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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

High Time
June 9, 1976
Boston Music Hall

insanely beautiful.... the travis beane is so activated, hauntingly fragile and psychologically scary version.
Let It Grow
June 9, 1976
Boston Music Hall

one of my favorite versions and shows. "we're in the transportation business"
Bird Song
June 13, 1994
Memorial Stadium

desparately needs some love... magical, very long and intense
Eyes Of The World
Sept. 12, 1981
Greek Theater

love this one, warp speed, jerry gets off incredibly beautiful lyrical lines, melts into a unique dark star esque jam and then pindrops into a pre-drums space. and the estimated is fantastic. Greek magic.
Bird Song
Feb. 11, 1986
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center

crushing. Nimble and charged with experimental energy.