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The Wheel
Sept. 13, 1983
Manor Downs

Groovy yoga from soft space to barroom swashbuckler of a brent wheel. Crack harmonies and psyched out blissy vibe. Pummeling!! no jam
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Spanish Jam
Sept. 13, 1983
Manor Downs

Beautiful one, chamber phil, plenty of instigatingly intimate technique from all
1
Mama Tried
Aug. 29, 1982
Seattle Center Coliseum

Euphoric jerry leads. Tres tight!! nimble and exciting, some architecture to this early brent version
1
West L.A. Fadeaway
Aug. 29, 1982
Seattle Center Coliseum

Embryonic, unhinged and primal! Tiger lead is positively lacerating, everyone in attendance was split into dust
1
Blow Away
Oct. 12, 1989
Meadowlands Arena

powerful one from a 5-show hockey rink run. Zeus bolt tone and magnitude, exciting stuff.
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Comments

Uncle John's Band
March 24, 1990
Knickerbocker Arena

Spring 90 magic. Pitb is totally solid. Unfocused but jazzy and energized. Brent is trying to get weird with it but the others don't follow him. A stellar Uncle John's Band follows, pitch perfect and generous.
One More Saturday Night
March 24, 1990
Knickerbocker Arena

often skip this one but this 90 version brings the goods
Loser
March 24, 1990
Knickerbocker Arena

Nasty, nasty nasty '90 loser. jerry puts his heart and soul into this and phil and brent's power must have shook the bodies of everyone in attendance
Loser
Nov. 14, 1978
Boston Music Hall

phenomonal Loser. my father was in attendance, "remembers very little" ;)
Lazy Lightnin' -> Supplication
May 22, 1977
The Sportatorium

uber killing version. Vocal harmonies are so crispy in this whole show, as many have noted before, it doesn't get better than Spring 77 for Dead vocals. (and maybe just in general too) Jerry's soloing can really do no wrong on this show. Sugaree and franklin's tower are simply masterclasses and it continues on this Supplication, it's fast furious and clear, yet always melodic and never over-playing to the point where it's not musically rich anymore. Every note is played with utmost purpose and conviction. The build, like in all the best LL->S's, is quite something
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