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Row Jimmy
March 16, 1993
Capital Centre

Outstanding late-late-era Dead.
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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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So Many Roads
Aug. 25, 1993
Shoreline Amphitheatre

This version is indeed tasty as hell. Slays 1995/07/09 easily, as well as the overhyped 1994/10/01. It may even, just maybe, rival my personal favorite, 1993/09/28 (which should be ranked WAY higher here!). The two versions are similar, which isn't surprising given that they were played only a month apart. The big question, it seems to me, is which Big Ending one prefers. 08/25 is rawer, more ragged (while still being right). 9/28 is more perfectly passionate.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
March 22, 1990
Copps Coliseum

"Just exactly perfect" is just about exactly right. Sure, if you don't like the 1990 sound, then you won't agree -- but HOW they play the song is sweeeet. Take FOTM. Every solo is like an orchestrated movement: beginning, middle, end. It's all just so damn fucking good.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
June 18, 1983
Saratoga Performing Arts Center

Hot damn! This version smokes. Together with the Dew, this second set is one for the ages, no question. If only there was a SBD!
Brown Eyed Women
May 26, 1977
Baltimore Civic Center

For my money, this is the best of the Spring '77 BEWs.
Jack Straw
Oct. 20, 1984
Carrier Dome, Syracuse U

For my money, the definitive version. They play it so fast you'll think the tape was running fast -- but no, they were just THAT high! Amazing. Not perfect, but it's got boatloads of that "special something" that makes certain versions stand out. Easily smokes 1979/01/11, IMO.
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