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Tennessee Jed
Feb. 27, 1994
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium

length immediately raised my eyebrow and the cut is indeed deep and raw... Amazingly kicking and clawing, jer bear sermonizing
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Drums -> Space
Sept. 19, 1990
Madison Square Garden

unique minimalist jam w/ bruce after a mesmerizing passage culminating in LIG. tribal ambient dankness and soul crushing midi flute apollo 90 shit..
1
Eyes Of The World
April 1, 1985
Cumberland County Civic Center

jesus they're late for the plane on this version, autobahn Eyesie. defiant, rewarding stuff
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Estimated Prophet
April 1, 1985
Cumberland County Civic Center

flecked with blues licks and modal harmony... explosive stuff excellent yelping and melt
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Might As Well
April 1, 1985
Cumberland County Civic Center

with feeling

Comments

Mind Left Body Jam
Dec. 2, 1973
Music Hall

Sublime MLB, revelatory and glimmering, the dead were just a vibrational machine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Dec. 2, 1973
Music Hall

After an unforgettable Wharf we're launched straight into the universe of Wake of the Flood, with Phil filling in as was customary on this late 73 tour, another gig whose beauty i'm recalling now is the Ok city fairgrounds one. The lyrics on this feel ice-cold, clear and lucid. "What's the point of calling shots, the cue ain't straight in line" really landed. And Keith's slide at the A major "orgasm jam" as i sometimes call it, is a peak rock piano moment!! The piano "slide" down only works if you do it once!
St. Stephen
Jan. 22, 1978
McArthur Court, U of Oregon

Eyes Of The World
May 22, 1977
The Sportatorium

Honestly definitive for me, this is Eyes' best year, just soaring
Wharf Rat
Dec. 2, 1973
Music Hall

Hits that center at the back of yer skull