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The Wheel
Sept. 18, 1990
Madison Square Garden

Maybe just another Wheel, but this show, especially after the Lay Me Down, felt to be all about recovering after saying good-bye to Brent.....
1
Not Fade Away
Sept. 16, 1987
Madison Square Garden

Excellent NFA '87 jam into great Garden crowd and nice GDTRFB/We bid coda riff......
1
Greatest Story Ever Told
Sept. 16, 1987
Madison Square Garden

Out of Second Set opener Bertha with a crazy weird segue into Devil with a Blue Dress....
2
The Music Never Stopped
Sept. 15, 1987
MSG

RIpping coda. End to a great first set.
6
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Sept. 15, 1987
MSG

Classic China-Rider from a great run. 9/18/87 is legendary, but this show, and a lot of the shows from this tour, just as fantastic.

Comments

Good Lovin'
Oct. 20, 1974
Winterland Arena

Bobby’s first!! Far as I can tell…. Great, long, quirky jam! Stretches out for over 10 minutes. Historic version at an historic show!!!
Death Don't Have No Mercy
Sept. 29, 1989
Shoreline Amphitheatre

A solemn scorcher!!! First since 4/26/70, far as I know. Over 19 years….
El Paso
April 28, 1971
Fillmore East

Most gorgeous ever? I reckon.
Morning Dew
Sept. 21, 1974
Palais Des Sports

A long, weird Dew!!! Strange too! Some might call it sloppy (they would not be wrong…..) while others might just wonder what sort of shenanigans the lads were up to in Paris this day (Billy especially!!!). Phil is the MVB (most valuable Beast) of the entire show!! Ridiculous fun! More proof they were not just the greatest at what they did…. They were the only ones who did what they did. As we know…..
Let It Grow
Oct. 11, 1977
Lloyd Noble Center - University of Oklahoma

‘Tis a great one. Rips and roars.