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1
Hell in a Bucket
Sept. 6, 1983
Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Punchy and ready!
7
New Minglewood Blues
May 11, 1978
Springfield Civic Center Arena

Bobby's the hypeman for lightning rod Minglewood jamming in Springfield Mass.
2
The Race Is On
Oct. 29, 1980
Radio City Music Hall

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1cFy6NzS1k Heady acoustic Race is On, speedy as secretariat and so killin'! Barrelhouse Brent and gold Cali harmonies
1
Beat it on Down The Line
May 6, 1978
Patrick Gymnasium - University of Vermont

Speedy Beat it on this "five-six-seventy-eight" gig! Awesome!
4
Big River
May 1, 1981
Hampton Coliseum

Seguing from me and my uncle, crowd goes nuts. Smooth Rhodes playing and hot jer. Great version

Comments

Playin' In The Band
July 2, 1988
Oxford Plains Speedway

Really wild one, skips the usual dorian shenanigans and heads straight for chromatically-motivated angst. Fade out shows some sick comping.
Crazy Fingers
July 2, 1988
Oxford Plains Speedway

Crowd in search of a mega let it grow or bird song (there you go, one the next night) is super good sports for a sparkling unreleased Foolish the rest of the night will amply reward them this crazy fingers is super tight and they let it rip, symphonic almondjoy tears
Victim Or The Crime
July 2, 1988
Oxford Plains Speedway

this one always travis bickles the proceedings i just love the chord changes and expansiveness of it
Row Jimmy
July 2, 1988
Oxford Plains Speedway

guys is this show totally dripped out or have i just not listened to them recently.... they dip in SO MANY TIMES to good ole ecstasy in this e-percussion soaked viking ship ride of a row
Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again
July 2, 1988
Oxford Plains Speedway

facts, many from these years are beautiful. Lesh and jerry ventriloquist netflix special intro. both are lapping up this show musically, Jer turning on cowboy chops. This one swirls and roars with a glacial ease akin to the offbeat soothing nature of the indie pop of the years to come.