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Black Throated Wind
July 27, 1994
Riverport Amphitheatre

Surprisingly good. Nice rave-up at the end, and Jerry's fills throughout are genuinely great.
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The Other One
March 26, 1995
The Omni

Spacey, atonal version. Shows where they were headed in 95 - a lot of interesting sounds.
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Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie
March 28, 1984
Marin County Veterans Auditorium

Cool version that Jerry starts and the band jumps on while Bob works out some gear issues. Last one ever, first in years, and only electric version.
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Morning Dew
March 26, 1995
The Omni

Very powerful vocals from Jerry. Beyond intense "I guess it doesn't matter anyway"
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It's All Over Now Baby Blue
Feb. 19, 1995
Delta Center

Last version. Not perfect, but especially soulful. There's a nice new video up on youtube and jerry's very animated.
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Comments

Revolution
Oct. 12, 1983
Madison Square Garden

Love this version, even though they all suck (sorry!) - truly amazing energy at these MSG shows in 83. Cosmic
Let It Grow
March 25, 1983
Compton Terrace Amphitheatre

Cool version. Very mediocre verses and mid solo without the characteristic-for-the-era speedy playing that Jerry usually played there - but they more than make up for it in the outro. That's one of my favorite things about this band - if they fucked up a verse, or a song, or a show, or even a whole tour, they never failed to recognize that they'd let the audience down a little, and they'd always come back stronger. See: shitty summer tour 94 followed by amazing fall tour 94.
Jack A Roe
Oct. 5, 1994
The Spectrum

Great solo, Jerry came to play on this night!
Space
Oct. 12, 1984
Augusta Civic Center

bcarter - I would kill to hear what they would have done to an estimated at this show too, but I think part of the magic is the sparseness (song-wise) of the second set. The meat of the second set is really only a couple songs, and yet they're so unbelievably well executed that there isn't a show around that can really compete with this one.
Dark Star
March 30, 1994
The Omni

Cheers, darkstar. Couldn't agree more. You can find something different in each listen, and isn't that what it's all about? Give the second set from 3/21 a listen if you liked this. Hope to see you in that discussion!
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