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MrMystery

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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

Estimated Prophet
Feb. 17, 1982
Warfield Theater

Jerry sounds great in the first solo but this is all about Bobby's playing in the outro jam. Fuckin sick.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Feb. 17, 1982
Warfield Theater

Surprised this isn't higher, blah blah blah. Incredible transition, with Bobby leading the way and Jerry listening closely, making little bursts of melody out of Bobby's jabbing chords.
He's Gone
Sept. 3, 1977
Raceway Park

Great show and great jam, but I can't upvote this because of the colossal train wreck Jerry causes by coming in two beats early on the second chorus of his solo. It'd be OK if he recovered but he didn't. (Nice that he decided to try the whole solo over again though.) His habit of dropping beats (never dropping the time - his time was always great) is a weird thing that popped up around this time and haunted him the rest of his playing days.
Lazy Lightnin' -> Supplication
June 4, 1977
The Forum

Love Jerry's long, looping, elastic phrases in the end jam
Friend of the Devil
June 4, 1977
The Forum

Yes Jerry kills this solo. Listen to the Menke
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