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One More Saturday Night
Dec. 18, 1993
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Really fun, rocking version to close out what's really an excellent show. Top 5 of 1993.
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Loose Lucy
Oct. 13, 1994
Madison Square Garden

Spunky version from the first night of the last MSG run. Jerry is alert, singing with confidence and playing extremely well.
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Easy Answers
Dec. 18, 1993
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Fuck this song, but the entire show is now represented. Decent Jerry leads.
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When I Paint My Masterpiece
Dec. 18, 1993
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Lovely version of the Dylan classic. Jerry plays some great leads and his acoustic tone works extremely well here.
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Way To Go Home
Dec. 18, 1993
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Not the biggest fan of this song, but this is a good version with a strong Jerry solo.

Comments

Sugar Magnolia
Oct. 5, 1994
The Spectrum

This is worthy of some votes. Jerry plays some fantastic runs at the end with Bobby shredding behind him. An excellent version.
Feel Like A Stranger
Oct. 19, 1994
Madison Square Garden

Amazingly, I think this run I think was in some ways more consistent than 1991. There were some great ones at that one but some duds as well. They were remarkably on for most of this run, and it's clear they were trying hard. It's 1994, so there's some warts, but damn, overall, they killed it.
Gimme Some Lovin'
Sept. 15, 1990
Madison Square Garden

Whose boneheaded idea was it to let Phil sing co-lead? Should've just pawned it off to Bobby alone like some of the Pig songs. Probably best that they retired it, though.
Terrapin Station
March 24, 1990
Knickerbocker Arena

This is the one that ticks all the boxes for me: - Beautiful reading of "Lady with a Fan"? Check. - Powerful delivery of the "Inspiration" and "Terrapin!" refrain parts? Check. - Killer post-song jam? Check. I'll risk my credibility on this site by proclaiming this not just the best Brent version, but the best ever.
Terrapin Station
Feb. 26, 1977
Swing Auditorium

I judge my "Terrapin"'s by how triumphant and anthemic the "Inspiration" and "Terrapin" refrain part sounds; after the Abbey Road medley, I consider the Terrapin suite as a whole to be the greatest long-form suite of music in rock and roll. This being the first "Terrapin," the whole song including the key "Terrapin!" refrain is given a very tentative run-through. Musically, it's very precise and direct, with no bungles in a technical sense, but the majesty that infuses so many future versions just isn't there. Give me 3/24/90 over this one any day.