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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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Comments

Terrapin Station
Dec. 3, 1979
Uptown Theatre

First tours with a new keyboardist were always the best - fall 71, fall 79, fall 90.... these shows have a looseness and mellowness about them that’s fantastic and that the Brent era dead never got back
Terrapin Station
Dec. 3, 1979
Uptown Theatre

Thx, Darkstar - always shocking to me that there are such gorgeous unsung versions languishing in the single digits. Says a lot about the beauty of this band, huh. This fall tour has some seriously fantastic renditions - try 9/2, 11/1 or 11/30 if you haven't. No better time for Terrapin than this tour IMO
Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie
Oct. 9, 1980
Warfield Theater

More delicate perhaps than the other versions, this one has a beauty all its own
Dire Wolf
Oct. 11, 1977
Lloyd Noble Center - University of Oklahoma

Love this one. A little slower and mellower than most of the 77 versions, which to my ears makes it far superior. Generally, 77-80 electric Dire Wolves are too intense for my taste - I prefer the 74 versions or even the mid-80s versions - at least Jerry's tone isn't so damn tinny on those ones. This one is awesome, though.
Terrapin Station
Dec. 3, 1979
Uptown Theatre

Absolutely gorgeous extended mid jam that gets briefly very spacey. Special and kind version
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