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6
It's All Over Now Baby Blue
June 16, 1990
Shoreline Amphitheatre

Sweet encore to a real nice show.
4
Friend of the Devil
June 16, 1990
Shoreline Amphitheatre

Smooth, laid-back and lovely. Great first set; everybody's having fun.
16
Walking Blues
June 17, 1991
Giants Stadium

Comin' out of a gem of an Eyes opener. Keeps the momentum going, then a terrific Brown-Eyed Women follows.
25
Loose Lucy
June 17, 1991
Giants Stadium

Jerry is having fun in this song and in this whole nifty, high-energy first set and great Bruce-era show.
7
He's Gone
July 4, 1984
Five Seasons Center

Solid and energetic. Wraps up a lively pre-drums part of 2nd set. Interesting jam at the end. Phil sounds like he wants to go Other One, never does.

Comments

Ramble On Rose
May 18, 1972
Kongressaal, Deutsches Museum

'72 Rose in Europe, can't go wrong. Love the way Keith tickles the ivories, and with Pig's organ swirling. Yum.
Morning Dew
May 18, 1972
Kongressaal, Deutsches Museum

One of my new favorite Dews.
Dark Star
May 18, 1972
Kongressaal, Deutsches Museum

Man, this one goes to some dark, but beautiful, places. Jerry is going like a man possessed in that last ten minutes.
Dear Mr. Fantasy
July 24, 1987
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium

Comin' out of UJB, it sounds for a minute like they're going into Morning Dew, then they pull this one out and it's definitely the right call. Perfect energy for this show. Also kind of links thematically/lyrically; Uncle John's Band/Mr. Fantasy playing us a tune, taking us home with their song...I love when they do that stuff. I don't even know if it's a conscious choice (i.e. like when a Mississippi Half-Step, singing about across the Rio Grand-e-o then goes into a Big River, etc.)...these guys are magic. Beyond music. Beyond a band. Transcendent, like Mickey says. Just magic. (And all this from a heady but certainly not even best-of jam. And a Dear Mr. Fantasy no less!)...and I agree with above about Brent. Dripping with soul.
Playin' In The Band
July 24, 1987
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium

Pretty rockin' and trippier than you'd expect for this show/era. Starts out manic/sped-up, then slows down, speeds up, expands and contracts like that for a bit. Also has the typically late 80s high energy Jerry guitar work, then fades into drums. Nifty!