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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.
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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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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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