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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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Pretty Peggy O
March 28, 1994
Nassau Coliseum

The best years for PeggyO were 74-77 and 94. Not a bad PeggyO in any of these years. This one is nice and sweet.
Uncle John's Band
Dec. 8, 1993
Sports Arena

I think Vince really helped the band lay back a little bit after the double-whammy of Brent then Bruce who both meant that there was never any space in the band's sound. I notice a lot of jams in 93-95 going into very spacey spots, and I think Vince gets a lot of credit for knowing when to be a leading instrument vs. when to add color in jams, versus Brent and Bruce, who were either a fire-hose of notes, or not playing at all (and Brent was NEVER not playing).
Shakedown Street
March 20, 1992
Copps Coliseum

Super hot. As groovy and funky as they come. Jerry finds a fantastic riff around 9:30 and runs with it.
Morning Dew
Nov. 2, 1985
Richmond Coliseum

Mid solo is crazy, and ending has some serious shred too. Fantastic version.
China Doll
Nov. 2, 1985
Richmond Coliseum

Incredible version. Jerry takes the solo around an extra time.
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