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Submissions

3
Beat it on Down The Line
Dec. 6, 1973
Public Hall

Train rippin' down the hot coals of the 1973 track.
6
Drums
April 12, 1978
Cameron Indoor Stadium

Can't believe I'm submitting this. Long and fun drum circle that's notable because our Jer Bear whips out a steel pan and joins in.
2
It Must Have Been The Roses
Oct. 31, 1990
Wembley Arena

Jerry tearing the standards book asunder with this elegant poetic brilliance
2
Big River
Oct. 31, 1990
Wembley Arena

For a few minutes wembley in '90 becomes the fillmore in the summer of 1970, the way the Dead just slide into a no-nonsense Big River. Shivers
2
Loose Lucy
Oct. 31, 1990
Wembley Arena

Smokin' and refined version of this deep cut, on "All Hallow's Eve" as a chap might say

Comments

Ain't Superstitious (Meet Me on the Bottom)
April 8, 1985
The Spectrum

crushingly great first set, chasing a magical mythological blues, soul, gospel vein.
Midnight Hour
April 8, 1985
The Spectrum

habanero, magnificent stuff
Drums -> Space
Aug. 19, 1989
Greek Theatre, U. Of California

mystical devils, samson or lovelight vamp, talkin' jive and wavy day shit strate into The Beam. space rules, reminds me of the ornette "Free jazz" double quartet album. just sickkk Listen and see. Toys radiant radishly and symmetry then the pot boils over into a blue flame midi TO1.
Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again
Aug. 19, 1989
Greek Theatre, U. Of California

ripping!!!! awesome vocal and down the line vision
Playin' In The Band
Aug. 19, 1989
Greek Theatre, U. Of California

truly fall 72 esque PITB>UJB in terms of programmatic spirit. Pioneering sinewy textures of out of the gate lope running for trials is bombastic bishops. sandwich gets into spacey puddley menacing mores of airs with LFO knob mashing fuckery. Liquidy and awesome