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Cumberland Blues
July 4, 1984
Five Seasons Center

Formula One cooker!! Maximum blown out bluegrass, dreamlike.
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Estimated Prophet
July 4, 1984
Five Seasons Center

loose framework and kinetic devils make for a transparently unhinged EP. Hoarse disney villain melt to he's gone. Summer 84 flowing treasure.
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Far From Me
July 4, 1984
Five Seasons Center

Raucous bold brushstrokes of back porch shenanigans. Well-oiled
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Queen Jane Approximately
July 13, 1994
Franklin County Airport

continues devils' field day with whimsy. so many shades of this cut... Angelic, aligned, welcoming.
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Althea
July 13, 1994
Franklin County Airport

inspired, pouncy. They skip rocks with it, drifting on a reed

Comments

Morning Dew
Sept. 18, 1987
Madison Square Garden

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIDBlV44DK0 Basking in this absolutely glorious version of Morning Dew, Jerry's vocals are diamonds deep in the labyrinthine mine of emotional time and space, his scream at 4:43 is where the insanity kind of starts. The devils and Brent right away start matching jerry's level of involvement and they know that it's special even for a Dew. I Definitely needed this. 8:14, legendary too, genuinely shocking moment and the crowd roars, they are in complete ecstasy. Everything in this version is just screamin'. one of those versions I would put on my ultimate playlist
Not Fade Away
March 28, 1981
Grugahalle

Prominent 81 version,oh yes
Sugaree
March 28, 1981
Grugahalle

Awesome stuff!!!!!!!! Just keeps getting better and better, 81 goodness!!!!! This is an epic gig, should rewatch!!!!!
Playin' In The Band
Oct. 16, 1981
Melkweg

Incandescent spirals of 81 PITB, continuing their 77 motorik/krautrock inspired explorations, this time with a fresh-faced mydland maneuvering his rhodes to push the guys into a frenzy!!!!! Must-listen playing , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvvYChZTXMw
Monkey and the Engineer
Oct. 16, 1981
Melkweg

cute version!