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Stella Blue
Feb. 6, 1989
Henry J Kaiser Convention Center

Dynamics is the hallmark of the dead and this Stella, while not among the all-time greats, displays their range well, especially the final refrain
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He's Gone
Oct. 14, 1988
Miami Arena

Solid with Birdsong-esque tease
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Big River
Aug. 4, 1974
Philadelphia Civic Center

Builds to wholesome Keith and Jer goodness
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Stella Blue
Sept. 19, 1972
Roosevelt Stadium

Jer's voice and guitar full of passion. Brings it all back home after a great stretch of tasty jams.
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Stella Blue
Dec. 30, 1986
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center

Hidden Gem
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Stella Blue
June 17, 1990
Shoreline Amphitheatre

Passionately delivered, especially the outro.
Standing On The Moon
Dec. 6, 1989
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Jer and the Big Man feeding off each other nicely during the outro.
Stella Blue
March 30, 1989
Greensboro Coliseum

I'm partial to the 70s Stellas but even with his overly distorted guitar tone Jerry delivers a gorgeous solo here, and his vocals are very nice. Peters out a bit during the outro instead of building again like some of the best Stellas do, but overall a nice example from a period of growing prowess for the band.
He's Gone
Oct. 14, 1988
Miami Arena

Bit of a shaky show overall, with a big flub on the bridge of Brown Eyed Women and some vocal miscues for Jer, in what's otherwise a period of building power for the band. But this one peaks nicely at the outrro jam with some soaring harmony vocals, Garcia and Weir wailing to the heavens with Brent steadily backing them up, and a Birdsong-esque D-to-E jam tease near the end.
Big River
Aug. 4, 1974
Philadelphia Civic Center

Hard to believe this one hasn't been added yet. Whole band cooking but Godchaux and Garcia particularly hot and in sync toward the end.
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