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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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Shakedown Street
May 29, 1995
Portland Meadows

The mid jam is pretty dank.
Feel Like A Stranger
Oct. 12, 1984
Augusta Civic Center

Sounds like Jerry wants to go into Shakedown in the jam. Unbelievable stuff. EDIT: it’s beyond belief to me that anyone could think that fall 89 version is better than this.
Death Don't Have No Mercy
April 2, 1990
The Omni

Weird version. Does Garcia forget to turn on his distortion for the solo, or is it an active choice...? We'll never know, but it's certainly a departure from the ones from 89.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Sept. 4, 1991
Richfield Coliseum

The Scarlet solo melted my brain. Jerry takes it higher and higher into the atmosphere each go round
Althea
March 20, 1992
Copps Coliseum

Bruce's piano licks in the intro set the tone for this fantastic version.
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