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Looks Like Rain
April 17, 1984
Niagara Falls Convention Center

another bathroom mirror cabinet aria, this time with crack vibrato synth work, healy leprechauning, disco phil, chamber devils NOT ur average LLR
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Row Jimmy
April 17, 1984
Niagara Falls Convention Center

carpeted spires of woolly synth, iconic drummer latte sunday chat, along with sunday mass with geniusly staggered jer lead work. Rewarding long row
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New Minglewood Blues
April 17, 1984
Niagara Falls Convention Center

legit, alchemical, firehouse Minglewood. Factory line tenacity, playboy panache, sparkplug brent and jer
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Gimme Some Lovin'
March 19, 1990
Civic Center

Apollo 90 mammoth Gimme some lovin. Rolex and a bump add to yer bombin' stew for this
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Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
July 14, 1984
Greek Theatre - University of California

refined and elegant. calm splendor for the cali regular heads
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Comments

Tennessee Jed
July 19, 1994
Deer Creek Music Center

Heat wave stuff his countless tremendous vocal performances from this era and all before it are what make Jerry one of my fav singers. he could sell anything. music never stopped. one of those keith years tunes that defies the "the dead never played the same thing twice!!!" line very blatantly, every TJ solo has identical chords and length (like loser) but how many of those solos have blown your mind, too many to count!!!!! so many moods and configurations of jerry's rhythms and voice leading
Deal
April 22, 1971
Bangor Municipal Auditorium

man this one is early and does jerry get er done on that solo... awesome one
Jack Straw
Aug. 27, 1972
Old Renaissance Faire Grounds

That kind of goes in general i really just roll my eyes every time i see somebody trying to say which version is "The Best" and its ALWAYS on the same handful of very famous and oft-written about shows, your Venetas and Englishtowns. Know your history, listen to and fall in love with these shows, and then start exploring and finding the 99.99% of other terrific dead music out there.
Jack Straw
Aug. 27, 1972
Old Renaissance Faire Grounds

maybe for the chill, countryfied groovy interpretation of the early years thats true... I think the tune like most of their catalog went pretty far in later years. Think physicality, intensity, drive.
Althea
March 9, 1981
Madison Square Garden

kool 81-83 msg box set coming out!
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