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Middle date of a 3-day run at Columbia District's Cap Centre. I always liked that it was the "Capital" and not the "Capitol" (i. e. not named for being near the Capitol), though the mispronouncing (else misspelling) of the French "centre" not so much. The Dead played here on 13 tours with '87 being the first one as a run. '88 and '91 were both four day runs and '93's 3-day run was the last. So, with a total of 26 shows, this was certainly one of the band's big venues. Somehow though, it never seemed to gain quite the cachet of shows at the Omni or the Spectrum.The night before has the first Loose Lucy since '74, a nice Crazy Fingers a powerful Miracle and possibly the greatest LiG of the year but this night has the best 1st set of the run (arguably the tour). It's a decent-enough run throughout, with an energized band ready to revisit some mostly-abandoned songs (4 in all: Loose Lucy, Revolution, B-T Wind, EZ2 Love You), which made this run much talked about at the time. Shows right after this were fun, waiting to see what would appear, that most of us had never seen. By the end of the Winter/Spring '90 tour, this show was in the top 5.First Set. Good from the start and not a bad song in the set.is the first since '80 and yet smokin'. Bobby slides it on the familiar(from). Not sure why it was Phil that was assigned; wasn't Bobby the real Dylan fan? Anyway, Phil really shines on this stab, namechecking Foggy Bottom for the locals. I always love the sequence Tennessee>Cassidy>Dough Knees and you can't go wrong there. Theis especially good.Second Set. Mostly average '90, though Brent typically nailed his odethroughout this era. The encore has been the focus. This is one of two '90s Revos and is the better one - and probably the main reasonwas chosen to be released so early (the rest of the tour being released in full 15 years later).has an interesting, albeit sloppy jam. The jam out of the averageis the band at (attempting) their finest/exploring. But I don't know if it is as good on tape as being there., however, is a huge version. The trannies are perfect throughout.: B+: C+Overall = 3¾ starsHighlights:Easy to Love You - 1st since '80 and never better; no rust hereAlthea - it's Bobby's slide work that puts this version overJust Like Tom Thumb's - Phil is rarely this solidTennessee - it's Bobby's statements underneath Jer that make it maybe the best version of '90Revolution - This is the best post-'83 versionSOURCES: Released as(way back in '97, with a graphically stunted cover). At the time the sound quality of the CD was notable. The miller_105690 is a clear SBD (a Healy mic-matrix), so it has the energy that some prefer.andfrom this show are on the oddly curated(without the "We Want Phil" chant), released way back in 1990, in what was then startling clarity.