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3
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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Comments

Deal
Aug. 4, 1994
Giants Stadium

Shocking. Jerry doesn't have dexterity like he used to but there's about 3 different interesting peaks. Indeed, very exploratory version.
Deal
Feb. 5, 1978
Uni Dome, U of Northern Iowa

I don't like pre-1980 Deals because they aren't as exploratory and only have one solo - but what a nicely conceived solo it is here! Long, hot, and with lots of twists and turns. Torn to shreds. The piercing wolf tone is great here.
The Other One
Oct. 13, 1994
Madison Square Garden

Very scary and spacey version. I woulda been freaked had I been at this show. They really opened up a lot of tunes in 94 and OO benefited for sure
Truckin'
June 8, 1993
The Palace

Not transcendent but EXCELLENT. Great strong playing and vocals. Lots of good 93 versions of truckin, but this one is better than most
New Speedway Boogie
June 8, 1993
The Palace

Revival versions of this song were probably better than the ones from '70. Awesome vocals from jer on the outro, he's SCREAMIN. Heady, solid version
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