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Eyes Of The World
Jan. 17, 1979
New Haven Coliseum

Several relentless guitar passages throughout.
4
Wharf Rat
Jan. 10, 1979
Nassau Coliseum

Hard to believe this is an AUD. 8:00-8:40 is a good example - crystal clear and tight.
3
Row Jimmy
Jan. 10, 1979
Nassau Coliseum

Not too fast and not too slow with some nice double time at the end.
4
Playin' In The Band
Jan. 6, 1978
Swing Auditorium

Jerry has laryngitis, so only Bobby tunes set 2 this day, and Keith Godchaux takes over the 2nd half of this PITB, especially the last 5 minutes.
5
Deal
June 22, 1983
City Island

This is an eleven minute Deal with a bunch of ebbs, flows and peaks.
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Comments

Deal
Sept. 2, 1983
Boise Pavilion - Boise State University

Around the 6 minute mark on the excellent Hunter Seamons matrix, Jerry plays a sequence that he frequently uses to slow the second Deal solo down to get ready to sing the refrain. But in this version, the whole band locks into the sequence and the peak that comes out of that energy sustains the song for another three minutes. I've been on a early 80s Deal search and this one is a great one to call it a night on.
Deal
July 31, 1983
Ventura County Fairgrounds

So many peaks. He's sailing sublimely along like 5 seconds into that 2nd solo and he never looks back.
Deal
Oct. 4, 1981
Rainbow Theater

I couldn't agree more. A blown lyric is a strong predictor of imminent shredding.
Crazy Fingers
June 26, 1976
Auditorium Theatre

This is pretty good. The outro shifts into the minor key a little too quickly for me, but the rest of the song is beautiful.
Deal
March 28, 1981
Grugahalle

The 2nd solo is the highlight of this one. I think Alpine 89 is a great primarily as a result of its 1st solo - but the 2nd solo is also great, so I can see why that version belongs at or near the top. But I just watched 7/4/89 and I cannot square 2nd place for that with the 4 votes this 1981 version has, given its 2nd solo and the crystal clear video on the youtubes. Even still, I don't think this 1981 version is better than top 20. Democracy has let these and many other early 80s Deals down.
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