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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.
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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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