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Stella Blue
Oct. 10, 1994
USAir Arena

Beautiful version from a totally unheralded show. Jerry's impassioned vocals in the verses blew me away.
3
Cassidy
June 25, 1994
Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V.

Spacey, LONG, jam. There's a video, and you can see Bob smiling as Jerry somehow nails the last climax of the jam and they slam into the chorus.
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Cold Rain and Snow
March 23, 1995
Charlotte Coliseum

Hot version - Jerry's guitar tone is thicker than it was in 94, he's totally present and playing some of those added riffs like in 10/12/83.
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Cassidy
Sept. 18, 1982
Boston Garden

Lots of very under the radar shows in 82. This version is perfectly executed from start to finish - great end jam with huge finish.
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Uncle John's Band
Dec. 8, 1993
Sports Arena

Pretty hot version. Nice mid solo and shreddy outro that heads into a spacey jam. Great vince contributions and Jerry firing on all cylinders
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Viola Lee Blues
Nov. 10, 1967
Shrine Auditorium

hold on to your hat! The last few minutes of the jam are monstrous; more primal and psychedelic than later versions imo. This is the kind of music that turned on the first generation of heads, and yeah, it really was never the same after ~1968.
Eternity
Aug. 4, 1994
Giants Stadium

Absolute dogshit show; where did Jerry's awesome spacey playing here come from???
Terrapin Station
Sept. 17, 1994
Shoreline Amphitheatre

Cool outro jam.
Bird Song
May 23, 1993
Shoreline Amphitheatre

I'd call this version an ambitious failure. Spacey, but not in an interesting way, and the strumming jam at the end (which usually never fails to salvage even the weakest of 90s bird songs) doesn't come together at all. Not bad, but not worth an upvote.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Dec. 9, 1994
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium

Yeah this is weak. Nice percussion for sure, and Vince is working his ass off (as he always did!), but Jerry's basically gone. impotent licks. Who are the 24 people that voted for this?
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