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Deal
July 29, 1994
Buckeye Lake Music Center

yet another heavy duty Deal. This one is a still life watercolor. Patient, refined, excellent.
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Althea
July 29, 1994
Buckeye Lake Music Center

I love speedy 90's altheas!!!! Lots of chaw and twinkly starfall.
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Space
April 19, 1978
Veterans Memorial Auditorium

elastic, serpentine, walls of the cave smeared with battle stories hidden by shadows.
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Bertha
Nov. 2, 1984
Berkeley Community Theatre

A post-space one. tender Berkeley love. A gust of "what just happened" curious joy.
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Touch of Grey
May 8, 1984
Silva Hall at the Hult Center

triple shot of pure Jerry!! Great "a-ha" FOTM tease. Phil's boxing ring tone becomes the kick, brent's hot rhodes the drums, devils go artisanal baker
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Playin' In The Band
Sept. 21, 1972
The Spectrum

LMAOOOOOoo this show is great!
Dark Star
Dec. 11, 1972
Winterland Arena

Not sure if a good source was out there for this one pre-internet, Smith/Miller/Clugston cleanup is fantastic. Yeah this one can hang with any of the heavy hitter DS's. Winterland magic, this one propels itself into orbit with vigor. Pre-verse gets a little puddly with some indian influences and drones from all, left to simmer over Billy getting funkmeister, dials in for a great peak. The melt has truly primordial intensity, countered by a sense of tender meditation. not for chompers. Snakes start talking by the end of this shit.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Dec. 10, 1989
Meadowlands Arena

frantic, full of midi, Weir puts in some great rhythmic ideas to get this thing rolling. Awesome 4.1 version.
Dark Star
Dec. 6, 1973
Public Hall

happy 50th to this absolute mindfuck of a version. Galaxies of deep existential agony.
Estimated Prophet
Sept. 5, 1985
Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Hammond and squishmeister, this one is frenetic from the green flag. subdued, groovin california section and soaring outro
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