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Submissions

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I Need A Miracle
July 20, 1994
Deer Creek Music Center

6 tracks pre-drums, a set chock full of patient, far-reaching playing. This is a perfect party time palate cleanser, searing.
1
Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again
July 20, 1994
Deer Creek Music Center

A version that earns the submission. Inspired and filled out. Night prior is hot and the Deer Creek magic reigns.
1
Truckin'
April 23, 1984
Veterans' Memorial Coliseum

Excellent generously stately and tumultuous intro. Laid back. Nice melt to black peter.
1
Might As Well
April 23, 1984
Veterans' Memorial Coliseum

tight bucket yields this hoarse , ever so blue hot, blistering version!! Heavy late night express jerry soul rocker, big man sends it, gnarly version.
1
Cassidy
April 23, 1984
Veterans' Memorial Coliseum

this is a golden stretch in terms of style and form for GD. Deep and thickly bright sprinting jam

Comments

Space
Nov. 2, 1984
Berkeley Community Theatre

drums has some great marimba work and some kool solitary wanderer threads. Space is a shiny neon glide, marvellous tonal jamming with sometimes tinny effects but they have so much in the tank this hot night and the active listening is through the roof, every musical motion sets off a rube goldberg either conforming or utterly complementary. Like many spaces the gestures start slowing down as it goes on, and like many spaces it gets free jazz bonkazoid but this time as it exits.
Gimme Some Lovin'
Nov. 2, 1984
Berkeley Community Theatre

first one!!! giddy uppp!!!! drenched in feeling!!
Lost Sailor -> Saint of Circumstance
Nov. 2, 1984
Berkeley Community Theatre

gleeful mall of america shopping spree Franklins chops-fest with an exquisite 72-ish melt to a deep refined Sailor saint. the 4.0 incarnation went insanely far without the frequent drastic tone shifts that every later version would use, they basically dont touch the effects, sounds like weir is on the ibanez (think with woodneck), raw stuff!!! Mazes of time lapse ripples of insect-eyed REM blinking of murky browned blues and magentas into nights embrace to be pulleyes out on the bucket of Garcia's giddily lyrical lead work all over this mammoth segment of music
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
Nov. 2, 1984
Berkeley Community Theatre

unstable, half-there, and utterly ascendant. So much groove and drama. Excellent stuff.
Smokestack Lightnin'
Nov. 2, 1984
Berkeley Community Theatre

bloody rare steak. 1 of 2 smokestack spoonfuls. and it rules. a lot.