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Stella Blue
Oct. 10, 1994
USAir Arena

Beautiful version from a totally unheralded show. Jerry's impassioned vocals in the verses blew me away.
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Cassidy
June 25, 1994
Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V.

Spacey, LONG, jam. There's a video, and you can see Bob smiling as Jerry somehow nails the last climax of the jam and they slam into the chorus.
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Cold Rain and Snow
March 23, 1995
Charlotte Coliseum

Hot version - Jerry's guitar tone is thicker than it was in 94, he's totally present and playing some of those added riffs like in 10/12/83.
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Cassidy
Sept. 18, 1982
Boston Garden

Lots of very under the radar shows in 82. This version is perfectly executed from start to finish - great end jam with huge finish.
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Uncle John's Band
Dec. 8, 1993
Sports Arena

Pretty hot version. Nice mid solo and shreddy outro that heads into a spacey jam. Great vince contributions and Jerry firing on all cylinders
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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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