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Black Throated Wind
July 27, 1994
Riverport Amphitheatre

Surprisingly good. Nice rave-up at the end, and Jerry's fills throughout are genuinely great.
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The Other One
March 26, 1995
The Omni

Spacey, atonal version. Shows where they were headed in 95 - a lot of interesting sounds.
3
Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie
March 28, 1984
Marin County Veterans Auditorium

Cool version that Jerry starts and the band jumps on while Bob works out some gear issues. Last one ever, first in years, and only electric version.
2
Morning Dew
March 26, 1995
The Omni

Very powerful vocals from Jerry. Beyond intense "I guess it doesn't matter anyway"
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It's All Over Now Baby Blue
Feb. 19, 1995
Delta Center

Last version. Not perfect, but especially soulful. There's a nice new video up on youtube and jerry's very animated.

Comments

Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
June 13, 1994
Memorial Stadium

This one is just okay, in my opinion. Nice jam at the end that is quite reminiscent of the buildup in 10/14/94, but it doesn't reach the same heights. I would say as far as summer 94 goes, 6/19 is the version. This one is competently played but no more.
Feel Like A Stranger
Oct. 12, 1984
Augusta Civic Center

Hey Professor: definitely an accurate assumption I'd say. Unfortunate that this happens across this site and we get top-tier versions languishing. Thankfully, this one's pretty well known at this point which is a blessing. head and shoulders above any other version.
Truckin'
July 28, 1982
Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Pretty mediocre verses and the drummers fuck up the peak bigtime. It's all redeemed by an excellent 6 minute outro jam.
Eyes Of The World
Sept. 18, 1990
Madison Square Garden

Vince does some characteristic for the era overplaying but Jerry actually lets him take a couple solos and it actually elevates this version to a huge peak around 11 min. Interesting and different Eyes.
Shakedown Street
April 16, 1984
Community War Memorial Auditorium

Are you kidding me? This version fucking rocks! Love jerry SCREAMING "just gotta poke around" before a ripping outro jam. Needs more love