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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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Comments

Cassidy
March 23, 1974
Cow Palace

Worth an upvote for the novelty and the fun, but like the Bertha from 2/18/71, it's in its infancy and not very solid yet. Pretty clear after this performance why they shelved it for 2 years.
Cassidy
March 23, 1974
Cow Palace

Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Aug. 30, 1981
Compton Terrace Amphitheatre

I see someone else was listening to SiriusXM this morning...just a plain ol lovely version, nothing crazy but 81 has such a great sound
Playin' In The Band
July 15, 1984
Greek Theatre - University of California

Anyone else skip to the end of the first verses when a playin' comes on so you dont have to deal with the body of the song? Honestly, and I know this might upset people, Playin' is a very weak song. The jams out of it are of course generally sublime but I can never enjoy listening to Bob scream "playin playin in the band" over and over again. I just want the jam, man. Great version btw
Bird Song
July 15, 1984
Greek Theatre - University of California

Very beautiful version. Lovely, flowing jam and perfect vocals. Brent and Jerry sound beyond wonderful together singing the last verse after the jam.
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