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Jack A Roe
Sept. 29, 1989
Shoreline Amphitheatre

You know the crew is feeling spritely and in a cowboy mood when they play this, blessed frequently in '89 with it.
3
Wang Dang Doodle
Sept. 29, 1989
Shoreline Amphitheatre

Poker-hot WDD
3
Lazy River Road
June 11, 1993
Buckeye Lake Music Center

Sweet, sweet, down-home and yokey Jerry.
5
The Same Thing
June 11, 1993
Buckeye Lake Music Center

Pigpen cut revived for the 90's with the group in kind of a slow crawling king snake vibe. Vince knows how to lay down some organ. Top late form.
5
Ship of Fools
Feb. 22, 1974
Winterland Arena

Premiere of this stately Jerry ballad.

Comments

Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
May 9, 1977
War Memorial

Yep, love this one, infinite spirals of glorious funk jazz and that trademark may 77 dynamic shading that ernie pointed out
Keep Your Day Job
Oct. 15, 1983
Civic Center

just scroll briefly thru the "Deadhead life" facebook group and you'll find just as many arrogant, conceited, pretentious bullies as any fandom. if not more. day job is a banger.
Wharf Rat
July 4, 1984
Five Seasons Center

lethargic, profound, tiger goes in for summer 84 prey of wispy mysterious magnetic lead work. Weir and lesh on those graphite-necks are adding tiered fountains of scrumptious texture, emphatic screamer of a 4.0 wharf and set 2. Chills.
Hell in a Bucket
July 4, 1984
Five Seasons Center

death metal-adjacent coke bobby howling outro
Cumberland Blues
July 4, 1984
Five Seasons Center

plinkfest... i love the devilz much smaller, beautiful sandy-finished wood kits!!! wow!! deep trench versh