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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.
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Comments

Aiko Aiko
Feb. 18, 1985
Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center

Jerry is back folks! He’s clearly excited to be playing again, and it shows in his exuberant vocals.
I Need A Miracle
Oct. 14, 1994
Madison Square Garden

Legitimately fantastic. Jerry is ON and the band is right there with him.
Ramble On Rose
May 7, 1972
Bickershaw Festival

Nice version. Finally realizing where Vince got his intro fills on this tune from - it wasn't Brent! Keith plays nearly exactly the same thing you hear Vince play 20 years later. kind of cool to hear these things
Morning Dew
May 8, 1977
Barton Hall - Cornell University

Can’t believe I’m saying this but I actually think this one is a little overrated. The end jam has a peak that lasts TOO long, if such a thing is possible. The energy is palpable and I can only imagine what it would have been like to see this one, but three minutes of Jerry fanning at the end does nothing fir me on tape. Give me a creative, emotional, interesting dew from the 80s any day over this more sterile version - if you need a jumping off point, try 9/18/87, 10/12/84 or 6/18/83, all nearly as well known as this one but far better IMO.
New Speedway Boogie
March 30, 1994
The Omni

Meh, kind of weak and disjointed. 3/21 in Richfield has a far better version and honestly the well known 95 NSBs are head and shoulders above as well.
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