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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.
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Comments

Deal
April 4, 1985
Civic Center

Now mind you Jerry fucks up the lyrics a few times so if that really bothers you you might not think this is the best ever. But as far as the jamming goes this is without a doubt the hottest version I have ever heard. I used to think the bzlrbi source was best but now I think it is the 2nd soundboard version on Relisten.
Wharf Rat
April 3, 1986
Hartford Civic Center

Yeah, this is one bad ass Wharf Rat right when the Dead were peaking so hard it almost killed Jerry. The vocals are incredible, as is the playing.
Pretty Peggy O
Nov. 20, 1985
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center

sweet soulful jam
Pretty Peggy O
Nov. 2, 1984
Berkeley Community Theatre

Jerry's voice is not shot as the other commenter says. You hear these kind of comments re Jerry from about 1984-1988 but it is bunk. Jerry never sounded BETTER than during these years.
Victim Or The Crime
July 19, 1990
Deer Creek Music Center

Jerry has what I call that "crunchy pig" tone and just grinds it out. Awesome.
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