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Stella Blue
Oct. 10, 1994
USAir Arena

Beautiful version from a totally unheralded show. Jerry's impassioned vocals in the verses blew me away.
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Cassidy
June 25, 1994
Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, U.N.L.V.

Spacey, LONG, jam. There's a video, and you can see Bob smiling as Jerry somehow nails the last climax of the jam and they slam into the chorus.
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Cold Rain and Snow
March 23, 1995
Charlotte Coliseum

Hot version - Jerry's guitar tone is thicker than it was in 94, he's totally present and playing some of those added riffs like in 10/12/83.
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Cassidy
Sept. 18, 1982
Boston Garden

Lots of very under the radar shows in 82. This version is perfectly executed from start to finish - great end jam with huge finish.
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Uncle John's Band
Dec. 8, 1993
Sports Arena

Pretty hot version. Nice mid solo and shreddy outro that heads into a spacey jam. Great vince contributions and Jerry firing on all cylinders
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Crazy Fingers
Oct. 8, 1983
Richmond Coliseum

Surprisingly great vocals and awesome playing here. Very very strong version. Jerry introduces the theme out of Playin - wonder what inspired him. Only one of the year, and last one til 85.
Playin' In The Band
Oct. 8, 1983
Richmond Coliseum

Lots of sleeper versions in the 80s. Love the 10+ min ones like this - coked up and tripped out. Bob's contributions are just as hot as Jerry's. Great Crazy Fingers after
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
March 23, 1995
Charlotte Coliseum

I agree with iknowyourider that this version is a little overrated. I think a big part of these 94 and especially 95 versions being so high is that 1. More heads who post here were there and 2. These versions certainly are triumphant for the era. I have no problem upvoting this one because Jerry’s playing is strong and it’s a solid version, but agree that OBJECTIVELY it should not be higher than say, 9/4/91 or 10/6/84.
Samba In The Rain
March 30, 1995
The Omni

Don't think this is Vince's best song - long way to go home is head and shoulders above it - but Brent's material was overall much worse than Vince's. Vince wasn't an amazing singer, but he was pretty good, and he sang better than anyone else in the band...
Here Comes Sunshine
March 18, 1994
Rosemont Horizon

These spring 94 shows are overwhelmingly solid, and well-played throughout. Harder (but certainly not out of the question) to find transcendent moments. I view this tour as a continuation of fall 93; Jerry's playing was FAR stronger here than it was by Summer 94.
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