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Black Throated Wind
July 27, 1994
Riverport Amphitheatre

Surprisingly good. Nice rave-up at the end, and Jerry's fills throughout are genuinely great.
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The Other One
March 26, 1995
The Omni

Spacey, atonal version. Shows where they were headed in 95 - a lot of interesting sounds.
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Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie
March 28, 1984
Marin County Veterans Auditorium

Cool version that Jerry starts and the band jumps on while Bob works out some gear issues. Last one ever, first in years, and only electric version.
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Morning Dew
March 26, 1995
The Omni

Very powerful vocals from Jerry. Beyond intense "I guess it doesn't matter anyway"
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It's All Over Now Baby Blue
Feb. 19, 1995
Delta Center

Last version. Not perfect, but especially soulful. There's a nice new video up on youtube and jerry's very animated.
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Comments

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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