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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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Days Between
Dec. 11, 1994
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium

No other version comes close. There’s a lot of talk about the outro and justifiably so, but the mid solo is just so triumphant. You hang on to Jerry’s every note with bated breath, hoping that his aging body allows him to pull through and finish strong - and unlike many of his efforts in late 1994 and 1995, he NAILS it. The way this mid solo peaks is unreal and I’ve never heard a better one.
Truckin'
Sept. 2, 1979
Augusta Civic Center

Yeah this one is unbelievable. FIVE votes? One of the wildest peaks I've ever heard which was totally different in the build than usual ones. A nice nobodys fault jam to boot. I feel like this is a pretty well known show, at least to serious heads, and so I'm surprised to see that this version is stuck down here.
Terrapin Station
Nov. 1, 1979
Nassau Coliseum

Fall 79 is the second best period for Terrapin after spring 77 imo (and when I refer to spring 77, I exclusively mean 2/26/77 through 3/20/77).
Playin' In The Band
Nov. 1, 1979
Nassau Coliseum

Absolutely sick synth solo from Brent midway thru. Fucking fantastic version. Fall '79 truly is one of the best periods for the band
The Other One
June 22, 1992
Star Lake Amphitheater

Just gave a vote as well. Cool version; I love the OO tease out of space before bob takes control and steers into Spanish jam. Like grendel said, never heard anything like this before. Summer 92 is mainly bunk, but there’s good stuff in there (see 6/20, 6/22, 6/23, 6/28)
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