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Promised Land
May 11, 1991
Shoreline Amphitheatre

this one is a gimme for Hornsby's jumpstart chops which makes for a devastating affair with jer and the guys lockin' in.
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Drums -> Space
May 11, 1991
Shoreline Amphitheatre

Laconic and textural, devils hang loose. Chasms of endless spirals of blank fear only to be boingy wackjob cyberjazz, menacing, for OG 90's heads
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Uncle John's Band
May 11, 1991
Shoreline Amphitheatre

High spirited and activated septet playing. Lengthy tonal solo and manic 7/4 takeoff
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Playin' In The Band
May 11, 1991
Shoreline Amphitheatre

Blazing steamroller, Hornsby, flutterbird PITB. Elegant, direct, emblematic of the late style.
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I Need A Miracle
July 21, 1990
World Music Theatre

Mystical, blazing

Comments

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