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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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Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Aug. 19, 1980
Uptown Theatre

Yeah, too bad about the sound. I listened with headphones to CM and the right channel was fading in and out at times, and at others the mix is off. But there is clearly a great version of halfstep hiding down there and I will listen to this one again. It's a pretty inspired halfstep for one that exists outside of the '76-'78 window. And you're right - we have an embarrassment of riches at our disposal every day. I can live with these problems.
Franklin's Tower
March 19, 1977
Winterland Arena

I just listened to the new transfer of this show and this Franklin's is the climax of this amazing set 2. And the climax of this Franklin's is the solo that Jerry is playing on either side of the 10:00 mark and it is blistering. It all comes together here - great sound, great playing.
The Music Never Stopped
Dec. 27, 1978
Golden Hall, Community Concourse

The Darst SBD is the best available source, not the linked one. But if you can get this one up real loud, I'll wager that you will hear what I did - an MNS that belongs in the conversation for top 5. Four votes certainly doesn't make sense.
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Sept. 24, 1973
Civic Arena

I took a little Halfstep trip through the years this morning at your instigation, starting with this early one. It was a bit of a pop single with every element sounding pure and no need to stretch anything out at this point because it really is a beautiful song. Then I listened to that Orpheum one you just posted and I will head over and vote that up - you can hear the 77 half steps emerging from that 76 setup. I finished with what I think is one of the top 10 halfsteps on 12/30/77. It's only got 4 votes and yours is one of them, Darkstar. But put those headphones on and listen to that brief outro that Jerry completely smokes.
It's All Over Now Baby Blue
Nov. 8, 1970
Capitol Theater

This one comes after a series of rock numbers and brings the show down to its own speed.
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