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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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Comments

Cold Rain and Snow
Sept. 16, 1990
Madison Square Garden

hot!!! Vince's harmonies work nicely on this one, and it's heavy all around.
Fire On The Mountain
June 22, 1986
Greek Theatre - University of California

Cool version! Can’t imagine how sick this must have been at the time. I actually enjoy the slower pace. This feels like a practice run for the totally sick cold rain>fire on 7/4/86.
The Race Is On
Sept. 20, 1993
Madison Square Garden

Awesome show and awesome version. Love Vince’s barroom style keys.
Morning Dew
Dec. 15, 1994
Sports Arena

Worth a listen for the interesting theme Jerry plays with throughout the final solo. Cool version.
Jack A Roe
March 7, 1981
Cole Field House

Fantastic version. Jerry's second solo is especially hot, with some crazy runs. As to the point made above, another version of Jackaroe with three solos that bears mention is 10-12-84 - a beast as well!
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