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3
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
2
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.

Comments

Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
May 22, 1977
The Sportatorium

help->slip is right on point, lean and mean 77. Then this franklin's is purely bonkers, it Goes All The Way There, home-run touchdown version, masterpiece franklin
Bird Song
Sept. 6, 1991
Richfield Coliseum

Incredibly fluid, patient, expansive and shimmering improv on this 91 version. fireworks where they genuinely get into a Coltrane-esque way.
Pretty Peggy O
May 22, 1977
The Sportatorium

Stunning omission. absolutely sublime, solo is slamming. Ahhhhh!!!!! LISTEN
Ramble On Rose
May 22, 1977
The Sportatorium

Shit, the things you miss on dick's picks. Whew mama, this ROR just 3 days after one of the choicest ones ever! hang on to hat
The Other One
May 7, 1972
Bickershaw Festival

a half hour of insanely sick jamming, gets to the core essence of "The It" in dead-ness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YejVCUOboE