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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
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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

Comes A Time
Nov. 10, 1985
Meadowlands Arena

wow
Uncle John's Band
Nov. 10, 1985
Meadowlands Arena

21 minutes of playin>uncle john is no small feat for this period and it lives up to the runtime. Wonderful blooming exploration and nimble athletic work from all that overlaps into satisfying collisions of unity at just the right moments.
I Know You Rider
Nov. 10, 1985
Meadowlands Arena

1985, firing on all cylinders, creative passionate and bubbly, magnetic. Excellent and unexpected version.
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Nov. 10, 1985
Meadowlands Arena

Very fast, artisanal, passionate. loving this
Uncle John's Band
Oct. 5, 1994
The Spectrum

one of the best ever. Heads from meadows of bliss to snarling cosmic antipathy. Perfect example of the power of their gear, backed up with a solid foundation of pure musicianship, in full force.