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He's Gone
Sept. 22, 1991
Boston Garden

the feeling on this rich, blue-hot hornsby one is that of exquisite elegance in that puffed-up mindless sense
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Pretty Peggy O
Sept. 3, 1988
Capital Centre

tight, gallopping, mournful, phil
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Drums -> Space
July 6, 1990
Cardinal Stadium

bill and mick dip their toes into a dozen things, keeping their turntablism abreast of the breathing tree of life. Sensational stuff. Continued
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Little Red Rooster
Sept. 3, 1988
Capital Centre

everyone impatient to bust out passionate stuff on this searing version
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The Wheel
July 2, 1988
Oxford Plains Speedway

Strap on the goggles and microscopes to find traces of this in jerry's playing as soon as the intro dies down into a no nonsense sparkplug wheel
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Comments

Dark Star
Nov. 8, 1969
Fillmore West

this one is twinkly, melodic, and symphonically paced. Phil steers the ship. this whole sequence is drenched with inspiration!
Truckin'
Sept. 9, 1974
Alexandra Palace

insane jam! Billy hits hypergroove and swirls everyone into a typhoon of funky jazzy awesomeness, very hot!
The Other One
Sept. 18, 1983
Nevada County Fairgrounds

vicious! Sinister jerry work and fanning from all!
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Sept. 4, 1991
Richfield Coliseum

wow this one is rowdy and magical. Drummers throw away the paperwork early and devilish lines and long elegant ideas flow from all! Many peaks! Midwest love at its most obvious
Stella Blue
Sept. 2, 1988
Capital Centre

weaving hymnal hemlock grace builds into a volcano of ecstasy! Great version!
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