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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

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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