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Ship of Fools
March 28, 1981
Grugahalle

Soulful, muscular version.
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Mexicali Blues
March 28, 1981
Grugahalle

Jerry plays fast and hot.
3
Crazy Fingers
April 3, 1989
Civic Arena

Lovely version from an underrated show. Nice harmonies from Brent especially and Jerry's solos sparkle.
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The Music Never Stopped
Dec. 17, 1992
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

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Ship of Fools
June 17, 1991
Giants Stadium

How is this not here? Smooth, emotive version with a soaring solo from Jerry. Bruce buttresses it beautifully. Top version.
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Comments

The Other One
Dec. 30, 1989
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena

This one needs to shoot up the list. The jams on this one kind of remind me of the 7/29/88 "Playing": frighteningly intense, unrelenting, you feel like you might not survive it, it's that heavy. The drummers and Brent are on a warpath here. A 'take no prisoners' version if there ever was one.
Ramble On Rose
Oct. 27, 1990
The Zenith

Excellent version from an excellent show.
Promised Land
Oct. 27, 1990
The Zenith

This one should be leagues higher than it is. This song hit its peak in 1990-91. Phil is a monster and the finale is off the charts.
Eyes Of The World
Sept. 18, 1990
Madison Square Garden

This is an exquisite version. Around 11:40 Jerry fans the absolute fuck out of the peak like I've never heard before on an "Eyes."
Brown Eyed Women
June 17, 1991
Giants Stadium

Best post-Brent version by a huge margin, maybe even best of the 1990-95 era. Killer version, killer show. It's gonna rock on the big screen.
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