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Jed doesn't rise to the level it's cabable of. Brent lights up Walking Blues with some fine work on the Hammond. But I actually think these both sound as good as it gets. The music: Set I: ok, rare is the day when I get excited over a Hell>Sugaree opener. Next I was off to the west coast for my first Greek Theater shows.

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This was my first full tour and I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. And what a way to end it - these shows have them going out on top. This show wrapped up the mid-west/east coast summer shows, which were fantastic. I can still remember the smell of being in the woods during this beautiful summer day. The scene: We avoided the huge parking lot and found a small camp-like spot in the woods with about 10 other vehicles. This recording is great, as well, although I'd love a SBD/AUD mix like the night before. These two just happen to rise a little higher. Which is just to say that summer 88 had a lot of really solid shows. The problem with everyone deciding that certain shows were the best of a particular tour is that they gather some sort of mythic reputation, when in fact, there isn't necessarily THAT much difference between these shows and the rest of the tour. Great scene, great energy, great song choices, great playing. Overall: second night of the best East Coast shows in summer 88. I'll happily enjoy both the entire Oxford shows once in a while, but for me this one in particular is dusted with magic. There is a cinematic aspect to this show that has each tune transitioning to the next so *perfectly* it feels like a studio recording. The NFA encore continues it - giggles, giggles, giggles! Bobby and Brent are clearly having a LOT of fun '88 shows in general took apart so deliberately the precision of the 'comeback year' - they really do let it ALL GO. * The ending of the 2nd set is one of the weirdest things you'll ever hear the Dead do.

'I Will Take You Home' as a lead-IN to Drums > Space?!? Bring it, Brent! I tend to really pound the majority of Brent's songs as being ridiculously out of tone with the rest of the Dead's canon, but the tunes he delivers tonight, and over the 2 days, are fantastic. Over the two days at Oxford, he played four of his best songs and is a *very* conspicuous presence in the 2nd set here. * Mickey and Billy taking the percussion apart on Bird Song - listen to how long they maintain that! * Tennessee Jed - now tell me that ain't confident! The highlights are numerous and all over the place: the beautifully presented recording we have here, I dunno. Maybe it's the hum-ho quality of the sbd available for that one vs. I know a lot of people prefer the previous night as good as that show is (5-star, IMHO), it really does feel almost like a warm-up to this one. Fade-away at the time a new tune sounded crisp live. AIko AIko, a personal favorite opened up the first set and West L.A. In Rochester we watched a guy fall/jump from the bleachers to floor/Gen Admission.crazy stuff. We watched it happen at all the outdoor shows. Next the flood mob pushed the fence down and the streams flooded through. One sacrificial lamb fell over first and got nabbed. At Oxford, I believe it was a tall fenced up gate. Myself and pal would take bets on where the rush mob(gate crashers) would break through. Does any-one else remember the beer vendors.' kind beers for $1' everything was kind this & kind that.cigarette vendors' icy cold kind cigarettes' The outdoor shows with general admission always got crazy.

What stands out in my mind about these shows was the scene. I remember driving in a friends Ford Bronco, following other fellow heads to these two shows in the beautiful Maine outdoors. These were great times in the summer of 1988, I got to see 4 Venues Rochester, Saratoga, Oxford and MSG at the end.