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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

Cold Rain and Snow
Sept. 16, 1993
Madison Square Garden

Should have more votes. Charges right out of the gate with the drummers letting Jerry run once through the intro before coming in. Perfectly executed, acoustic tone as always sounds amazing - really on a Fall 93 kick right now. Rain>Shakedown>Wang Dang>Cold Rain probably blew the Garden up. Opening night.
Terrapin Station
Sept. 29, 1993
Boston Garden

25(!) minute version with a mellow and well explored outro jam. Fall 93 needs more love!!!
Feel Like A Stranger
Dec. 13, 1993
San Diego International Sports Arena

Winter tour 93 needs more love. spicy and well jammed. I do wish vince would have played more than block chords on some songs, though - and I'm a big vince fan.
Stella Blue
March 14, 1993
Richfield Coliseum

Great one, and ripping solos, but no way can it compete with 3/21/94.
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
Sept. 22, 1993
Madison Square Garden

Absolutely ripping version. Fall 93 is notable because Jerry had really this fantastic new acoustic sounding tone AND he was still playing very competently. This is one of my favorite slipknots because Jerry switches over to the clean acoustic tone for a VERY interesting and fast-paced jam in the middle. Wish he'd done that more in some of these traditionally distortion filled jams in the 90s. Help>Slip is unreal, kind of coked up, and HOT, while Franklins is definitely the weakest part of the trifecta, but still very enjoyable.
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