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Mexicali Blues
Sept. 15, 1987
MSG

Great fun extended solo from Garcia. Phil sounds great in the mix.
2
When Push Comes to Shove
Sept. 15, 1987
MSG

Killer version. Then some of Brent's communist friends sabotage Bob Weir soon afterward..
2
Far From Me
Aug. 13, 1987
Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Solid! God Brent had such an awesome voice. Jerry’s got a good lead here. The whole band is working with each other perfectly for this tune.
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Johnny B. Goode
June 20, 1980
West High Auditorium

Jumps right out of Around & Around. Nice little dance party to a fine show in Alaska.
1
Black Peter
June 20, 1980
West High Auditorium

Beautiful performance! Jer’s really singing with that ending solo.

Comments

Throwing Stones
Oct. 9, 1989
Hampton Coliseum

They really can’t seem to find the groove here IMO. Takes away a lot of the draw for me
We Can Run
Sept. 29, 1989
Shoreline Amphitheatre

Yeah, I mean, not a great tune. Certainly different. Maybe a younger, less mature brother of Throwing Stones. Much more "on the nose" than we're used to with Dead tunes. I do love that Brent truly had his space to write and perform his own stuff with them though when there were some real artistic powerhouses in that crew. I understand Brent and Barlow wrote the lyrics. I wonder who put the music down? That's really the bigger issue with the song. The material could have improved if it danced around the music a bit more, but it was just too on the nose.
Tennessee Jed
Jan. 22, 1978
McArthur Court, U of Oregon

Garcia’s voice lends itself so perfectly here
Lazy Lightnin' -> Supplication
Nov. 2, 1977
Field House - Seneca College

WOO!
Caution
Nov. 8, 1969
Fillmore West

God I love Pigpen. Was also caught off guard by that PITB riff in here in 1969. Need to do more digging into how that tune formed.