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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!
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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

Jack Straw
Oct. 15, 1984
Civic Center

Good call to all who mentioned this version. Nice shredding from Jer in the second solo. Very classic '84 sound. The shredding almost got boring in the first minute of the second solo, but then it's like Jerry remembers there are other places on the fretboard to go and the jam peaks. Superb version, although I'm thinking the intensity doesn't come through on tape as much as it must have at the show.
Foolish Heart
Oct. 13, 1994
Madison Square Garden

Absolutely fantastic version with a middle jam that builds in a way that's vaguely reminiscent of the classic Hard to Handle jam from 8/6/71.
Dupree's Diamond Blues
Oct. 13, 1994
Madison Square Garden

One of my favorite versions ever. Jerry's tone is fantastic and it's nice to hear them nail this after the sloppy version they played on 9/24/94 as Phil and Friends. Jerry really stepped up this run and it's evident in the strangest of places - like here
Bird Song
Sept. 25, 1980
Warfield Theater

Definitely a cool version. Interesting how the jam barely happens - in and out in under a minute. Nice to see how they worked up to the long jams later in October
Pretty Peggy O
Dec. 27, 1977
Winterland Arena

Good version, and great vocals. However, no upvote from me - I personally feel that Jerry's guitar tone here takes this Peggy-O down a notch. To me, this is a beautiful and ancient song that demands a light touch, and Jerry's intense tone that he used on Peggy-O from late 77 into 78 really detracts from it. Same goes for the much-acclaimed 4/16/78 - it's just too much. Not every song needs to have a massive peak. Check out 10/18/74 or 6/17/75 for versions that I feel are more in tune with the spirit of the song
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