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Submissions

3
They Love Each Other
Sept. 21, 1991
Boston Garden

another spicy jambalaya rendering from this configuration. Tight and loose simultaneously with excellently intuitive coasting byway jamming.
1
Black Peter
Feb. 8, 1986
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center

mournfully acrobatic delivery and searing tiger, love it for days
1
Gimme Some Lovin'
Feb. 8, 1986
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center

barrels in and kicks ass. Definitely some first show of the year magic on this. Revives the blues/soul energy of set 1 to leave us smilin' and dancin
1
Drums -> Space
Feb. 8, 1986
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center

Thrilling and ominous. gets totally cranial, still retaining the pitb main ten for the duration. Excellent tonal space.
1
One More Saturday Night
Feb. 8, 1986
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center

loose kinetic cannonball energy and more fluid acrobatic bluesy group playing deserve another shout out tonite!

Comments

The Wheel
June 14, 1976
Beacon Theatre

bound to cover just a little more ground, for only 3rd time, chunky and dancing version, powerful
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
June 14, 1976
Beacon Theatre

The approach to this trifecta as a victory lap rather than a bust out of the gate yields an arguably even more rewarding version of the composition. Slip is not a melter so much as a slow burn...
Cosmic Charlie
June 14, 1976
Beacon Theatre

mega heady, so mellow!!! loving this version of cosmic charlie
Lazy Lightnin' -> Supplication
June 14, 1976
Beacon Theatre

rippling and full of alignment, just shredding
Playin' In The Band
June 14, 1976
Beacon Theatre

For sure under-voted, it's playing in the band and they go crazy on this one. Returning to the D modal jam from craziness, you can start to see why this is Keith Godchaux's "catatonic" phase, his Rhodes playing doesn't take us as far as say, a Dark Star from two years prior would. But it's still nasty and great. Iconic Donna wail coming back around. One of those PITB's that'll take you through several distinct cycles of mood