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Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Oct. 14, 1976
Shrine Auditorium

The last halfstep of '76. After Rio Grandeo everyone including the crowd gets into it. The source is a B+ AUD.
1
U.S. Blues (Wave That Flag)
Dec. 30, 1977
Winterland Arena

Topical
3
Ship of Fools
Dec. 30, 1977
Winterland Arena

Timely
1
Franklin's Tower
May 4, 1980
Baltimore Civic Center

Different types of solos at each turn: straightaway, Listen-to-the-music-play, spacey, bluegrassy
2
Brown Eyed Women
May 4, 1980
Baltimore Civic Center

This one is fiery, especially the solo, in the vein of 8/24/80, including a hint of a Delilah Jones growl.
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Comments

Deal
Oct. 8, 1983
Richmond Coliseum

Great energy between Jerry and Brent once the outro gets going. This is a good version from the early 80s which for some reason is often overshadowed by 89-93 Deals. This is every bit as good and I like the October 83 sound here and elsewhere.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
April 19, 1984
Philadelphia Civic Center

Yes, the transition is where it’s at.
Not Fade Away
May 9, 1977
War Memorial

I’ll add my voice to the chorus of underrated. I’ve listened to this 4 or 5 times over the last couple of weeks and it is as good as the night before and there are some really interesting guitar episodes in the middle.
Jack Straw
July 9, 1989
Giants Stadium

Good energy
He's Gone
Sept. 3, 1977
Raceway Park

I’ve been sampling he’s gones for a couple of weeks now and I keep coming back to this one. I’ve never focused so specifically on all of the elements of the song before so while Id been familiar with this version since DP15, I’ve never been as mesmerized as I have been of late by the gospel section, the outro and then the shredding that goes into an all time NFA. Blissful music after the vocal jam
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