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15
Desolation Row
Feb. 17, 1988
Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium

Bob's signing/ inflections make this a unique one (when you asked how I was doing,Hah!, was that some kind of joke?!)
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He's Gone
March 30, 1987
The Spectrum

Exceptional performance, stunning Jer vocal runs at the end, with a tasty end jam that keeps on giving...

Comments

Satisfaction
Nov. 8, 1985
Community War Memorial Auditorium

Huge version! Rochester represent!
Hell in a Bucket
Sept. 24, 1987
The Spectrum

I still say this one is the go to version...it's my mantra song in a wink wink manner, and damned if they didn't give me my best version ever the first time I caught it live.
Satisfaction
July 7, 1986
RFK Stadium

Holy shit! One of my picks is on top, well fuck yeah! I have integrated the very special greeting of "one of my favorite people in the whole wide world" when speaking with loved ones, once in a while. It's the highest of compliments, is it not?
Revolutionary Hamstrung Blues
March 27, 1986
Cumberland County Civic Center

And this would be the ONLY version, so yeah, voted....I love this song, could have been worked into something really good....always wanted the story behind it, who hated it, etc.
Samba In The Rain
Dec. 16, 1994
Sports Arena

I still find it difficult to believe that Hunter wrote this...did he hate Vince? It is tied with Wave to the Wind as the most epically bad song they were slogging back then. This song is the opposite of Batman, the AT&T of Dead tracks. There is no heady version of it.....but yes, it's nice to have fucking Bradford on this one.....(still not voting for it)
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