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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

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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