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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
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Pretty Peggy O
Sept. 3, 1988
Capital Centre

tight, gallopping, mournful, phil
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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
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Little Red Rooster
Sept. 3, 1988
Capital Centre

everyone impatient to bust out passionate stuff on this searing version
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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
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Comments

Bird Song
March 20, 1993
The Omni

huge chaotic version a la 6/19/94. Vince starts pouring some spice in the stew and the rest is history, this one goes from ethereal and jazzy to chaotic to euphoric.
Loser
Dec. 14, 1980
Long Beach Arena

Walker source is screamin'! no hammond again, but another firecracker version. Quite slow and menacing, vocals quaking with desperation. Phil bombs. another fantastic version
Loser
July 22, 1984
Ventura County Fairgrounds

my favorite version, one of the best Jerry vocal performances on any song
Feelin' Groovy Jam
Oct. 2, 1972
Springfield Civic Center

fantastic sequence full of imagination, Phil at the stern. just wonderful from truckin thru to a morning dew that checks the boxes
Ramble On Rose
Sept. 27, 1972
Stanley Theatre

brief but superb solo, and keith is awesome
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