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I think, at least as it comes across on tape, the most insane audience reaction to a bust out was that Box in Hampton '86. Honorable mention to Dark Star Hampton '89 and Stephen both MSG and Hartford '83. Rude - as for why Visions was unflubbed while most other songs were mistake laden, Jerry would have been using the teleprompter early and often for Visions, but likely not at all for the songs he should theoretically have known cold. The best Visions I've seen was done by JK at Terrapin Crossroads. Perhaps this was 8 or so years ago. Phil was doing a free bar set with JK and a few other musicians, and a transformer blew in the neighborhood shortly before the set was to start. When it became clear the power wasn't going to come back on anytime soon, they announced that they were scrambling to come up with acoustic instruments and that there would still be music played. Apparently there had to actually be a run to Phil's house to procure them. So the set was played to candlelight, the audience was fully respectful (what choice did they have? There was no vocal PA), and JK just nailed the most haunting Visions one could imagine. Just wow.

GD - 1986 https://archive.org/details/gd86-04-22.aud.eD.13583.sbeok.shnf/gd86-04-22d1t03.shn GD - 1995 https://archive.org/details/gd1995-03-30.sbd.miller.119786.flac16/gd95-03-30d3t02.flac DSO - 2008 https://archive.org/details/dso2008-12-02.sb.nak.matrix.shivaho.flac16/dso2008-12-02d3t04.sb.nak.matrix.shivaho.flac16.flac DSO - 2018 https://archive.org/details/dso2018-11-23.nakamichi300.cp1.cp4/dso2018-11-23t03.flac Here's some to try

Garcia Birthday Band a couple weekends ago in Portland...they fill the gap quite nicely. Caught last two of a 7 night run (all free shows!) final night did the trick: Set 1; Uncle Johns, Stranger, I'll Take a Melody, Ballad of a Thin Man, Me and My Uncle, That's Alright Mama, Lools Like Rain, When Push Comes to Shove>Touch of Grey Set 2; Morning Dew, Cryptical>Terrapin>Cryptical> Corinna>Black Peter>Dear Mr Fantasy>Hey Jude>Cats Down Under Stars>Another Saturday Night E: Ripple

7-8-95 best visions ever because 1st time I ever heard it and only song not flubbed. When compared to all other songs that day it was played at a higher level than any song the dead ever played compared to other songs in any other show. It’s like a new local dead band played the rest and then Jerry blessed by god was able to do one song perfectly. Play the Althea then play visions and you can see the insane contrast. There’s my subjectiveness. It’s like the Boston 95 so many roads that makes me cry thinking Jerry was singing about himself even though the rest of that show wasn’t nearly as horrible.

Warning opinion based subjective post. I know you guys are talking about GD versions but the best visions of Johanna were performed by DSO and JK.