Estimated Prophet
Feb. 3, 1979
Market Square Arena
That was a great read-- I agree that Estimated is a very special song. From the lyrics to the time signature to the guitar tone it all encapsulates that feeling of madness very perfectly. The constant reprisal of "don't worry about me no" is a great theme on the concept of blind faith, as the narrator has no doubts about his destiny. This song is super unique in that I feel like the instrumental continues the lyrical narrative. When Jerry busts out that first solo its like a continuation of the triumphant, confident delusions through music rather than words, and the more sinister sounding outro solo is the narrator's realization that he was wrong. Just my take :)
