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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.
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Bird Song
Aug. 21, 1993
Autzen Stadium - University of Oregon

Way too hot to be sitting at 3 votes. Fantastic playing, Jerry clearly excited to be playing his new guitar, Bolt, and the band stays with him as this jam soars. The acoustic tone is awesome! Seriously, have a listen and tell me this isn't a great Bird Song for any year
Estimated Prophet
June 28, 1985
Hershey Park Stadium

Probably the best mid solo Jerry ever played. Very heavy version. Agree with a comment I just saw about how Estimated is the "headiest" GD song.
Foolish Heart
Dec. 15, 1994
Sports Arena

This one floored me. Mid solo especially stands out with an incredible peak. Jerry absolutely brought it for this song (can't say the same for much else from this show though)
Picasso Moon
May 8, 1977
Barton Hall - Cornell University

Very underrated - also check out the Lazy River Road from the next night, 5/9.
Sugaree
March 27, 1995
The Omni

Very long version. Strange false ending, heard that Jerry was out of it and forgot to start the last verse but it makes for some great jamming. He's able to play some of those fast riffs that were tough for him by 94-95, and his tone is perfect.
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