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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

Bird Song
Aug. 21, 1993
Autzen Stadium - University of Oregon

Way too hot to be sitting at 3 votes. Fantastic playing, Jerry clearly excited to be playing his new guitar, Bolt, and the band stays with him as this jam soars. The acoustic tone is awesome! Seriously, have a listen and tell me this isn't a great Bird Song for any year
Estimated Prophet
June 28, 1985
Hershey Park Stadium

Probably the best mid solo Jerry ever played. Very heavy version. Agree with a comment I just saw about how Estimated is the "headiest" GD song.
Foolish Heart
Dec. 15, 1994
Sports Arena

This one floored me. Mid solo especially stands out with an incredible peak. Jerry absolutely brought it for this song (can't say the same for much else from this show though)
Picasso Moon
May 8, 1977
Barton Hall - Cornell University

Very underrated - also check out the Lazy River Road from the next night, 5/9.
Sugaree
March 27, 1995
The Omni

Very long version. Strange false ending, heard that Jerry was out of it and forgot to start the last verse but it makes for some great jamming. He's able to play some of those fast riffs that were tough for him by 94-95, and his tone is perfect.
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