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Jack Straw
June 18, 1983
Saratoga Performing Arts Center

Great guitar work highlights this version, Jerry is dialed in from the get-go. Great show.
1
Not Fade Away
Dec. 29, 1984
San Francisco Civic Center

Posted the wrong date before; anyway, this is a scorcher.
3
The Other One
Dec. 30, 1989
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena

Don't sleep on this one - super dark and intense version.
3
Playin' In The Band
March 27, 1985
Nassau Coliseum

Great version that gets really spooky towards the end. Very nice exploratory passages with Jerry, Brent and the Devils especially shining.
1
The Other One
May 27, 1989
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium

An utterly whacked out version. Healy's vocal effects are just plain weird.
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Comments

Easy Answers
Sept. 13, 1993
The Spectrum

"Days" is fine if placed well, but imagine if Bobby saved "The Other One" for this night instead of 12th and Jerry followed it with either "Wharf Rat" or "Dew." Alas, not to be.
Easy Answers
Sept. 13, 1993
The Spectrum

I feel like Bob did this purely out of spite towards Jerry as the pre-Drums had been all him except for PITB. Even if I don't care much for the "Scarlet -> Fire," that 5 pack is still pretty fucking massive and it was obvious the crowd was digging it...then Bobby shoots that momentum to hell.
Estimated Prophet
March 27, 1988
Hampton Coliseum

Awesome performance.
Bird Song
Dec. 9, 1981
Activity Center - University of Colorado

This one is played kind of fast and clunky. The best "Bird Song"'s are slow and stately, this one doesn't quite get there. Some good moments, though.
Terrapin Station
Sept. 18, 1987
Madison Square Garden

One of the best. Magisterial.
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