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Greatest Story Ever Told
June 28, 1991
Mile High Stadium

Heavy and squishy, full of chops, assisted on the come up by Blu Hot Bruce. Midi and perfect touch of grey running the screen
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Drums -> Space
July 10, 1990
Carter-Finley Stadium

Ethereal washes and moody slow beats percolate, Primal and yearning!! Space=TRES out there, punishingly freaky!!! "My friends ran for the exit"
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Way To Go Home
Aug. 21, 1993
Autzen Stadium - University of Oregon

Nice Vinnie rocker. nimble acrobatic Jer, thick texture in that twilight vibe. Intuitive! like the feel
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Loser
Feb. 23, 1993
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

passionate raveup. Sonically all encompassing, great globes of wolf vision. Sermonizing
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The Music Never Stopped
Aug. 22, 1993
Autzen Stadium - University of Oregon

Blue hot and chonky! Creative, vinyasa vibe. Luscious texture to dig teeth in.

Comments

Looks Like Rain
March 19, 1977
Winterland Arena

Cue the Bobby haters lining up for beer and bathroom break. Me? The opening notes of LLR start and i always sink back into its calm melancholy and wonderful melody and progression. Donna augmenting this performance very well, Phil and the Devils with some bite and drive comin' right in there and elevating this version above. More '77 magic all around I would say. And then lots of magical mystical jamming on this version too, everyone's feeling it and Winterland definitely raises a couple of inches closer to God. Actually, this is one of the best LLR's ever, some 80's and E72 ones are similarly epic and majestic for sure. Rippling waves of glory!!! Don't miss it.
They Love Each Other
March 19, 1977
Winterland Arena

More godchaux flames, so satisfying. Not to mention jg taking a rippin' one on this slow tleo.
Big River
March 19, 1977
Winterland Arena

Awesome big river. Keith, keith, keith, keith, keith, keith, and keith once again. You know i love Pigpen, Brent, Vince, Hornsby. You already know that. There's something about KG with the Dead that really influences how I hear the music, and makes me want to play that grand piano in that epic jazzy, ragtime, country and western, rock'nroll hybrid style like he did. Just sayin'!
Loser
March 19, 1977
Winterland Arena

Um exqueez me, 3 votes? Jerry and Donna putting their gold money where their motherflippin' mouths are, JG goes absolutely insane on his Travis Beane TB500 guitar (strange thing, Strat-esque body with a traditional headstock, the tone is meaty and fat, just blissful. Loser fans rejoice upon this fantastic and fabulous version. I just love the solo on this, it's so lyrical and nasty.
Victim Or The Crime
July 12, 1990
Robert F. Kennedy Stadium