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Turn On Your Love Light
April 4, 1985
Civic Center

Its a Jerry-Phil-Brent steady groovin' stew w/excellent Bobby vocals
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Mexicali Blues
Sept. 10, 1985
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center

Jerry is subtly on fire
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Sugaree
Nov. 10, 1985
Meadowlands Arena

a high-energy, fully shook up, tour-de-force Sugaree
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Cassidy
Dec. 31, 1985
Oakland Coliseum

a strong Cassidy on a crazy New Year's Eve
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Deal
Nov. 3, 1984
Berkeley Community Theatre

Flawless high-energy with Jerry jammin' and Phil deep down in the bottom.

Comments

Feel Like A Stranger
March 9, 1981
Madison Square Garden

Everything everyone said above is true. A blistering mutroned out super-tight jamfest. What an opener! And Weir's vocals are outstanding.
Stella Blue
Dec. 9, 1981
Activity Center - University of Colorado

Jerry gets really intimate. He's testifying "from a guitar."
He's Gone
Dec. 9, 1981
Activity Center - University of Colorado

At this point they've been on a tear since at least China-Rider in the previous set. They continue along in the tight groove with this He's Gone.
Estimated Prophet
Dec. 9, 1981
Activity Center - University of Colorado

Very strong version of a song I think they often struggle with. Jerry just mutrons his ass off.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Dec. 9, 1981
Activity Center - University of Colorado

Lots of good comments here. My take: Spectacular version, almost flawless, Garcia is absolutely on fire. The China Cat is almost flawless although Jerry takes too long to come in on vocals for the first verse. As a result he plays that opening riff multiple times but it is indicative of how well he plays on this that he just nails that riff every single time, doesn’t miss a note and that is something where he often drops notes. By the end of IKYR Garcia is just tearing shit up and rockin' the joint.