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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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Comments

Pretty Peggy O
Oct. 18, 1974
Winterland Arena

Love the ethereal sound that every single recording from this run of shows has. Not sure what caused it but it gives every song played from oct 16-20 1974 a little extra prettiness and this Peggy o is no exception
Little Sadie
Oct. 31, 1980
Radio City Music Hall

Lovely version. Believe last time Jerry played it with the Dead. Played after Heaven Help/Sage and Spirit as Phil’s bass was still broken lol
Jack Straw
Oct. 31, 1980
Radio City Music Hall

Hot version! Wise AUD sounds awesome. They really pulled out all the stops on this final night.
Cold Rain and Snow
Oct. 31, 1980
Radio City Music Hall

The way it starts out of Jack Straw is interesting and melodic almost. Love this one.
Truckin'
May 9, 1979
Broome County Arena

Holy SHIT! The massive peak is unbelievable - the way the band climbs into it is absolutely crazy. It's really two peaks, a small first one and a MASSIVE second one right after. Can't say enough good stuff about this version. The Rolfe aud is fantastic for heavy duty crowd energy.
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