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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

Cumberland Blues
Oct. 2, 1972
Springfield Civic Center

I had to take a listen when I read the description since it reads so well. I would have taken much less, but I found the description apt when I heard the song. It's not my era, but it's not far outside it either and I thought this was great.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
May 30, 1980
Milwaukee Auditorium

Pretty solid all the way around, uptempo, with the guitars clear in the mix.
Feel Like A Stranger
June 29, 1980
Pauley Pavilion

Yes, this one is of its own sort and fiery. Bobby's guitar playing is as much fun to listen to as Jerry's. I even like the tremolo synth sound (or whatever you would like to call it) that Brent used on this tune when Go To Heaven was new - and over the years I've hated those sounds at one time or another. This one is good - a nice call.
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
April 23, 1977
Springfield Civic Center

The slipknot is special because of how spacey it is and Keith is playing some weirdness too. But the Help is a little sloppy and the thematic parts of slipknot too. Still, all that weirdness is worth it.
Sugaree
June 21, 1980
West High Auditorium

I like this one for Jerry's tone when he starts his second solo - its outer space travel soundtrack material. That follows one of those occasional solo breaks taken by Mydland in Sugaree early in his tenure.
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