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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.
3
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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Comments

Days Between
Dec. 11, 1994
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium

No other version comes close. There’s a lot of talk about the outro and justifiably so, but the mid solo is just so triumphant. You hang on to Jerry’s every note with bated breath, hoping that his aging body allows him to pull through and finish strong - and unlike many of his efforts in late 1994 and 1995, he NAILS it. The way this mid solo peaks is unreal and I’ve never heard a better one.
Truckin'
Sept. 2, 1979
Augusta Civic Center

Yeah this one is unbelievable. FIVE votes? One of the wildest peaks I've ever heard which was totally different in the build than usual ones. A nice nobodys fault jam to boot. I feel like this is a pretty well known show, at least to serious heads, and so I'm surprised to see that this version is stuck down here.
Terrapin Station
Nov. 1, 1979
Nassau Coliseum

Fall 79 is the second best period for Terrapin after spring 77 imo (and when I refer to spring 77, I exclusively mean 2/26/77 through 3/20/77).
Playin' In The Band
Nov. 1, 1979
Nassau Coliseum

Absolutely sick synth solo from Brent midway thru. Fucking fantastic version. Fall '79 truly is one of the best periods for the band
The Other One
June 22, 1992
Star Lake Amphitheater

Just gave a vote as well. Cool version; I love the OO tease out of space before bob takes control and steers into Spanish jam. Like grendel said, never heard anything like this before. Summer 92 is mainly bunk, but there’s good stuff in there (see 6/20, 6/22, 6/23, 6/28)
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