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Black Throated Wind
July 27, 1994
Riverport Amphitheatre

Surprisingly good. Nice rave-up at the end, and Jerry's fills throughout are genuinely great.
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The Other One
March 26, 1995
The Omni

Spacey, atonal version. Shows where they were headed in 95 - a lot of interesting sounds.
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Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie
March 28, 1984
Marin County Veterans Auditorium

Cool version that Jerry starts and the band jumps on while Bob works out some gear issues. Last one ever, first in years, and only electric version.
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Morning Dew
March 26, 1995
The Omni

Very powerful vocals from Jerry. Beyond intense "I guess it doesn't matter anyway"
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It's All Over Now Baby Blue
Feb. 19, 1995
Delta Center

Last version. Not perfect, but especially soulful. There's a nice new video up on youtube and jerry's very animated.
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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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