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Big Boss Man
March 23, 1972
Academy of Music

Beefy stetson hat workout. Ravishing harp and fun fender deluxe reverb tones.
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Samson and Delilah
June 16, 1985
Greek Theater

Not unheard of to go into this after scarlet fire (34 times) still, something of a wacky pranksterish reset. Speedy and powerful version with growl.
2
Big River
July 13, 1985
Ventura County Fairgrounds

Devils come alive. Joy ride to wirepickin' ecstatic oblivion. Furiously active yet not autobahn, deep 80s
1
Drums -> Space
June 27, 1985
SPAC

Great one. Kits duet is really inspired. Space curdles out with noise but gets jester's hat nightmare with vocal pranks. Beautiful long bluesy intro
1
El Paso
June 27, 1985
SPAC

Stagger lee>el paso>crazy fingers>supplication>high time. hetty
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Ripple
Sept. 3, 1988
Capital Centre

rules immensely... this one really suits this era well too
Franklin's Tower
Sept. 3, 1988
Capital Centre

Weaving and super deep funky one
All Along the Watchtower
July 2, 1988
Oxford Plains Speedway

let jer and the devils take it around the room for cashmere streamer spinner punk ravers of the eve
Terrapin Station
July 2, 1988
Oxford Plains Speedway

there are only 8 ujb>terrapins. the next 2 are spring 90. this one is prodigiously epic in the same way, you can feel them writhing under trying to get around this material finding novel ways to express it and the result is a feverishly creative terrapin. Crazy how you feel like phil is just getting going in what's been a great phil show at the Category 5 peaks of the end. and who gives a hoot when jerry flubs the words, the dude's brain was hanging by a thread for 2 decades.
Uncle John's Band
July 2, 1988
Oxford Plains Speedway

https://archive.org/details/gd88-07-02.sbd-matrix.dan.21211.sbeok.shnf/gd88-07-02d2t03.shn have you lived until you've combed thru these reviews?
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