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Saint of Circumstance
June 28, 1991
Mile High Stadium

Flaming smoker, snug like fav jeans washed. Magisterial bruce, mystically ascendant feelings. Hot nite
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Crazy Fingers
June 28, 1991
Mile High Stadium

Far out Eyes>Picasso>Fingers>Saint... tremendous group effort. Flying colors, this version is wow. Painterly seeping aged beauties, glorious texture
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Black Throated Wind
June 28, 1991
Mile High Stadium

insistent and hard edged, and paradoxically, pillowy with the 2-keyboard whammy. Every bust out is special
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Pretty Peggy O
June 28, 1991
Mile High Stadium

hyper doinky fairy tale. Inspired. Counterpoint
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Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
June 28, 1991
Mile High Stadium

Plenty hot... got that x factor on this tour for sure, crackling and locking like puzzle pieces

Comments

Drums
Oct. 30, 1980
Radio City Music Hall

Super heady and glorious drums. I love the Mahavishnu Orchestra, and fusion Miles (in addition to all eras). It's a wonderful delight to have Billy Cobham on this version. I fucking love the Grateful Dead but comparing Cobham to either Kreutzmann or Hart is like comparing Picasso to talented art school students. Both have a toolbox, just a different approachEven so, the drum solo is just as powerful and locked in as some of their really "On" 80's ones. I would say that greatness recognizes greatness all around. Great musicians work together to make something bigger than the sum of the parts.
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Nov. 5, 1977
Community War Memorial Auditorium

Big Railroad Blues
April 26, 1972
Jahrhunderthalle

Desert vulture scorcher
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Oct. 17, 1974
Winterland Arena

fluid gliding bliss
Weather Report Suite
Oct. 18, 1974
Winterland Arena

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya6gEGpCieI cookin' version (heady Weir tuning issues on prelude. He's still my majestic prince though, spreadin' his wings on this track in general) Hotbox dutch oven version the guys are flying