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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.
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Comments

Samson and Delilah
June 26, 1976
Auditorium Theatre

Absolutely. Samson is one of the songs that I prefer in '76 to the years that followed. The whole band is smoking here.
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Oct. 20, 1978
Winterland Arena

A solid rendition with some weird Bob stuff going on in the background from time to time. Maybe not the most expansive version, but the sound quality and the era make this one worth hearing for halfsteppers.
The Music Never Stopped
May 7, 1978
Field House - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

A couple of blemishes, but on balance an excellent version. The midsection is speedier than most and hits some nice waves before some awkwardness around the turn to the outro which itself is solid, typical '78 sledding. A/A- all around.
The Music Never Stopped
June 15, 1976
Beacon Theatre

I listened to this last week and I loved the '76 Jerry sound on the outro. I hear two things at the end, the second of which is the regular signal for the band to end the song. But in the brief segment just before that I hear something faintly recognizable. It, like the rest of the jam, is short but excellent.
He's Gone
Dec. 1, 1979
Stanley Theater

I love this He's Gone and the fall '79 ether it seamlessly arrives at. The whole segment through Gloria and the 1st CC Rider make this a relic.
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