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Stella Blue
March 18, 1988
Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium

Stupidly good underdog performance, it has the emotive vocals, and Jerry kills the solos. Highly underrated.. A must listen.
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Victim Or The Crime
Dec. 31, 1989
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

damn good version, end jam featuring the beam and Jer midi and heads into Dark Star
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Satisfaction
July 7, 1986
RFK Stadium

If Jerry had died friom the 86 coma,this would have been the last song played..complete with band intros,and Jer showing Bob some love.
7
Corrina
March 9, 1992
Capital Centre

Corrina, solid, into a Jerryless jam, where Jer comes back out to do the D Star
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Victim Or The Crime
March 9, 1992
Capital Centre

I almost forgot this one, good stuffins here, Bobby in fine voice, nice soundscape

Comments

Dark Star
Oct. 31, 1991
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

"I was in DC when I got the news....." The only time anyone was invited onstage to speak during DS, and I dare say KK was H I G H ...the musical swell that builds behind Ken when he hits the "it was as big a time as it gets, and ol' Bill knew it, he just knew it" is as good as 1991 possibly gets in my opinion. Goosebumps.
Jack Straw
April 6, 1987
Meadowlands Arena

The first couple minutes are tight, but holy shit, it all breaks loose at the 3 min mark....Jerry channeling that rabid East coast energy and leveling the second half of this song along with the rest of the band. I'm actually glad it took me this long to find the ultaversion, it would have spoiled all my live Jack Straws. Much like listening to 5/8/77 Morning Dew right before walking into a 1992 Dew show....whoops.
Jack Straw
April 6, 1987
Meadowlands Arena

Outfuckingstanding rendition...FUCK YES!!! That's a happy to be alive and BACK 1987 Jerry frosting the fucking cake like a magician. (I just made that up, that's how excited I am by this version)
Stella Blue
March 21, 1994
Richfield Coliseum

I have chosen my favorite...it's below: 3/18/88 Check it out!
The Music Never Stopped
April 24, 1978
Horton Field House - Illinois State University

I don't always have a chance to do a full blown critical listen to a song on an audiophile level system while in PEAK head space, but when I do? I save time for things like checking out the top MNS submission on headyversion. Balls of Lightning! I want to make one thing perfectly clear: you could start a happy, fun time religion based on this one song alone. It may be the happiest song I have ever heard. I am healed again. I know Jerry knew that we love it when he fans out full hose showboat style, and the fact is almost ever major song gets the ultimate treatment at least once. I believe this is The Music Never Stopped's super throw down version. The fun vocal interplay between B and D? I love it....but the real story is JG on lead guitar. tl;dr: this version is pure golden love honey