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Samson and Delilah
Sept. 18, 1983
Nevada County Fairgrounds

Phil is amazing here
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Sept. 10, 1983
Downs of Santa Fe

Bright, uptempo version with Jerry on fire throughout
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Big River
Sept. 8, 1983
Red Rocks

Acrobatic and articulate playing by Jerry
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Not Fade Away
July 31, 1983
Ventura County Fairgrounds

Jerry gets into some very unusual, far-out shit during this jam.
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
April 25, 1983
The Spectrum

Jerry does everything in this Rider, especially in his final solo.
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Comments

High Time
Nov. 1, 1985
Richmond Coliseum

Listen to the first phrase of Jerry's solo. It's a standard figure that he sometimes uses to begin the song (though not this time), but it is played with such clarity and feeling that it's like a shot through the brain. He briefly struggles to find the right notes immediately after, which only underscores the impact.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Oct. 14, 1983
Hartford Civic Center

When Brent played that genius riff in the intro, his notes shot out into the Hartford Civic Center and bounced around the rafters like balls of sparkly green lightning.
Dire Wolf
June 25, 1985
Blossom Music Center

It's got everything you're looking for in a 1985 DW: quick tempo, plaintive croaking vocals, and a tight pedal steely solo from Jer.
Midnight Hour
April 8, 1985
The Spectrum

Great version with Jerry in good form and humor, quoting the Jackson 5.
Smokestack Lightnin'
March 28, 1985
Nassau Coliseum

Emphatic. Matt Kelly sounds great.
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