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Friend of the Devil
April 5, 1982
The Spectrum

Best Brent solo I've ever heard on this tune. Jerry follows up in style.
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Deal
Oct. 20, 1983
The Centrum

Great solo with brilliant Brent accents, and then burning coda. Check out what Jerry plays at 6:06. Listen to the Bob Morris aud.
1
Cassidy
Oct. 8, 1983
Richmond Coliseum

How is this not on here? Dark and deep, dominated by Phil and Bobby.
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Samson and Delilah
Sept. 18, 1983
Nevada County Fairgrounds

Phil is amazing here
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Sept. 10, 1983
Downs of Santa Fe

Bright, uptempo version with Jerry on fire throughout
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Comments

Bird Song
June 18, 1983
Saratoga Performing Arts Center

Great interplay between Jerry and Brent
Let It Grow
March 25, 1983
Compton Terrace Amphitheatre

Bombs is right. Worth listening to for what Phil does to the jam.
They Love Each Other
July 19, 1990
Deer Creek Music Center

Agree with Johnny that Jerry plays a great solo here. He takes a very unusual approach, focuses hard, and breaks new ground.
Dire Wolf
Oct. 19, 1974
Winterland Arena

Love the slow arrangement of this tune. The second phrase in Jerry's first solo (what other commenters are identifying as Crazy Fingerish) is monumental and heartbreaking.
Loose Lucy
Oct. 19, 1974
Winterland Arena

Pre-break versions are so much better than the lumbering, dreary 90s ones. Phil and Billy sound so good here, and Jerry's solo is spacy and loose.
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