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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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Deal
Aug. 4, 1994
Giants Stadium

Shocking. Jerry doesn't have dexterity like he used to but there's about 3 different interesting peaks. Indeed, very exploratory version.
Deal
Feb. 5, 1978
Uni Dome, U of Northern Iowa

I don't like pre-1980 Deals because they aren't as exploratory and only have one solo - but what a nicely conceived solo it is here! Long, hot, and with lots of twists and turns. Torn to shreds. The piercing wolf tone is great here.
The Other One
Oct. 13, 1994
Madison Square Garden

Very scary and spacey version. I woulda been freaked had I been at this show. They really opened up a lot of tunes in 94 and OO benefited for sure
Truckin'
June 8, 1993
The Palace

Not transcendent but EXCELLENT. Great strong playing and vocals. Lots of good 93 versions of truckin, but this one is better than most
New Speedway Boogie
June 8, 1993
The Palace

Revival versions of this song were probably better than the ones from '70. Awesome vocals from jer on the outro, he's SCREAMIN. Heady, solid version
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