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Deal
Oct. 10, 1981
Stadt Halle

Incendiary second solo becomes delicate and beautiful before they build the final refrain.
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Deal
Oct. 4, 1981
Rainbow Theater

You can't compare 70s Deals w/ late 1980 onward. There's a four minute shredded 2nd solo on this one that wasn't a part of Deal in its 1st decade.
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Deal
Sept. 25, 1980
Warfield Theater

This is the first one with the second solo, revamped for the 15th anniversary.
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Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Jan. 8, 1979
Madison Square Garden

Pre rio grandeo is good, but there are two peaks post rio grandeo, one built off the other and the latter crashes into Franklin's Tower.
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Stella Blue
May 13, 1981
Civic Center

A fluttery and lyrical solo after the bridge and then an autobiography of an outro. There is a video on YouTube.
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Comments

Franklin's Tower
Oct. 20, 1978
Winterland Arena

Crystal clear and sweet, then a fiery Bob and Jerry finish. As a standalone, or even as a halfstep>franklin's this one is better than 5 votes.
Samson and Delilah
June 26, 1976
Auditorium Theatre

Absolutely. Samson is one of the songs that I prefer in '76 to the years that followed. The whole band is smoking here.
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Oct. 20, 1978
Winterland Arena

A solid rendition with some weird Bob stuff going on in the background from time to time. Maybe not the most expansive version, but the sound quality and the era make this one worth hearing for halfsteppers.
The Music Never Stopped
May 7, 1978
Field House - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

A couple of blemishes, but on balance an excellent version. The midsection is speedier than most and hits some nice waves before some awkwardness around the turn to the outro which itself is solid, typical '78 sledding. A/A- all around.
The Music Never Stopped
June 15, 1976
Beacon Theatre

I listened to this last week and I loved the '76 Jerry sound on the outro. I hear two things at the end, the second of which is the regular signal for the band to end the song. But in the brief segment just before that I hear something faintly recognizable. It, like the rest of the jam, is short but excellent.
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