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Submissions

3
He's Gone
Sept. 22, 1991
Boston Garden

the feeling on this rich, blue-hot hornsby one is that of exquisite elegance in that puffed-up mindless sense
1
Pretty Peggy O
Sept. 3, 1988
Capital Centre

tight, gallopping, mournful, phil
1
Drums -> Space
July 6, 1990
Cardinal Stadium

bill and mick dip their toes into a dozen things, keeping their turntablism abreast of the breathing tree of life. Sensational stuff. Continued
1
Little Red Rooster
Sept. 3, 1988
Capital Centre

everyone impatient to bust out passionate stuff on this searing version
1
The Wheel
July 2, 1988
Oxford Plains Speedway

Strap on the goggles and microscopes to find traces of this in jerry's playing as soon as the intro dies down into a no nonsense sparkplug wheel

Comments

Estimated Prophet
April 26, 1984
Providence Civic Center

interlocking, fluid buoyant group blend through the whole show gives this EP a refined sense of dynamics and symphonic pacing with gloriously soulful touches all over the place. Finished off with a troubled stillness.
Brown Eyed Women
April 26, 1984
Providence Civic Center

excellent! Staggered universes of cuddly rhythms and more booming sermonic jerry
Loser
April 26, 1984
Providence Civic Center

it rules a lot, chaotic and surging with emotion.
Dark Star
July 18, 1972
Rossevelt Stadium

oh fuck yes… Carrion and mercury nailed it. Transitive, sparkly, serpentine; and just a touch of lock-him-in-the-van madness before a perfect comes a time comes swooping in.
China Doll
March 22, 1993
The Omni

heartbreaking and inspired