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Tennessee Jed
Feb. 27, 1994
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium

length immediately raised my eyebrow and the cut is indeed deep and raw... Amazingly kicking and clawing, jer bear sermonizing
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Drums -> Space
Sept. 19, 1990
Madison Square Garden

unique minimalist jam w/ bruce after a mesmerizing passage culminating in LIG. tribal ambient dankness and soul crushing midi flute apollo 90 shit..
1
Eyes Of The World
April 1, 1985
Cumberland County Civic Center

jesus they're late for the plane on this version, autobahn Eyesie. defiant, rewarding stuff
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Estimated Prophet
April 1, 1985
Cumberland County Civic Center

flecked with blues licks and modal harmony... explosive stuff excellent yelping and melt
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Might As Well
April 1, 1985
Cumberland County Civic Center

with feeling

Comments

He's Gone
Feb. 26, 1981
Uptown Theater

20 minutes plus and claws into your brain for every damn second of it, phantoms floating all over this perfect hes gone.
Bird Song
Feb. 26, 1981
Uptown Theater

Glimmering, watercolor uplifting cappuccino jam
Little Red Rooster
Feb. 26, 1981
Uptown Theater

chicago loveeeee The music is playing them, very activated and "loose but tight". This one hooked me... weir's vocal puts you up against the wall at knife point, dude knew how to balance that goofy fun persona with jusssstttt a pinch of old school leather clad menace.
Althea
Feb. 26, 1981
Uptown Theater

Wow!! Heartfelt dispatch from some goopy post-nuke abyss, appropriately sparkled with inspiring phil (head straight for Chappell matrix) Explosive and expansive
Althea
March 9, 1981
Madison Square Garden

.... all 80's love is created equal bro but if you need another Althea check out 9/6/80 Lewiston Maine, more hard-edged and agressive variety