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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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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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