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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.
3
Deal
Sept. 25, 1980
Warfield Theater

This is the first one with the second solo, revamped for the 15th anniversary.
7
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.
2
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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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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