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I'm really surprised the 11/29/97 Jim made it in at all. I think that it's something of a novelty jam because it's the record holder. Does it have great moments? For sure! The first 20 minutes or so are breathtaking, and very unlike fall '97. The slow, funky-ish jam is nice, but when it gets faster again halfway through I'm bored, and the ambient section is boring too. It only really comes back good for the Weekapaug jam at the end. But musically I'm a much bigger fan of Runaway Jims from Dick's '12, 7/22/97, 12/31/95, 6/16/95, and 7/3/00.
Bummed that my favorite 2.0 jam, the 7/13/03 Seven Below, didn't make the cut, although the SPAC '04 Piper is certainly a worthy 2.0 jam to represent that era. I'm a little surprised at the Nassau Tweezer - I've never really gotten why so many people love it! It's a great jam, for sure, but not even in my top 3 of that week! (2/22/03 Gin, 2/22/03 Tube, 2/26/03 Moma, if you're counting).
To @n00b100, I'd say the 5/16/95 Reba is a pretty good candidate for a version that should have made it in. Or Clifford Ball. And I'd have been happy to see it unseat the 6/18/94 Bowie, which is great not mindblowing, IMHO. And like @illbuyyouaewe, I'm surprised no DwD anywhere. Totally agree with @frankstallone, I prefer the Hampton '13 Tweezer to Tahoe. But I have no problem with Tahoe being in there.
I voted not necessarily for the best type II jams, but for me, it was all about the moments I enjoy the most. I also only put 1 version of every song on my list. Which is why I put the 6/11/94 YEM instead of the 12/9/95. Really glad to see that the Red Rocks '94 version made it. That first note of Trey's solo after the tramps segment cuts to the core.