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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

Aiko Aiko
Aug. 30, 1978
Red Rocks Ampitheatre

Extremely under-the-radar show. Fantastic version here, Jerry and Donna get really into it. Should have more votes versus some of these mid-80s versions imo.
Playin' In The Band
Dec. 28, 1979
Oakland Auditorium

Amazing Phil led theme starting around 7:40 which Bob picks up and runs with for about a minute. Fantastic version.
Eyes Of The World
Sept. 29, 1994
Boston Garden

Slowest version of all time? Weird enough it kind of flows. Enjoyable but not transcendent or anything
Estimated Prophet
April 19, 1984
Philadelphia Civic Center

Absolutely unbelievable version with a fantastic peak in the outro after Jerry reprises the main theme. Love these weird mid-80s gems that get you wondering what Jerry was thinking in the moment...
Mind Left Body Jam
March 24, 1990
Knickerbocker Arena

Hot and quite lengthy, especially for one of their themed jams in the 80s and 90s. Feels like this was initiated by Jerry, but Brent picked it up and ran with it. I usually shit on Brent for needing to be up front all the time, but it's powerful here and makes this jam as special as it is.
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