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Satisfaction
July 1, 1985
Merriweather Post Pavilion

The last MWP show, a cranking, heavy-duty Satisfaction as the first song of a double encore

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Revolutionary Hamstrung Blues
March 27, 1986
Cumberland County Civic Center

Petersen said it was a commentary on the Reagan years and how shitty society as a whole had gotten. Some rather incendiary lines about blowing up a judge. Petersen wrote the lyrics and Phil toyed with it but never really got anywhere. In the wake of his successful duets with Brent (Keep On Growin', Gimme Some Lovin', 900,000 Tons of Steel), Lesh turned to Mydland to finish the melody. It's performed here as a Brent/Phil duet although Phil is a little hard to hear in this mix.
Maybe You Know
April 26, 1983
The Spectrum

This song doesn't suck.
Estimated Prophet
March 20, 1986
Hampton Coliseum

This is an absolutely UNHINGED Estimated Prophet, and I can't even imagine what it would take to top this one. MONSTER version.
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Nov. 6, 1977
Broome County Arena

God's own Half Step. Absolutely unhinged solo from Garcia both before and after the Grand-ee-o. I've probably listened to this version 6,000 times and never get tired of it. To me, this is #1 by a MILE. CRAZY good playing from everyone, letter perfect harmonies from Donna and Bobby. This whole show is pure Grateful Dead magic and if there were just one show I could go back in time and experience it would be this one, (If I got three choices, they'd be this one, the Merriweather Mud Bowl (06/20/1983), and the Box of Rain bustout (03/20/1986).
Gimme Some Lovin'
Dec. 31, 1984
SF Civic

Super awesome version with the whole band in on it. Smoke must have been POURING out of that Hammond!
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