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3
The Music Never Stopped
March 23, 1992
The Palace

Truly proves there was some magic on every tour. The outro jam is unreal hot, with Jerry, Vince, and Bruce battling it out. Crazy stuff here!
3
Playin' In The Band
Oct. 6, 1984
Richmond Coliseum

Awesome focused jam and beautiful meltdown outro
2
Aiko Aiko
June 6, 1992
Rich Stadium

Jerry gets really into it in the second half. Not lifechanging, but fun
2
Truckin'
July 8, 1987
Roanoke Civic Center

Excellent, hard-charging version from arguably the best show of 87. Bobby stuttering all over the verses
1
Throwing Stones
April 4, 1994
Sports Arena

Very solid version. Video shows Jerry present and very into it.
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Comments

Cassidy
March 23, 1974
Cow Palace

Worth an upvote for the novelty and the fun, but like the Bertha from 2/18/71, it's in its infancy and not very solid yet. Pretty clear after this performance why they shelved it for 2 years.
Cassidy
March 23, 1974
Cow Palace

Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Aug. 30, 1981
Compton Terrace Amphitheatre

I see someone else was listening to SiriusXM this morning...just a plain ol lovely version, nothing crazy but 81 has such a great sound
Playin' In The Band
July 15, 1984
Greek Theatre - University of California

Anyone else skip to the end of the first verses when a playin' comes on so you dont have to deal with the body of the song? Honestly, and I know this might upset people, Playin' is a very weak song. The jams out of it are of course generally sublime but I can never enjoy listening to Bob scream "playin playin in the band" over and over again. I just want the jam, man. Great version btw
Bird Song
July 15, 1984
Greek Theatre - University of California

Very beautiful version. Lovely, flowing jam and perfect vocals. Brent and Jerry sound beyond wonderful together singing the last verse after the jam.
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