2/13/70 and 9/19/70. Unlike anything else.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
March 19, 1973
Nassau Coliseum

Great version - underappeciated! Kreutzmann is in sweet form and, of course, everyone else falls into line just fine. This one sounds great: https://relisten.net/grateful-dead/1973/03/19/12-china-cat-sunflower?source=104370
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