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Jack Straw
June 18, 1983
Saratoga Performing Arts Center

Great guitar work highlights this version, Jerry is dialed in from the get-go. Great show.
1
Not Fade Away
Dec. 29, 1984
San Francisco Civic Center

Posted the wrong date before; anyway, this is a scorcher.
3
The Other One
Dec. 30, 1989
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena

Don't sleep on this one - super dark and intense version.
3
Playin' In The Band
March 27, 1985
Nassau Coliseum

Great version that gets really spooky towards the end. Very nice exploratory passages with Jerry, Brent and the Devils especially shining.
1
The Other One
May 27, 1989
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium

An utterly whacked out version. Healy's vocal effects are just plain weird.

Comments

Eyes Of The World
May 14, 1978
Providence Civic Center

This is an amazing "Eyes," deserves to be at least in the Top 20. Great length, tremendous jamming, whole band on point.
Wharf Rat
June 25, 1995
RFK Stadium

Unlike the sloppy and overhyped final "Dew" four days earlier in Albany, this is truly an all time, Top 5-10 rendition of "Wharf Rat." Not sure what happened between Giant Stadium and RFK, like two completely different people playing and singing the same song. Jerry's solo is excellent and his vocals are perfect for this song.
Hell in a Bucket
March 27, 1993
Knickerbocker Arena

Surprised this one wasn't up yet! Listened to this whole show today and this is a great "Bucket," Jerry flexes some serious muscle. This is the best show of 1993, which is actually a pretty good year.
Loose Lucy
March 27, 1993
Knickerbocker Arena

I'm not always a fan of this song, it feels too much like a throwaway, but this version is hot. Jerry's solo during the jam is blazing.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Oct. 2, 1977
Paramount Theatre

The best "Scarlet -> Fire" of 1977. Yes, I said it. Exceptionally tight, and Keith is transcendent on keys.