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Times Played58
First Played3/25/86
Last Played7/2/95
Typical Length10:55
Longest14:05 (6/15/90)
#1 Consensus PickJuly 19, 1990
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#1 July 19, 1990 · Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN SBD
Length: 13:36 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.66/5 (62 reviews, 151,514 dl)
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88
#2 Mar. 24, 1990 · Knickerbocker Arena - Albany, NY SBD
Length: 11:53 · #2 of 1990 · Archive: 4.63/5 (88 reviews, 323,188 dl)
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80
#3 July 19, 1989 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI SBD
#1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.76/5 (126 reviews, 390,375 dl)
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#4 June 15, 1990 · Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA SBD
Length: 14:05 · #3 of 1990 · Archive: 4.31/5 (37 reviews, 125,596 dl)
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75
#5 Aug. 16, 1991 · Shoreline Amphitheater - Mountain View, CA SBD
Length: 12:30 · #1 of 1991 · Archive: 4.31/5 (48 reviews, 125,564 dl)
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74
#6 July 6, 1990 · Cardinal Stadium - Louisville, KY SBD
Length: 10:59 · Archive: 4.55/5 (76 reviews, 150,021 dl)
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73
#7 May 10, 1991 · Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA SBD
Length: 11:36 · #2 of 1991 · Archive: 4.77/5 (33 reviews, 94,378 dl)
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73
#8 Sept. 18, 1990 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 13:23 · Archive: 4.25/5 (41 reviews, 121,331 dl)
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65
#9 Mar. 17, 1993 · Capital Centre - Landover, MD SBD
Length: 11:42 · #1 of 1993 · Archive: 4.24/5 (48 reviews, 104,805 dl)
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63
#10 Sept. 24, 1991 · Boston Garden - Boston, MA SBD
Length: 13:18 · #3 of 1991 · Archive: 4.06/5 (23 reviews, 142,513 dl)
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#11 July 6, 1987 · Civic Arena - Pittsburgh, PA SBD
Length: 10:32 · #1 of 1987 · Archive: 4.62/5 (51 reviews, 145,583 dl)
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59
#12 Dec. 17, 1986 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 11:35 · #1 of 1986 · Archive: 4.38/5 (25 reviews, 85,798 dl)
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58
#13 Oct. 22, 1990 · Festhalle - Frankfurt, Germany SBD
Length: 11:59 · Archive: 3.90/5 (21 reviews, 94,298 dl)
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58
#14 Apr. 21, 1986 · Berkeley Community Theater - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 11:58 · #2 of 1986 · Archive: 3.21/5 (78 reviews, 145,405 dl)
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57
#15 Feb. 17, 1988 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 12:11 · #1 of 1988 · Archive: 4.07/5 (15 reviews, 84,160 dl)
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55
#16 Oct. 4, 1987 · Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA SBD
Length: 11:40 · #2 of 1987 · Archive: 4.25/5 (17 reviews, 74,800 dl)
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55
#17 Dec. 31, 1986 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 11:55 · #3 of 1986 · Archive: 4.02/5 (24 reviews, 80,056 dl)
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54
#18 Mar. 24, 1991 · Knickerbocker Arena - Albany, NY SBD
Length: 13:07 · Archive: 3.80/5 (15 reviews, 93,608 dl)
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53
#19 Sept. 23, 1987 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 10:46 · #3 of 1987 · Archive: 4.36/5 (26 reviews, 91,469 dl)
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52
#20 Apr. 9, 1989 · Freedom Hall - Louisville, KY SBD
Length: 10:46 · Archive: 4.07/5 (49 reviews, 116,311 dl)
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#21 Feb. 5, 1989 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 11:08 · Archive: 3.62/5 (30 reviews, 152,575 dl)
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51
#22 Mar. 26, 1987 · Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT SBD
Length: 8:28 · Archive: 4.40/5 (54 reviews, 178,666 dl)
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49
#23 Mar. 31, 1987 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 10:19 · Archive: 4.21/5 (54 reviews, 103,618 dl)
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48
#24 July 2, 1995 · Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN SBD
Length: 10:55 · Archive: 3.01/5 (97 reviews, 260,944 dl)
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48
#25 July 7, 1986 · RFK Stadium - Washington, DC SBD
Length: 11:13 · Archive: 3.16/5 (57 reviews, 108,533 dl)
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48
#26 Dec. 12, 1992 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 11:10 · #1 of 1992 · Archive: 4.29/5 (21 reviews, 63,583 dl)
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47
#27 Sept. 12, 1993 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 11:16 · #2 of 1993 · Archive: 4.24/5 (15 reviews, 59,695 dl)
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45
#28 May 20, 1992 · Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA SBD
Length: 13:23 · #2 of 1992 · Archive: 3.75/5 (15 reviews, 50,636 dl)
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#29 Mar. 8, 1992 · Capital Centre - Landover, MD SBD
Length: 11:23 · #3 of 1992 · Archive: 3.84/5 (30 reviews, 56,235 dl)
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#30 Mar. 25, 1986 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 11:09 · Archive: 3.88/5 (27 reviews, 92,605 dl)
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#31 June 19, 1987 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 11:06 · Archive: 4.00/5 (12 reviews, 77,915 dl)
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#32 May 10, 1986 · Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA SBD
Length: 10:06 · Archive: 4.35/5 (33 reviews, 83,187 dl)
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#33 Apr. 13, 1986 · Irvine Meadows - Irvine, CA SBD
Length: 12:01 · Archive: 3.24/5 (25 reviews, 59,669 dl)
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#34 Sept. 20, 1987 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Archive: 3.85/5 (22 reviews, 100,623 dl)
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42
#35 June 15, 1993 · Freedom Hall - Louisville, KY SBD
Length: 11:06 · #3 of 1993 · Archive: 4.03/5 (31 reviews, 70,914 dl)
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39
#36 Dec. 27, 1987 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 9:25 · Archive: 4.60/5 (26 reviews, 61,661 dl)
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#37 Aug. 15, 1987 · Town Park - Telluride, CO SBD
Length: 10:05 · Archive: 4.18/5 (34 reviews, 97,365 dl)
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#38 Apr. 11, 1987 · UIC Pavilion - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 10:39 · Archive: 4.13/5 (24 reviews, 79,163 dl)
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#39 Oct. 10, 1994 · USAir Arena - Landover, MD SBD
Length: 10:32 · #1 of 1994 · Archive: 4.07/5 (20 reviews, 66,188 dl)
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#40 June 14, 1992 · Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 10:57 · Archive: 3.62/5 (33 reviews, 48,166 dl)
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Best Version of Desolation Row for Every Year (1986–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreStream
1986 10× Dec. 17, 1986 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA 11:35 59
1987 14× July 6, 1987 SBD Civic Arena - Pittsburgh, PA 10:32 62
1988 3× Feb. 17, 1988 SBD Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA 12:11 57
1989 3× July 19, 1989 SBD Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, WI - 80 -
1990 7× July 19, 1990 SBD Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN 13:36 91
1991 6× Aug. 16, 1991 SBD Shoreline Amphitheater - Mountain View, CA 12:30 75
1992 5× Dec. 12, 1992 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA 11:10 48
1993 6× Mar. 17, 1993 SBD Capital Centre - Landover, MD 11:42 65
1994 3× Oct. 10, 1994 SBD USAir Arena - Landover, MD 10:32 33
1995 1× July 2, 1995 SBD Deer Creek Music Center - Noblesville, IN 10:55 48