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Submissions

2
All New Minglewood Blues
Dec. 28, 1991
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium

X-Factor, Phil-Zone, Over the center field wall
3
Queen Jane Approximately
Sept. 19, 1988
Madison Square Garden

Yuppers!
21
Alabama Getaway
May 15, 1980
Nassau Coliseum

Rippin' getaway, Phil Bomb-punctuated jam. 43rd version to be listed? C'mon! Go to Nassau and check it out.
4
Franklin's Tower
Oct. 1, 1976
Market Square Arena

Inventive and unique
19
Help on the Way
Oct. 9, 1976
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium

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Comments

Playin' In The Band
May 25, 1972
Strand Lyceum

This will reward its deserved attention; rack another on the pantheon of killer Playins.
Good Lovin'
May 25, 1972
Strand Lyceum

Yeah, this thing is up there. Simmering and laid back at points, perhaps -- yet this only emphasizes the rage, which is ablaze after the departure from the first set of lyrics.
Dark Star
April 24, 1972
Rheinhalle

Somewhere along there after MaMU, the collective thundering pulls you inside-out through some cosmic sock. As if you could even pay more attention. It seems you’ve already rejoined that evening in the halle (look, here’s the crumpled stub in my hand) via some twisted yet purely logical consciousness accelerator. Another show, another wild, intergalactic subway ride through the axis mundi to the universal Now. Something deep in the recesses of your psyche has “broke big as hell in Pittsburgh” and you’re positively groovin’ on the musical wave.
Dark Star
June 24, 1973
Memorial Coliseum

Well, the “good” stuff lives in all different places, and the post-verse wanderings keep that mystery alive -- and express it; if you participated in the proceedings as they unfolded, hopefully you became happily unhinged and had a safe and enjoyable landing. With Eyes there, you’re in the best of hands.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
June 24, 1973
Memorial Coliseum

<< Sure, I'll go with that; whatever metaphor works, with "Bobby" and "transition" being both required and symbiotic.