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Tennessee Jed
April 5, 1993
Nassau Coliseum

feels good to get lost in a good fluid jed, the light at end of the tunnellin' jokester's mountain. Barrelhouse vince, weir and lesh and fire jer bear
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Deal
April 15, 1982
Providence Civic Center

Hot, glinting Deal. early Brent is evolutionary days for the party songs in the ouevre, great tiger smoker!
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Bird Song
Oct. 30, 1980
Radio City Music Hall

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Snz5k9PkXTk magisterial jamming
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Truckin'
March 22, 1985
Hampton Coliseum

bobby puts his hand over his forehead as if looking out on a bright day on "other times i can barely see"
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Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
June 25, 1994
Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V.

jer bear sings this one beautifully

Comments

Wharf Rat
May 11, 1977
St. Paul Civic Center Arena

ascendant, soulful version - this and morning dew are always powerful and graceful. Those may 77 vocals are perfect
Space
May 11, 1977
St. Paul Civic Center Arena

Major UJB>Close encounters>wharf. catching some wind, Garcia wanders into the morning haze befuddled but his guitar helplessly, romantically alive -- rather trippy stuff
Sugaree
May 11, 1977
St. Paul Civic Center Arena

earns the upvote, dead are roaring tn
Brown Eyed Women
May 11, 1977
St. Paul Civic Center Arena

super tight and hot version
Looks Like Rain
May 11, 1977
St. Paul Civic Center Arena

Excellent. innovative playing. this is from when bob's songwriting was most jerry-like. Though "sugar magnolia", jerry would have been incapable of writing this song i think (dont ask why