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1
Looks Like Rain
Sept. 20, 1987
Madison Square Garden

Great version featuring heads up Garcia playing, and some classic late 80's Bobby vocals (with just the right amount of DH weirdness)
5
Feel Like A Stranger
Feb. 27, 1990
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena

Funky Phil to start, with a Jerry midi finish that I just love (silky silky, crazy crazy night)
10
Victim Or The Crime
Feb. 27, 1990
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena

This version slips into full blown space at one point, unique version of a under rated song
34
Hey Pocky Way
Oct. 3, 1987
Shoreline Amphitheatre

Great version with plenty of Jerry/ Brent goodness (not a fan of the song? This one may change that)
2
Hey Pocky Way
Feb. 17, 1988
Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium

Brent blows a few lyrics early on, but he and Jerry more than make up for it in this hometown performance (makes no difference who or where you are)

Comments

Satisfaction
Nov. 8, 1985
Community War Memorial Auditorium

Huge version! Rochester represent!
Hell in a Bucket
Sept. 24, 1987
The Spectrum

I still say this one is the go to version...it's my mantra song in a wink wink manner, and damned if they didn't give me my best version ever the first time I caught it live.
Satisfaction
July 7, 1986
RFK Stadium

Holy shit! One of my picks is on top, well fuck yeah! I have integrated the very special greeting of "one of my favorite people in the whole wide world" when speaking with loved ones, once in a while. It's the highest of compliments, is it not?
Revolutionary Hamstrung Blues
March 27, 1986
Cumberland County Civic Center

And this would be the ONLY version, so yeah, voted....I love this song, could have been worked into something really good....always wanted the story behind it, who hated it, etc.
Samba In The Rain
Dec. 16, 1994
Sports Arena

I still find it difficult to believe that Hunter wrote this...did he hate Vince? It is tied with Wave to the Wind as the most epically bad song they were slogging back then. This song is the opposite of Batman, the AT&T of Dead tracks. There is no heady version of it.....but yes, it's nice to have fucking Bradford on this one.....(still not voting for it)