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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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Comments

Jack Straw
Oct. 15, 1984
Civic Center

Good call to all who mentioned this version. Nice shredding from Jer in the second solo. Very classic '84 sound. The shredding almost got boring in the first minute of the second solo, but then it's like Jerry remembers there are other places on the fretboard to go and the jam peaks. Superb version, although I'm thinking the intensity doesn't come through on tape as much as it must have at the show.
Foolish Heart
Oct. 13, 1994
Madison Square Garden

Absolutely fantastic version with a middle jam that builds in a way that's vaguely reminiscent of the classic Hard to Handle jam from 8/6/71.
Dupree's Diamond Blues
Oct. 13, 1994
Madison Square Garden

One of my favorite versions ever. Jerry's tone is fantastic and it's nice to hear them nail this after the sloppy version they played on 9/24/94 as Phil and Friends. Jerry really stepped up this run and it's evident in the strangest of places - like here
Bird Song
Sept. 25, 1980
Warfield Theater

Definitely a cool version. Interesting how the jam barely happens - in and out in under a minute. Nice to see how they worked up to the long jams later in October
Pretty Peggy O
Dec. 27, 1977
Winterland Arena

Good version, and great vocals. However, no upvote from me - I personally feel that Jerry's guitar tone here takes this Peggy-O down a notch. To me, this is a beautiful and ancient song that demands a light touch, and Jerry's intense tone that he used on Peggy-O from late 77 into 78 really detracts from it. Same goes for the much-acclaimed 4/16/78 - it's just too much. Not every song needs to have a massive peak. Check out 10/18/74 or 6/17/75 for versions that I feel are more in tune with the spirit of the song
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