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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.
2
Deal
March 18, 1992
The Spectrum

Hard hat 92, bluegrass plinky. Alchemical goop-laden improv. bluesy panache.
2
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..
1
The Music Never Stopped
June 22, 1995
Knickerbocker Arena

Kickin, super badass with twinkly articulate searing Jer bear. Blue flame yokey shredmeister TMNS.
1
When I Paint My Masterpiece
June 22, 1995
Knickerbocker Arena

Elegant strumming, powerful message, unforgettable band beyond description.

Comments

West L.A. Fadeaway
April 26, 1983
The Spectrum

fedora and a brown raincoat and briefcase in the garage waiting for the man. Lesh goes doctor manhattan at the last peak
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
April 26, 1983
The Spectrum

Show this one off as a mid 80s HSF thats a true knockout, wicked and tight and sprawling.
Let It Grow
April 26, 1983
The Spectrum

Great pick, wow this one is a cezanne!!! Mush, big man, mush..... you think of the 80's as speedy and there are still versions that make even tour hounds of those days go shit dude... Blistering!!! you can basically see their jaws grinding on this one it goes blood diamond mine deep. lesh and brent get tones going in a creepy way as the others go apeshit Tippy top.
Looks Like Rain
Sept. 3, 1977
Raceway Park

rolls the dice on a tears in your coffee divorce in real time on the rain soaked dose addled clowning crowns of crowds.
Friend of the Devil
Sept. 3, 1977
Raceway Park

quite a nasty one isn't it? drooool. im a big post-keith head recently so it's extra special to hear him dust off those ivories and make em shine on this daring thematic resplendent show, top 5 for me