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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

Aiko Aiko
Aug. 30, 1978
Red Rocks Ampitheatre

Extremely under-the-radar show. Fantastic version here, Jerry and Donna get really into it. Should have more votes versus some of these mid-80s versions imo.
Playin' In The Band
Dec. 28, 1979
Oakland Auditorium

Amazing Phil led theme starting around 7:40 which Bob picks up and runs with for about a minute. Fantastic version.
Eyes Of The World
Sept. 29, 1994
Boston Garden

Slowest version of all time? Weird enough it kind of flows. Enjoyable but not transcendent or anything
Estimated Prophet
April 19, 1984
Philadelphia Civic Center

Absolutely unbelievable version with a fantastic peak in the outro after Jerry reprises the main theme. Love these weird mid-80s gems that get you wondering what Jerry was thinking in the moment...
Mind Left Body Jam
March 24, 1990
Knickerbocker Arena

Hot and quite lengthy, especially for one of their themed jams in the 80s and 90s. Feels like this was initiated by Jerry, but Brent picked it up and ran with it. I usually shit on Brent for needing to be up front all the time, but it's powerful here and makes this jam as special as it is.
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