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Deal
July 29, 1994
Buckeye Lake Music Center

yet another heavy duty Deal. This one is a still life watercolor. Patient, refined, excellent.
2
Althea
July 29, 1994
Buckeye Lake Music Center

I love speedy 90's altheas!!!! Lots of chaw and twinkly starfall.
1
Space
April 19, 1978
Veterans Memorial Auditorium

elastic, serpentine, walls of the cave smeared with battle stories hidden by shadows.
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Bertha
Nov. 2, 1984
Berkeley Community Theatre

A post-space one. tender Berkeley love. A gust of "what just happened" curious joy.
3
Touch of Grey
May 8, 1984
Silva Hall at the Hult Center

triple shot of pure Jerry!! Great "a-ha" FOTM tease. Phil's boxing ring tone becomes the kick, brent's hot rhodes the drums, devils go artisanal baker

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Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
April 20, 1984
Philadelphia Civic Center

Totemically rowdy maypole marathon for the philly regulars!!!!! Seeing stars, wow!!
Wharf Rat
June 19, 1994
Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon

generous set 2 that shows an invigorated show as well as bouldering hearthrob weir accompanying performance, lush backing and jer just feeling it on the vocals. Hardcore nightcap, perfectly soothing yet mournful
The Other One
June 19, 1994
Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon

ANOTHER horrifying version from the year, a la 10/13!!!!! Source provided shows an innocent head, bereft of good material from summer tour weeping tears of glorious relief at this superb TO1!!!!!! Explosively anthemic and modal, gives way to furious channels of aggressive searching, reaches tremendously cerebral peaks, devils pounding the tubs with battering ram grace and mammoth seas of tone
Drums -> Space
June 19, 1994
Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon

these combine for 33 soul crushing minutes,kits are mid, whatevs, This version will make you feel like you are going insane, sporadically random flutters of dissonance and robot malfunctions, blissfully nonsensical and truly psychotic. everyone hammering away at something that feels like playing laser tag in limbo between low and high art, by this i mean thousands of people who are stoned out of their minds and wanting more luscious scarlet fire getting them to consider the harmony and aesthetics of experimental classical and jazz. the lavish decadence of the technology they used habitually during this segment gives way to a truly cavernous and extraterrestrial journey. I mean it's already bending into itself to translucent films of waterfalls, sheer energy currents before we're 6 mins in. Episode 2 is harmonizer and more synth patch building and wacky effects. Congeals into more pranks, it hurts at first but once you get used to this villanous flow of late dead it pairs nice with an isolated surrounding to get into yerrrrr face via midi bank robbery. Drum pad shenanigans give a whole other level of fucked up to this mushroomed out insane version deeper in, becomes something actually not unlike what the Airplane or CSNY would have thrown out if not for aforementioned robbers
Uncle John's Band
June 19, 1994
Autzen Stadium, U. of Oregon

Resourceful and nourishing churning stream of splendid effervescence for a beggar who has clearly heard, and wants it over and over again, the "lightning bolt" axe reeeeeaaally go at it This is indeed one of those 94/95 uncle johns where you're just like looordd have mercy