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Middle show of final of the three western Spring '90 runs (all 3 in Cal - Eugene was after the solstice). The first set is the best of the run and the best since the L.A. shows a month earlier, making a real Jekyll/Hyde show. There had been noise complaints in Palo Alto and a curfew had been set on Shoreline with residents wanting it either closed or afternoon shows only. The two bands cited were the Dead (due to the long-distance clarity of the digital sound) and AC/DC (sheer wattage). Note Mickey is (facetiously?) wearing the "No Noise!" t-shirt.First Set. The entire set is above average to excellent.is in an early slot for the first time since '85 and the jam is tighter than a pig's ass going uphill.is good but the universal vector opens fromon, particularlyand one of the year's best versions of. That kind of energy always explodes aas a set closer.Second Set. The energy is gone but there is still some curious playing.is by-the-numbers until deep in the jam.doesn't work in this slot. The skipped guns lyric seems intentional (though he does end up with "cringes in the sun like the sunshine", so maybe not). Either way, Barlow at his most maudlin (the clunky lyrics, not the message) divides the set in two - which is why Brent tried to compensate with melodrama.is a trainwreck, with Bobby not actually singing and shoes in the dryer.is flat and rather loose with the beat but the jam-out is worth hearing - 16 minutes everybody-in through(Jer stays out, ostensibly to make up for the last half hour). Jer sits on an ostinato 9 min in (but what it's from I can't remember - maybe Danse Macabre or a Tchaikovsky march). At 13:23 (on) there's an overlay of backwards tape that was flown in toof the SBD copies and not present during the performance; which makes me think it's a watermark (but since it's on the official DVD, that would make its provenance sketchy!). Though worth hearing once, the whole section is in the had-to-be-there camp. I prefer it goes somewhere al dente - especially with half an hour leeway - but, hey, some like it pasta. Bobby has no luck trying to avoidand the rest is a bit below average for spring '90. Phil is missing until the jam on. There's a shift to a different source 2min intothat's noticeable on the DVD but less so on other sources.: A: DOverall = 2 ½ starsHighlights:Truckin' - show is peaking earlyMama Tried - short sweetBig River - exciting interplayFriend of the Devil - just a technically solid version and show high markCassidy - has the tightness the song needsOne More Saturday Night - makes use of the energySOURCES: The miller SBD and. The great matrix for better energy