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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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Eternity
April 2, 1995
The Pyramid

I think this one is great, but Jerry is barely there. His leads are impotent. My favorite eternity is 3/21/94 - Jerry's playing is strong and up front. I will say, this is a song that does not REQUIRE the presence of Jerry as much as most Dead tunes, though.
Row Jimmy
Sept. 20, 1993
Madison Square Garden

Love this version. Never loved Jerry's midi flute, but this is one of the perfect latter-day versions. Jerry's still got enough dexterity to play those beautiful fast runs, and he doesn't mess with the flute for too long. The one problem I always had with Jerry's midi is that he tended to experiment with it too much onstage...now you may be saying "this is the Grateful Dead, that's the point", but it often felt like he was learning how to use the midi when he was playing it in concert.
So Many Roads
Sept. 28, 1993
Boston Garden

Great version. Jerry screaming at the end. Doesn't hold a candle to 10/1/94 or 9/18/94, which are both more fully fleshed out versions IMO.
Stella Blue
May 22, 1993
Shoreline Amphitheatre

Whatever the vocals lack Jerry makes up for in the solos. Especially in the outro, he absolutely shreds.
Estimated Prophet
Sept. 22, 1993
Madison Square Garden

Unbelievable exceptionally hot version. Outro jam is amazing. Always pisses me off when bob cuts off the mid solo while Jerry’s still jamming, and never more than here - he cuts off David Murray’s solo after like 30 seconds. Fucking ridiculous. Far be it from me to criticize the members of my favorite band, but still.. Murray sounds so sublime in the major key of the mid solo it feels like a crime to have cut it off so early.
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