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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.
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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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Estimated Prophet
May 5, 1978
Thompson Arena - Dartmouth College

I listened to this three times today but I hadn’t ever heard it before. As Grendel says, the 1st solo break is fantastic. I like the outro too, especially the first minute or so, but the memorable segment in this version is that first break. Top notch.
Wharf Rat
Dec. 31, 1976
Cow Palace

This one is no joke, off on its own trip. I love the guitar tone Jerry uses on the outro.
Sugaree
Sept. 25, 1976
Capital Centre

Solo 2 is tight and is a slice straight out of 77. The climax to that second break - the last two minutes of it - is a Sugaree moment that can hold its own with almost any other.
Pretty Peggy O
Aug. 24, 1980
Grand Center

This one is an authentic sleeper. One vote when I got here. Top 10 Peggyo. SQ could be better but everyone’s cool with the BEW from this show.
Eyes Of The World
Oct. 29, 1977
Evans Field House, Northern Illinois University

I suppose that we have Grendel to thank in part for this release. I just listened to this Eyes while I navigated the subway this morning and I was filled mixtures of joy and then later fiery emotion during the shredding that goes on during the second solo break. This one is unique, bridging the gap between the 77 and 78 aesthetics. Garcia’s playing is controlled but he is shredding so hard that it almost gets away from him at times.
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