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Days Between
May 21, 1995
Sam Boyd Silver Bowl

Jerry doesn’t miss a beat. Video shows him deeply into this version onstage and you can hear it in his vocals. This one can stand with the greatest.
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Eternity
Sept. 29, 1993
Boston Garden

Spacey and well played. Vince has some sick fills and Jerry plays very strongly. Better than 4/2/95
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Bertha
Sept. 28, 1994
Boston Garden

Very hot version, Jerry’s on fire in the solo and his vocals are perfect. This show is massively underrated vs much of the rest of this fall tour.
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Not Fade Away
May 25, 1992
Shoreline Amphitheatre

Great Vince version. Super hot. Follows the first west coast Attics. Jerry was really feeling it.
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Turn On Your Love Light
July 7, 1984
Alpine Valley Music Theatre

Glorious return of lovelight to regular rotation. Phil leads with the riff out of NFA. Can’t imagine what this was like
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Comments

Aiko Aiko
Feb. 18, 1985
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center

Jerry is back folks! He’s clearly excited to be playing again, and it shows in his exuberant vocals.
I Need A Miracle
Oct. 14, 1994
Madison Square Garden

Legitimately fantastic. Jerry is ON and the band is right there with him.
Ramble On Rose
May 7, 1972
Bickershaw Festival

Nice version. Finally realizing where Vince got his intro fills on this tune from - it wasn't Brent! Keith plays nearly exactly the same thing you hear Vince play 20 years later. kind of cool to hear these things
Morning Dew
May 8, 1977
Barton Hall - Cornell University

Can’t believe I’m saying this but I actually think this one is a little overrated. The end jam has a peak that lasts TOO long, if such a thing is possible. The energy is palpable and I can only imagine what it would have been like to see this one, but three minutes of Jerry fanning at the end does nothing fir me on tape. Give me a creative, emotional, interesting dew from the 80s any day over this more sterile version - if you need a jumping off point, try 9/18/87, 10/12/84 or 6/18/83, all nearly as well known as this one but far better IMO.
New Speedway Boogie
March 30, 1994
The Omni

Meh, kind of weak and disjointed. 3/21 in Richfield has a far better version and honestly the well known 95 NSBs are head and shoulders above as well.
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