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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

Viola Lee Blues
Nov. 10, 1967
Shrine Auditorium

hold on to your hat! The last few minutes of the jam are monstrous; more primal and psychedelic than later versions imo. This is the kind of music that turned on the first generation of heads, and yeah, it really was never the same after ~1968.
Eternity
Aug. 4, 1994
Giants Stadium

Absolute dogshit show; where did Jerry's awesome spacey playing here come from???
Terrapin Station
Sept. 17, 1994
Shoreline Amphitheatre

Cool outro jam.
Bird Song
May 23, 1993
Shoreline Amphitheatre

I'd call this version an ambitious failure. Spacey, but not in an interesting way, and the strumming jam at the end (which usually never fails to salvage even the weakest of 90s bird songs) doesn't come together at all. Not bad, but not worth an upvote.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
Dec. 9, 1994
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium

Yeah this is weak. Nice percussion for sure, and Vince is working his ass off (as he always did!), but Jerry's basically gone. impotent licks. Who are the 24 people that voted for this?
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