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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.
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Deal
Sept. 25, 1980
Warfield Theater

This is the first one with the second solo, revamped for the 15th anniversary.
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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.
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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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Mountain Jam
Feb. 7, 1969
Stanley Theater

This wikipedia article does a bit better, darkstar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Jam
Mountain Jam
Feb. 7, 1969
Stanley Theater

There's a Donovan song that is the source of both: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_Is_a_Mountain
Franklin's Tower
May 15, 1981
Rutgers Athletic Center

Inasmuch as this is a cocaine-fueled Franklin's, it's at least in the top 5 for the hyperspeed versions. I think top 10 for the stand alone variety as well. It's shortish (10 min.), but it gets to the point in a way that Cape Cod doesn't and there is all this virtuoso playing.
Franklin's Tower
May 15, 1981
Rutgers Athletic Center

By the time they get to Franklin's Tower, they're cooking. Jerry is really aggressive - from the first note on.
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
May 15, 1981
Rutgers Athletic Center

The section before rio grandeo is delicate and resplendent.
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