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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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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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