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Row Jimmy
March 16, 1993
Capital Centre

Outstanding late-late-era Dead.
2
Not Fade Away
May 6, 1989
Frost Amphitheatre

NFA as a Jerry tune? Yup, here it is! "But you drive me back -- huh!" Hell yes!
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Wharf Rat
May 6, 1989
Frost Amphitheatre

Overlooked GEM! Swift yet deeply felt. Jerry CRUSHES it.

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Foolish Heart
Dec. 28, 1990
Coliseum Arena

THIS is why I love this site so so very much. I had passed over this version for really no reason at all, but then I saw 11 comments, read them, and thought, "Okay, let's check that one out then." I'm with the others who think this is the best FH. The 7/12/90 is distinctive and cool; I really really love 7/19/89. Both of those beat 3/19/90, for my money (though of course that version is great too!). But this one! This one is The One.
Queen Jane Approximately
March 16, 1990
Capital Centre

Best of them all, for my money.
Queen Jane Approximately
Aug. 4, 1989
Cal Expo

... and to be avoided by non-Brenantics.
Visions of Johanna
Feb. 21, 1995
Delta Center

Better overall than 3/18/95, though that has lots going for it. And while I like the '86 versions and can see how they might have played it well in that quite different way -- but none of them gel for me.
Cumberland Blues
April 8, 1972
Wembley Empire Pool

Best ever? Probably.
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