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SlowlyTooFades

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Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
March 25, 1994
Nassau Coliseum

Not one of the "big boys" in terms of versions, but features nice Hornsby on accordian.
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So Many Roads
Oct. 19, 1994
Madison Square Garden

Strong version with great Jerry vocals. The whole show is underrated.
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Aug. 19, 1989
Greek Theatre, U. Of California

China starts out rough, with some missed lyrics, but the transition is amazing, and JG's vocals are tops: he even sings along with BW on his line!
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Turn On Your Love Light
Oct. 14, 1994
Madison Square Garden

Late period: why like it? Because BW & JG imbue it with an energy befitting the rest of this great show. Not the greatest version, but loads of fun.
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Samba In The Rain
Oct. 14, 1994
Madison Square Garden

Hated it when I heard it (multiple times): but on tape this (terrible) song is pretty strong in this version. JG's solo is solid enough.
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Playin' In The Band
April 19, 1986
Berkeley Community Theater

Echoing the last comment: great weirdness near the end, especially thanks to Mr. Mydland.
Deal
Oct. 17, 1983
Olympic Center

One of the hottest versions, to be sure. A great part is actually the vocal reprise, which they sing forever; and you can hear in their voices that they know they've thrown down a version for the ages.
Playin' In The Band
May 21, 1974
Edmundson Pavilion

One of my favorites, and a tape where I prefer the audience to soundboard recordings. It's got that great, warm Wall of Sound ambience throughout. And when Jerry hits the Tiger/feedback portion, it just WAILS. Also, the audience's anticipation as they take their time getting back to the theme: priceless.
Let It Grow
June 28, 1974
Boston Garden

Surprised this isn't ranked more highly: the jam out of Let It Grow goes so many places, for a long time this was my favorite Dead jam period.
Let It Grow
Dec. 5, 1981
Market Square Arena

Yes! I had it on an old audience tape where the crowd kicked in as JG burned it up, just exactly perfect!
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