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2
He's Gone
April 1, 1980
Capitol Theatre

A solid version with a passage about a minute long straight out of the heavens - directly following the a capella section. Must hear.
8
Stella Blue
July 1, 1979
Seattle Center Coliseum

Horrible video with STELLA sound on YouTube.
2
Black Peter
May 15, 1981
Rutgers Athletic Center

The first solo is sweet and beautiful. The outro is short, bluesy shredding.
7
Eyes Of The World
May 15, 1981
Rutgers Athletic Center

The well played end to a S>F>E>E combination. Jerry plays with a theme recognizable from the eyes on DP6.
8
Uncle John's Band
May 26, 1977
Baltimore Civic Center

The encore of the penultimate show of May 1977. It's short, but these people are practiced at this date.

Comments

The Music Never Stopped
Oct. 9, 1977
McNichols Arena

Underrated.
Sugaree
Oct. 9, 1977
McNichols Arena

Frailing or fanning - or whatever you want to call it - isn't my favorite way for a Jerry solo to peak, but the frailing in the second break is clean, clear and powerful. This is a good recommendation.
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
April 1, 1988
Meadowlands Arena

I thought this was great. I saw you comment on this a couple days ago and I put it at the top of my list. You're right darkstar, it's not the best ever, but it's much better than many of the 7 minute, perfunctory halfsteps you'll find from 85-95. I just don't have enough time to listen these days, especially when school starts. If I ever make it to retirement, this music is going to replace a big chunk of my work life. Next up is that 12/11/72 halfstep you mentioned and then I'm going to get on that 77 halfstep project - complete with one of Sharleena's spreadsheets.
Ship of Fools
March 23, 1987
Hampton Coliseum

Great ship, darkstar. Let this video take you back: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-Sc02NqsBgs
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Sept. 16, 1991
Madison Square Garden

Who doesn't love Bruce Hornsby? This version is clean and played with enthusiasm. This is the set 2 opener and there's a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeqN1fRWjGA