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Greatest Story Ever Told
March 28, 1994
Nassau Coliseum

Really inspired, a kicking wisteria ode to the crackle of 72 versions. Long island love, big man goes off in this one, walls of devils too
2
Gimme Some Lovin'
June 30, 1985
Merriweather Post Pavilion

double dose of I-95 summer adolescent escapade brent and phil frat house. Shit hot
1
Uncle John's Band
June 25, 1994
Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V.

another searing crestfallen twilight UJB that's jaw droppingly mammoth, boss man lays it down, waves of devils
1
Deal
April 26, 1984
Providence Civic Center

another kayfabe divorce papers joust brent deal with marvelous urban puddlehopping weave. JG shows jazz-like dexterity, albeit diatonic
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Deal
April 17, 1984
Niagara Falls Convention Center

Really?!?!?! jazzy, crunchy, biker bar diamond hard hat 80's deal. Type 2

Comments

Brown Eyed Women
April 6, 1984
Aladdin Theater

That vaudevillian devil may care or fuck off abandon. Awesome immediacy engine ripping energy
Feel Like A Stranger
July 29, 1994
Buckeye Lake Music Center

felt a sudden urge to pivot hard to 94. Totoraitis/Miller source is nicely EQ'd, stranger is nicely jammed out, yas bitch
Samson and Delilah
April 8, 1978
Veterans Memorial Coliseum

... yep im guilty of coming back around for this one after the S>F>E>E, idk man just one of those tunes that they played a lot but like TJ or deal there are just a LOT of really good ones like this 78 rager. Phil lesh.
Space
July 1, 1978
Arrowhead Stadium

Kool add!!! jerry and the drummers, skittering and furious estimated-ish stuff!
Eyes Of The World
April 8, 1978
Veterans Memorial Coliseum

There are definitely cooler and more seamless melts from estimated but this combo is so classic and strong that chances of you giving a shit are 0%, great to hear the tune still not speedy and there's some imaginative choices on this one in terms of rhythmic grid emphasis and chord voicings, sometimes quite open and folksy then getting into some of those more block/cluster chords creating little pockets of tension in the scope of the thing, and then also lots of just rocking out in, again, that rock star party time 78 feeling/mindset