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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
1
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

Alabama Getaway
Dec. 26, 1979
Oakland Auditorium

vicious
Tennessee Jed
April 28, 1980
N/A

love me a good TJ and this one checks the boxes! this one is loose and limber, there is a noticeable increase in intensity by verse 2, end solo is soaring, full of chromatic enclosures from jerry and phil, (brent hits the last G early) crowd loves it, easy vote
West L.A. Fadeaway
March 22, 1990
Copps Coliseum

rager! devils file the paperwork, Weir filling in the potholes with some cool wavy atmospheric lines, and the big man sends it into the rafters!
Feel Like A Stranger
Dec. 27, 1980
Oakland Auditorium Arena

ferociously jammed version!! Wah wah on fleek. Merry christmas to all!
Ripple
Oct. 31, 1980
Radio City Music Hall

hits like a truck