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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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Estimated Prophet
Oct. 17, 1994
Madison Square Garden

Your 90s matrixes always sound fantastic - would be super grateful if you got around to anything like that!
Estimated Prophet
Oct. 17, 1994
Madison Square Garden

Pretty hot version. Jerry digs into the mid solo, leading Bob to eventually cut him off. This show is pretty much as good as it got in late 94 or 95.
Morning Dew
Sept. 12, 1987
Capital Centre

Absolutely fantastic version. Searing solos from Jerry - I’d say this is 90% as good as 9/18.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
April 1, 1988
Meadowlands Arena

Hot version, band definitely into it. An unfortunate note on Jerry's playing in the late 80s - sometimes it could feel like he was playing the same runs over and over. They're very well played, but it's still the same solo over and over in china cat. Great "wish i was a headlight" in Rider
Comes A Time
July 8, 1987
Roanoke Civic Center

Probably one of the most under-the-radar shows in the band's history. Fantastic, strongly delivered version. Beautiful outro. Stunned no one talks about this version or this show
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