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

Picture perfect. Soaring leads from Jerry and crashes exquistely back into the verse

Hot Playin>China Doll>Playin. Long and exploratory on both ends, especially for 84.

Very hot tour opener. Jerry's playing is excellent. This show is the only good one from this weird little run in Colorado.

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.

Yeah man idk if there's no "across the rio-grande-o" how the heck does this merit 20 votes. It's decent and competently played, what you'd expect from an 89 version, but definitely not a standout

Just listened. As far as late era goes, I generally like Jerry's voice more post-93, as it's got more dexterity and range, but he sounds fantastic here in his limited range. Beautiful version and drippy solo

While all the 77 versions, esp the May ones, are gorgeous, this one is untouchable. The slower tempo, Jerry's perfect guitar work in the verses (let alone the solos), Keith's Rhodes piano, and more than anything else the feeling in Jerry's voice. This is ethereal. I'm left feeling stunned every time I listen to it.

Honestly I think this one slaps. Jerry's solo is great. Not sure what you guys are smoking. 10/15/94 is boring compared to this one imo. Plus this one slams right into the best Estimated of the year

@reichorn -- I guess this is at the heart of the debate about what make the Dead so special. For me, both 8/25/93 and 9/28/93 are great, and Jerry's focused in the solo and raves up nicely (if briefly) at the end. What makes 10/1/94 (and most versions from 94-95) so incredible for me, and I'd venture, a large amount of heads, is that it feels like Jerry is truly baring his soul. In the 10/1/94 version, and I'd argue the 7/9/95 one as well, it feels like he's accessing that unknowable emotional place that we are lucky enough to get to go to with him. On the contrary, for me at least, in the 93 versions it just feels like he's playing the song well. This bit of emotional connection is why we all keep coming back, right? This "emotionality" or whatever you want to call it is especially important in songs like SMR, Stella Blue, you name it. I wouldn't be searching for a special emotional version of Mississippi Half Step, Jack Straw, or Eyes of the World; I'd be looking for a focused one. But when it comes to the songs that allow Jerry to bare his soul a little, give me a 94 version any day. of course, another special thing about the dead is that we all get to have our own bits and pieces of their music that we love. So to each their own - and how great is that!