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He's Gone
June 30, 1985
Merriweather Post Pavilion

Sublime. Full heady steam engine coming down the track, check out this deep sounding monster, mellow and contained and nailed
13
Big Railroad Blues
June 30, 1985
Merriweather Post Pavilion

Jerry kicks this into high gear, a smokin' version
27
Terrapin Station
April 24, 1978
Horton Field House - Illinois State University

Dynamic and skillfully played version, featured on Dave's Picks 7
8
Goodnight Irene
Dec. 31, 1983
Civic Auditorium

Great cover of an awesome weavers song. The song works well in the encore slot. Really fun listening to it, Jerry singing this song is a real trip!
25
The Other One
May 9, 1977
War Memorial

A fairly short version, but don't let the time fool you, this version is as intense as they come. Its to wonder how they could make this up on the fly
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Comments

It Must Have Been The Roses
Oct. 12, 1984
Augusta Civic Center

Soulful and emotive rendition, maybe the best double opener of the year, with close competiiton with the 7/15 opener of Dancin'>Bird Song.
Feel Like A Stranger
Oct. 12, 1984
Augusta Civic Center

October 84 was smokin'. Powerful opener here, with everyone on the same page, great exploration of the depths of this song. Feel like a Stranger is definitely one of the better opening songs in the Grateful Dead's repertoire. This version is as close to perfect as your going to find this fall tour, besides maybe 10/18 which is nearly just as intense.
Bird Song
Sept. 22, 1993
Madison Square Garden

Really great version here, jazzy and thoughtful.
Eyes Of The World
Dec. 16, 1994
Sports Arena

Cgarces, I agree, there were some great moments in the 90's. But as a whole I cant see the era stacking up to the others, there were definitely some outstanding highlights. The Morning Dew and S>F you cited are both some of the best versions of those songs, and spring and fall 1990 were both awesome tours. However, consistency wise the whole era just doesn't do it for me. There are too many performances where the sound is just not appealing IMHO. Peace.
Estimated Prophet
Dec. 16, 1994
Sports Arena

Generally I am not a fan of 90's material, but this Estimated is just out of this world, also to add there is an awesome transition into he's gone, the deep space they were exploring in that Estimated, balanced perfectly the mellow and cool vibes of he's gone. My personal favorite version of the 90's.
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