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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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Comments

The Music Never Stopped
Feb. 21, 1995
Delta Center

Would also like to comment that Vince's contributions are hot here. Great outro jam. This was the last show when Jerry was contributing as a semi-equal member, I feel.
Deal
Dec. 28, 1991
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium

Come on folks! Extremely hot version, Jerry digging in along with Vince in the end solo. I always thought Vince played much better in 90-91 when Bruce wasn't there, and this version shows that off well.
The Music Never Stopped
Jan. 25, 1993
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Personally feel I made a mistake upvoting this. The massive flub in the transition out of the free jam is just too big to ignore.
West L.A. Fadeaway
March 18, 1995
The Spectrum

Yes, it's pretty hot, but I remain unconvinced that any version of this song should exceed 10 minutes. They played versions of West LA in the mid-80s that were much slower paced yet lasted a much more reasonable 6-8 minutes. I can't imagine that many of the marathon first set versions in 94-95 were because Jerry had that much to say in his solos.
Eyes Of The World
April 3, 1982
The Scope

Very unique version. Yeah, it does kind of sound like they're playing a Bertha groove. Great, slow, and jammy version. Spring 82 is renowned of course but I've barely ever seen mention of this show - what a second set!
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