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Bird Song
Sept. 15, 1990
Madison Square Garden

Hornsby's first "Bird Song" as a member is nearly 15 minutes of bliss. Nice harmonies, too.
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Jack Straw
June 24, 1995
RFK Stadium

For 1995, surprisingly sharp.
2
Crazy Fingers
Oct. 17, 1994
Madison Square Garden

The intro is a bit messy (what else is new), but Jerry's swift fills and impassioned vocals are the stars here.
2
Days Between
June 18, 1994
Autzen Stadium

Haunting like all of them. Jerry's solo starts a bit dull but he hits his stride pretty quickly.
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Feel Like A Stranger
Oct. 19, 1994
Madison Square Garden

MSG, Baby! Good start to the last show ever at the venue.
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Comments

New Minglewood Blues
Dec. 28, 1991
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium

Another one I'd champion to be higher. This version has all the raunch of Brent versions and Vince is excellent here.
Foolish Heart
Dec. 28, 1991
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium

Salt Lake City '95 is also up there.
The Race Is On
May 3, 1986
Cal Expo

Should be number one.
Easy Answers
Sept. 13, 1993
The Spectrum

I'll defend the "Terrapin," I think that one is deserving of praise and the jam is excellent. I don't think any of those songs are particularly poor, they well played but just feel tossed off, like a Vegas revue. There are certainly worse versions in 1994-95.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Sept. 13, 1993
The Spectrum

I'm giving this one yet another chance, and it's kind of clicking with me, but I think my main problem is that that acoustic tone Jerry had by this time does not work on this duo in particular. "Scarlet" feels anemic with that sort of tone. I'll give credit to Jerry flipping to a richer tone on "Fire," and if I were just rating "Fire" I'd upvote it, because his solos are very good. The vocals on "Scarlet" are pretty damn good for 1993.
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