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11
Tennessee Jed
June 4, 1978
Campus Stadium - University Of California

Jerry's voice is shot, but his tone is DIALED.
1
Throwing Stones
Aug. 24, 1994
Berkeley Community Theatre

Technically Phil & Friends, but this is a nice (only?) acoustic version. Link: https://archive.org/details/1994-09-24.paf.sbd.zelner-vernon
5
Childhood's End
Sept. 24, 1994
Berkeley Community Theatre

Technically Phil and Friends, but this is a nice acoustic version with Jerry. Link here: https://archive.org/details/1994-09-24.paf.sbd.zelner-vernon
2
Childhood's End
Aug. 1, 1994
The Palace

Nice version from Jerry's birthday.
2
They Love Each Other
Dec. 31, 1980
Oakland Auditorium

Gets off to a rocky start, but Brent takes a nice solo.

Comments

Childhood's End
Aug. 1, 1994
The Palace

I'm sorry this song never really gained traction in the band's repertoire. Outside of the practical benefit of encouraging Phil to write more songs and help carry some of the weight in these last years, it's really not a bad song. Many of the lyrics rely on the same kaleidoscope of images present throughout the band's music (both original and covers), and Phil's a decent singer.
They Love Each Other
Dec. 31, 1980
Oakland Auditorium

The performance is at best a B-, but there are some great shots of Jerry in the video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enFUFjzrkWo).
Forever Young
Nov. 3, 1991
Polo Field, Golden Gate Park

Nice video of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwvN3KJBT9M
Tennessee Jed
Oct. 10, 1982
Frost Amphitheatre

This is the best I've heard. Fantastic version that simply struts.
All New Minglewood Blues
Oct. 10, 1982
Frost Amphitheatre

We've all heard dozens of these, but I think this one is worth a listen.