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Tennessee Jed
June 13, 1994
Memorial Stadium

Really clean lines, honky tonk subtext, and straight-up OOmph
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Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Sept. 7, 1985
Red Rocks Amphitheatre

gliding, bouncy, breezy, athletic, inspired.
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Dupree's Diamond Blues
Sept. 7, 1985
Red Rocks Amphitheatre

gorgeous one.. Squishmeister
1
Day Job
July 1, 1985
Merriweather Post Pavilion

it is not a Deal but it still rocks with bristly intensity!!
2
Drums -> Space
June 25, 1985
Blossom Music Center

Brent is one great musician... he comes up with a long melt, weir in tow, thrilling kits duet, so weightlifting, noisy bursty space into guitars!!! A+

Comments

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