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3
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!
3
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.

Comments

Cassidy
July 23, 1994
Soldier Field

Also: I would rather listen to this version than any 70s version.
Cassidy
July 23, 1994
Soldier Field

Yeah this is one of those weird summer 94 tunes that is genuinely fantastic. He does invoke that godawful octave pedal in the middle of the jam but it's saved by some shredding at the end. Summer 94 is pretty much universally panned, and for good reason, but there's some good stuff, like this show's BEW and Cassidy, the Deer Creek PITB and Help Slip Frank, and the Buckeye Lake show. Definitely think that July 1994 was the worst Jerry's playing had ever sounded; majorly worse than on spring tour that same year. What the hell happened from March to July?
If I Had The World To Give
Aug. 30, 1978
Red Rocks Ampitheatre

Mid solo is definitive IMO
Terrapin Station
March 24, 1990
Knickerbocker Arena

Never been a huge fan of Lady With a Fan post 1978 - Jerry's voice doesn't cut it for me. This is still an excellent version, and the outro + MLB jam is unbelievably fantastic. Worth a vote for sure.
Help On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's Tower
March 24, 1990
Knickerbocker Arena

Horrendous transition out of Slipknot. Ruins the whole thing imo. The version from 3/30 is much stronger, which the Dead must have known as it's featured on Without a Net.