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3
Terrapin Station
Dec. 13, 1992
Oakland Coliseum

Excellent mellow middle section!
3
Crazy Fingers
March 4, 1994
Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavillion

Jerry coming in with a forceful and full toned outro jam. Not quite as delicate as I would like, but worthwhile!!
1
Big Railroad Blues
April 3, 1987
The Centrum

Grimey mid-80s sound and fury that works so well for them ol big rr blues! Seeems to almost melt down in the middle of one of the searing solos
1
Crazy Fingers
July 5, 1995
Riverport Amphitheater

Short, but sweetly melodic. I maintain that jerry never lost his ear for beautiful lines, he just lost a lot of dexterity in the last couple years.
4
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad
March 31, 1986
Providence Civic Center

~13 minute wacky jam coming out of this and then going into drums. The energy is wild, Jerry is tearing it up and Phil sounds great on the aud

Comments

Samson and Delilah
June 24, 1985
River Bend Music Center

power of 85- makes 70's versions sound pretty weak yanno
Comes A Time
Nov. 1, 1985
Richmond Coliseum

70s versions i've heard honestly fall flat compared to this. Jerry's guitar is just razor sharp and so powerful, and the way it disintegrates is absolutely stunning.
Row Jimmy
March 26, 1990
Knickerbocker Arena

Brent may not be as good as Keith, but he makes me smile a lot more and was way more consistent in the fire he brings. Keith was capable of subtle mind bending deliciousness, but it was more of a rare occurrence imo.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Feb. 5, 1978
Uni Dome, U of Northern Iowa

When scarlet opens into a jam and its all quiet and then all of a sudden keith and jerry just bloom into this beautiful descending interplay.. damn
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
May 26, 1995
Memorial Stadium

Wow, I did not expect to find this level of transcendence in a 95 show. This coming from someone who has always avoided post-Brent material, maybe it's time I did a little delving