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2
New Minglewood Blues
July 14, 1976
Orpheum Theatre

Phil is phunkylicious!!!
1
Terrapin Station
May 15, 1980
Nassau Coliseum

A rare and different tune. Real nice transition into epic Playin-UJB from Go to Nassau...
5
Althea
May 15, 1980
Nassau Coliseum

Stunned this ain't here yet. Next night is a famous one. But this 2nd set opener is strong and rugged. Nice moment at "born to be a bachelor..."
6
Truckin'
March 10, 1981
Madison Square Garden

Wow! Can't believe this hasn't made the cut yet. Rips and roars out of poignant China Doll. Almost become a Smokestack... Super strong show!
2
Dark Star
June 19, 1968
Carousel Ballroom

DeadBase calls it a Dark Star Jam. There is not much of a hint of a Dark Star-ish melody, and the date is debatable. But everyone needs to hear this!!

Comments

St. Stephen
Dec. 30, 1977
Winterland Arena

Ha! Nice!
St. Stephen
Dec. 30, 1977
Winterland Arena

Super super strong. Robust shredding. Methodical but wild, lumbering but savage. Could be number one stand-alone Stephen of '77... (though close to 5/5). Bonus tracks of Dick's 10, with sick '77 Estimated-Eyes, into rocking Sugar Mags. Reality is, nothing was finer than the finest Stephen-Elevens, as gorgeous and perfect a fit as anything, a marriage equal to Scarlet-Fire, China-Rider.... But this is nice and long and epic and close enough to pretend.... (though Stephen-NFA-Stephen was a great pair, too...! Shoulda done it more...) And Wolf was ridiculous, gave him that raw Heavy Metal lightning.......
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Oct. 27, 1990
The Zenith

Just remembered! This is already released on 30 Trips... but still, Europe 90 Box would be nice....
Saint of Circumstance
Oct. 27, 1990
The Zenith

Fierce and mighty.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Oct. 27, 1990
The Zenith

Totally wonderful. As powerful as any of the 80s-90s. And a great reason for a Europe 90 box.....