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Stella Blue
Oct. 10, 1994
USAir Arena

Beautiful version from a totally unheralded show. Jerry's impassioned vocals in the verses blew me away.
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Cassidy
June 25, 1994
Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V.

Spacey, LONG, jam. There's a video, and you can see Bob smiling as Jerry somehow nails the last climax of the jam and they slam into the chorus.
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Cold Rain and Snow
March 23, 1995
Charlotte Coliseum

Hot version - Jerry's guitar tone is thicker than it was in 94, he's totally present and playing some of those added riffs like in 10/12/83.
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Cassidy
Sept. 18, 1982
Boston Garden

Lots of very under the radar shows in 82. This version is perfectly executed from start to finish - great end jam with huge finish.
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Uncle John's Band
Dec. 8, 1993
Sports Arena

Pretty hot version. Nice mid solo and shreddy outro that heads into a spacey jam. Great vince contributions and Jerry firing on all cylinders
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Eternity
April 2, 1995
The Pyramid

I think this one is great, but Jerry is barely there. His leads are impotent. My favorite eternity is 3/21/94 - Jerry's playing is strong and up front. I will say, this is a song that does not REQUIRE the presence of Jerry as much as most Dead tunes, though.
Row Jimmy
Sept. 20, 1993
Madison Square Garden

Love this version. Never loved Jerry's midi flute, but this is one of the perfect latter-day versions. Jerry's still got enough dexterity to play those beautiful fast runs, and he doesn't mess with the flute for too long. The one problem I always had with Jerry's midi is that he tended to experiment with it too much onstage...now you may be saying "this is the Grateful Dead, that's the point", but it often felt like he was learning how to use the midi when he was playing it in concert.
So Many Roads
Sept. 28, 1993
Boston Garden

Great version. Jerry screaming at the end. Doesn't hold a candle to 10/1/94 or 9/18/94, which are both more fully fleshed out versions IMO.
Stella Blue
May 22, 1993
Shoreline Amphitheatre

Whatever the vocals lack Jerry makes up for in the solos. Especially in the outro, he absolutely shreds.
Estimated Prophet
Sept. 22, 1993
Madison Square Garden

Unbelievable exceptionally hot version. Outro jam is amazing. Always pisses me off when bob cuts off the mid solo while Jerry’s still jamming, and never more than here - he cuts off David Murray’s solo after like 30 seconds. Fucking ridiculous. Far be it from me to criticize the members of my favorite band, but still.. Murray sounds so sublime in the major key of the mid solo it feels like a crime to have cut it off so early.
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