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Deal
Oct. 10, 1981
Stadt Halle

Incendiary second solo becomes delicate and beautiful before they build the final refrain.
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Deal
Oct. 4, 1981
Rainbow Theater

You can't compare 70s Deals w/ late 1980 onward. There's a four minute shredded 2nd solo on this one that wasn't a part of Deal in its 1st decade.
3
Deal
Sept. 25, 1980
Warfield Theater

This is the first one with the second solo, revamped for the 15th anniversary.
7
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Jan. 8, 1979
Madison Square Garden

Pre rio grandeo is good, but there are two peaks post rio grandeo, one built off the other and the latter crashes into Franklin's Tower.
2
Stella Blue
May 13, 1981
Civic Center

A fluttery and lyrical solo after the bridge and then an autobiography of an outro. There is a video on YouTube.
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Comments

Deal
May 1, 1981
Hampton Coliseum

I have not been able to put this one down for about two weeks now. Today I heard the SBD for the first time. It was fine, but I've been listening to Jim Wise's AUD up to this point and it sounds more like a matrix. The fact is that you gain nothing with the SBD - You can hear Jerry and Bobby just as well with the AUD - but with the SBD you lose the sound of the audience's reaction, which adds to the experience a couple of times in the 2nd solo.
Looks Like Rain
Sept. 3, 1977
Raceway Park

I hate this song - until I listen to it - and 8 times out of 10 I am blown away. This came up on shuffle today - I never would've cued it up on my own - and I had wallpaper and glue on my hands. I was forced to listen to a letter perfect version of this song. Bobby, Donna and Jerry all crush this version. And I wouldn't even have made this comment if I hadn't gone outside 5 minutes ago and literally encountered streetcats in the throes of love.
Lost Sailor -> Saint of Circumstance
May 13, 1981
Civic Center

I can see why the guys hoped sailor>saint would be popular - and why it never was outside of this little world. Nevertheless, these is some loloyodel video of this on YouTube and it's good enough for me.
Deal
Oct. 17, 1983
Olympic Center

A solid version until Garcia hits a peak in the 2nd solo. The peak puts this into the top 10 - but not much higher.
Pretty Peggy O
Oct. 30, 1977
Assembly Hall - Indiana University

This second set '77 Peggy O has a soaring solo and Keith on some pseudo harpsichord.
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