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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.
3
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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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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