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3
He's Gone
Sept. 22, 1991
Boston Garden

the feeling on this rich, blue-hot hornsby one is that of exquisite elegance in that puffed-up mindless sense
1
Pretty Peggy O
Sept. 3, 1988
Capital Centre

tight, gallopping, mournful, phil
1
Drums -> Space
July 6, 1990
Cardinal Stadium

bill and mick dip their toes into a dozen things, keeping their turntablism abreast of the breathing tree of life. Sensational stuff. Continued
1
Little Red Rooster
Sept. 3, 1988
Capital Centre

everyone impatient to bust out passionate stuff on this searing version
1
The Wheel
July 2, 1988
Oxford Plains Speedway

Strap on the goggles and microscopes to find traces of this in jerry's playing as soon as the intro dies down into a no nonsense sparkplug wheel

Comments

Dark Star
March 16, 1967
Carousel Ballroom

Love this one... something of an innocent shooting star compared to the aurora borealis DS's of the 70's. killing stuff
Eyes Of The World
Oct. 19, 1974
Winterland Arena

getting re-aquainted with this big friendly giant eyesie... truly not in the same class as the other 100+ vote eyesies to me personally but nonetheless excellent... uber mellow and phil gets a lot of love. Massive coda!!!
Terrapin Station
May 7, 1980
Barton Hall - Cornell University

Great one... super quiet focused and mysterious, slow. Yes indeed. Would love hot show recommendations for 79-80 mydland, its a fascinating couple of years as the high-charged 80s sound is gelling
Sugar Magnolia
Sept. 6, 1980
State Fairgrounds

first rate. Big phil bombing and watery chill aquarian improv
The Wheel
Sept. 6, 1980
State Fairgrounds

Love source provided, love the effortless pitb and ujb sandwich weaving slack through hayfields with dogs in the sideways wake of our frantic sojourn