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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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Terrapin Station
Dec. 3, 1979
Uptown Theatre

First tours with a new keyboardist were always the best - fall 71, fall 79, fall 90.... these shows have a looseness and mellowness about them that’s fantastic and that the Brent era dead never got back
Terrapin Station
Dec. 3, 1979
Uptown Theatre

Thx, Darkstar - always shocking to me that there are such gorgeous unsung versions languishing in the single digits. Says a lot about the beauty of this band, huh. This fall tour has some seriously fantastic renditions - try 9/2, 11/1 or 11/30 if you haven't. No better time for Terrapin than this tour IMO
Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie
Oct. 9, 1980
Warfield Theater

More delicate perhaps than the other versions, this one has a beauty all its own
Dire Wolf
Oct. 11, 1977
Lloyd Noble Center - University of Oklahoma

Love this one. A little slower and mellower than most of the 77 versions, which to my ears makes it far superior. Generally, 77-80 electric Dire Wolves are too intense for my taste - I prefer the 74 versions or even the mid-80s versions - at least Jerry's tone isn't so damn tinny on those ones. This one is awesome, though.
Terrapin Station
Dec. 3, 1979
Uptown Theatre

Absolutely gorgeous extended mid jam that gets briefly very spacey. Special and kind version
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