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New Minglewood Blues
Oct. 17, 1994
Madison Square Garden

slow and firehouse. Everyone slaps.
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Black Throated Wind
April 1, 1994
The Omni

Spectacularly textured, plenty of chaw!! Everyone seeing stars, very hot continues the breezy twang instigated by Dire Wolf. accomplished versh
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Picasso Moon
April 1, 1994
The Omni

Opens set one, strident and tightrope treading!! After-hours vibe of demolished dystopia, PIcasso moon always gives way to tight soloing and melts
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Let It Grow
Oct. 13, 1994
Madison Square Garden

surprised this was omitted-delivery is good, jam is very broad and palatial, seascapes of frozen transpacific bridges. Rings and spires of dankness
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Dupree's Diamond Blues
March 31, 1985
Cumberland County Civic Center

Triumphant

Comments

Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
May 22, 1977
The Sportatorium

help->slip is right on point, lean and mean 77. Then this franklin's is purely bonkers, it Goes All The Way There, home-run touchdown version, masterpiece franklin
Bird Song
Sept. 6, 1991
Richfield Coliseum

Incredibly fluid, patient, expansive and shimmering improv on this 91 version. fireworks where they genuinely get into a Coltrane-esque way.
Pretty Peggy O
May 22, 1977
The Sportatorium

Stunning omission. absolutely sublime, solo is slamming. Ahhhhh!!!!! LISTEN
Ramble On Rose
May 22, 1977
The Sportatorium

Shit, the things you miss on dick's picks. Whew mama, this ROR just 3 days after one of the choicest ones ever! hang on to hat
The Other One
May 7, 1972
Bickershaw Festival

a half hour of insanely sick jamming, gets to the core essence of "The It" in dead-ness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YejVCUOboE