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Deal
July 3, 1984
Starlight Theatre

The boys really get cooking on this '84 gem
117
Dancin' in the Streets
May 22, 1977
The Sportatorium

Funkalicous, jazz juiced '77ness, Fourteen and a half minutes ewwwey, gooooey, boggie
37
Deal
Oct. 17, 1983
Olympic Center

Blistering guitar work as the boys ratchet up the Deal behind Jerry in this Smoking hot show
14
The Other One
April 23, 1983
New Haven Coliseum

Smoking hot space into a face melting, 12 minute long intro jam before Phil drops em in with a bomb
3
Louie
April 5, 1988
Civic Center

Just because it's the first one since '69....there's something about a Hartford show.....
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Samson and Delilah
June 30, 1985
Merriweather Post Pavilion

Ayuh, this here is a wicked rippah.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
May 25, 1974
Campus Stadium, UCSB

Starts off sounding a little ragged but by the outro jam into the transition, Jerry has sidestepped our reality and entered one of his own. Insane jamming right through Rider as the band gamely hangs on to Jerry's flying shirt tails. Billy's drumming is a thing of beauty
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Oct. 28, 1979
Cape Cod Coliseum

Why, in the name of all that's Heady, is this languishing in the basement? I'd stack this against almost any of the '77 versions sitting in the top 10 spots.
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
Oct. 1, 1994
Boston Garden

Wow! I ended up listening to this on Youtube by mistake and Hot Damn! For years I've ignored almost everything post Brent.....thereby cheating myself out of killer jams like this one. This whole show is pretty crunchy.
Franklin's Tower
Oct. 28, 1979
Cape Cod Coliseum

Reckon there was a reason to play this 2 nights in a row. Like they dipped into the well the night before but didn't drink their fill. A touch more laid back than the previous night but a monster nonetheless. I favor this one of the two.
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