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1
Playin' In The Band
Dec. 8, 1993
Sports Arena

Nice Playin'. Jerry finds a few good riffs. Not usually a fan of late era playins, as Jerry's speedy playing is so integral. He plays pretty well here
3
Cassidy
Oct. 30, 1984
Berkeley Community Theater

Picture perfect. Soaring leads from Jerry and crashes exquistely back into the verse
2
Playin' In The Band
Oct. 28, 1984
Berkeley Community Theatre

Hot Playin>China Doll>Playin. Long and exploratory on both ends, especially for 84.
2
Jack Straw
Nov. 29, 1994
McNichols Sports Arena

Very hot tour opener. Jerry's playing is excellent. This show is the only good one from this weird little run in Colorado.
5
Ramble On Rose
Sept. 29, 1994
Boston Garden

Shockingly good. Only good things to say about the Boston Garden run from this tour. These first few nights allayed fears after awful summer tour.
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Comments

China Doll
Oct. 14, 1980
Warfield Theater

Agree that this version needs far more love. It’s delicate and fragile in just the right way. Jerry’s voice is perfect. Shocking to me that heavy versions that blunder around like 10/11/83 are so high compared to this one.
The Music Never Stopped
March 27, 1987
Civic Center

Outro jam absolutely torn to shreds. Top 5 version here
He's Gone
Dec. 1, 1979
Stanley Theater

Absolutely stunning out jam, textured and wide ranging in scope. From softest valleys to a crazy Gloria jam and a second out jam into CC rider, prompted by Brent and Bob - one of the coolest things they did this late in the game IMO. Needs a lot more attention.
Morning Dew
Oct. 17, 1994
Madison Square Garden

Very strong version. Jerry present and engaged, with some SEARING leads in fact. Unfortunate slight false ending doesn’t knock this one too much in my book - I think it’s better than any other 94 version except 3/27.
Deep Elem Blues
March 9, 1981
Madison Square Garden

Fantastic version. Jerry’s tone in 81 is absolutely dirty, and his vocals are great, especially on the last verse where he amps it up a notch. Electric deep elem is pretty much always hot
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