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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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Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
Oct. 15, 1994
Madison Square Garden

Fantastic Phil vocals. He really hit a new stride in the last few years. Not to say he's a good singer - he's absolutely terrible and I'd never play this for someone who doesn't like the dead - but I love it nonetheless
Foolish Heart
Sept. 28, 1994
Boston Garden

VERY hot mid jam, great sleeper pick as usual. As is well known, Jerry really brought it this run - not really a bad night in the whole thing.
Casey Jones
June 26, 1984
Merriweather Post Pavilion

Hot version!! Jerry is here to PLAY, folks
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
May 8, 1977
Barton Hall - Cornell University

Hi GRAVEROBBER and DS67 - think we've had this very same discussion on the 2/3/78 cold rain and snow page. All I'd like to add is that it's an objective fact that Keith sucks on this version. Don't think there can be a debate there.
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
May 8, 1977
Barton Hall - Cornell University

Couldn't agree more, Jaivo. There's a hell of a lot of well-known versions on this site that are firmly ensconced in their positions at the top of the rankings by virtue of being best-known! As to this version, it kind of stinks. Fire gets pretty hot, but Scarlet is a throwaway and Keith's incessant pounding on the same damn chord in the transition is a major buzzkill. There are better versions even from this month, although if you want a real hot transition, try 3/22/90 - now that's a version that deserves its place in the rankings.
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