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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.

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