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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.

Comments

Dark Star
March 30, 1994
The Omni

I'm leaving my previous comment up as a testament to how wrong we all can be sometimes! After a re-listen yesterday, I'm left with the conclusion that this version is pretty DAMN good. Extraordinarily spacey, this version melts down to almost nothing by its last third. Really interesting version and shows how up until the very last performance of this song they were willing to do something new and cool. It's not a top ten or probably even top 100, but it's good. This whole spring tour needs a lot more love, in my opinion. It was the last tour that Jerry was truly present for, and there's some absolutely excellent playing hidden in a lot of very decent playing. 3/6, 3/16/, 3/18, 3/21, 3/27/, 3/28/, 3/30, and 4/4 all deserve some love.
Space
Oct. 12, 1984
Augusta Civic Center

Yeah, most of us are guilty of skipping space now and again. I usually am surprised how much I enjoy a good Space when I sit down and listen. This one is great, and really it's only a few minutes long before they start teasing playin. Jerry was READY to slam back into playin and UJB. Scary vibe, like the rest of the set, IMO.
Playin' In The Band
April 7, 1991
Orlando Arena

Spacey version, 10+ min on either end of UJB. There’s a terrifying meltdown at the end of the second Playin’ that probably melted some faces that night.
I've Been All Around This World
Sept. 25, 1980
Warfield Theater

Most pristine version IMO. Feels unreal, like voices from another age.
Cassidy
May 16, 1993
Sam Boyd Silver Bowl

Far hotter than the lauded 5/27/93, which I think is best known because it’s part of that fantastic UJB sandwich. This Cassidy is stronger and very intense the jam! It’ll space your face