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Uncle John's Band
March 18, 1992
The Spectrum

Easy breezy with the glinty afterglare of yore. Drifty transition to boot. Nice twilight septet memory making.
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Deal
March 18, 1992
The Spectrum

Hard hat 92, bluegrass plinky. Alchemical goop-laden improv. bluesy panache.
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Picasso Moon
March 18, 1992
The Spectrum

touching simplicity of row bridges the bullet-train nowness of this ripping bizarre banger. Post-capitalist freako jazz hair metal..
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The Music Never Stopped
June 22, 1995
Knickerbocker Arena

Kickin, super badass with twinkly articulate searing Jer bear. Blue flame yokey shredmeister TMNS.
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When I Paint My Masterpiece
June 22, 1995
Knickerbocker Arena

Elegant strumming, powerful message, unforgettable band beyond description.

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Weather Report Suite
May 14, 1974
Adams Field House, U of Montana

Really really nice full WRS. In a nice contrast to some which really blow your face off, this has more of a beguiling and rippling effect on your imagination with less blunt force and more interplay.
Dark Star
July 12, 1990
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

Tasty, sumptuous and symphonic '90 DS.
Victim Or The Crime
July 12, 1990
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

menacing version of votc
Take A Step Back
July 12, 1990
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

Let there be Box of Rain to ease the pain, love to see you through, and songs to Phil the air. Happy birthday to PL
Ripple
Oct. 31, 1980
Radio City Music Hall

This version of ripple i return to as an emotional salve, a balsam soak. Hunter's lyric for this one is a hymn, a guidebook to how to live a curious life. It's a song about magic, knowing that physical reality ain't the only area that the world has