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Times Played66
First Played12/15/86
Last Played7/9/95
Typical Length6:33
Longest10:58 (8/11/87)
#1 Consensus PickJuly 8, 1987
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#1 July 8, 1987 · Roanoke Civic Center - Roanoke, VA SBD
Length: 7:21 · #1 of 1987 · Archive: 4.52/5 (56 reviews, 146,333 dl)
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#2 July 29, 1988 · Laguna Seca Recreation Area - Monterey, CA SBD
Length: 8:00 · #1 of 1988 · Archive: 4.40/5 (98 reviews, 246,423 dl)
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#3 Mar. 14, 1990 · Capital Centre - Landover, MD SBD
Length: 7:07 · #1 of 1990 · Archive: 4.38/5 (43 reviews, 163,245 dl)
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#4 May 6, 1989 · Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA SBD
Length: 7:05 · #1 of 1989 · Archive: 4.36/5 (42 reviews, 158,211 dl)
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#5 Dec. 15, 1986 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 5:28 · #1 of 1986 · Archive: 4.38/5 (78 reviews, 377,211 dl)
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#6 Aug. 18, 1989 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 6:59 · #2 of 1989 · Archive: 4.42/5 (26 reviews, 116,000 dl)
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#7 Mar. 24, 1987 · Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA SBD
Length: 6:10 · #2 of 1987 · Archive: 4.47/5 (35 reviews, 181,947 dl)
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#8 Apr. 19, 1987 · Irvine Meadows - Irvine, CA SBD
Length: 6:51 · #3 of 1987 · Archive: 4.43/5 (43 reviews, 78,642 dl)
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#9 Apr. 2, 1987 · The Centrum - Worcester, MA SBD
Length: 6:57 · Archive: 4.30/5 (26 reviews, 98,435 dl)
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#10 Apr. 2, 1990 · The Omni - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 6:38 · #2 of 1990 · Archive: 4.18/5 (47 reviews, 127,561 dl)
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#11 Sept. 16, 1987 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 6:37 · Archive: 4.18/5 (38 reviews, 134,377 dl)
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#12 Aug. 11, 1987 · Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO SBD
Length: 10:58 · Archive: 4.06/5 (36 reviews, 133,703 dl)
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#13 July 2, 1987 · Silver Stadium - Rochester, NY SBD
Length: 7:17 · Archive: 4.09/5 (44 reviews, 118,152 dl)
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#14 June 9, 1990 · Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA SBD
Length: 6:31 · #3 of 1990 · Archive: 4.24/5 (40 reviews, 106,291 dl)
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#15 Mar. 24, 1988 · The Omni - Atlanta, GA SBD
Length: 6:35 · #2 of 1988 · Archive: 4.35/5 (46 reviews, 67,152 dl)
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#16 Mar. 29, 1987 · The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA SBD
Length: 6:00 · Archive: 4.52/5 (28 reviews, 86,706 dl)
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#17 Oct. 14, 1989 · Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 6:43 · #3 of 1989 · Archive: 4.17/5 (32 reviews, 90,384 dl)
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#18 Dec. 27, 1989 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 6:26 · Archive: 4.21/5 (36 reviews, 129,699 dl)
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#19 Sept. 19, 1987 · Madison Square Garden - New York, NY SBD
Length: 6:44 · Archive: 4.01/5 (45 reviews, 143,145 dl)
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#20 Apr. 6, 1987 · Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 6:45 · Archive: 3.88/5 (42 reviews, 125,163 dl)
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#21 June 13, 1987 · Ventura County Fairgrounds - Ventura, CA SBD
Length: 6:20 · Archive: 4.30/5 (24 reviews, 113,698 dl)
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#22 Apr. 14, 1988 · Rosemont Horizon - Rosemont, IL SBD
Length: 6:22 · #3 of 1988 · Archive: 4.27/5 (27 reviews, 76,846 dl)
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#23 July 9, 1995 · Soldier Field - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 5:19 · #1 of 1995 · Archive: 3.57/5 (463 reviews, 959,511 dl)
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#24 Nov. 15, 1987 · Long Beach Arena - Long Beach, CA SBD
Length: 6:35 · Archive: 4.07/5 (33 reviews, 104,656 dl)
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#25 Sept. 12, 1987 · Capital Centre - Landover, MD SBD
Length: 5:01 · Archive: 4.37/5 (27 reviews, 80,575 dl)
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#26 Apr. 3, 1989 · Civic Arena - Pittsburgh, PA SBD
Length: 6:12 · Archive: 4.08/5 (30 reviews, 101,094 dl)
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#27 Mar. 1, 1987 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 6:44 · Archive: 4.03/5 (25 reviews, 74,790 dl)
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#28 Jan. 28, 1987 · S.F Civic Auditorium - San Francisco, CA SBD
Length: 6:02 · Archive: 2.97/5 (75 reviews, 154,079 dl)
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#29 Dec. 6, 1989 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 6:24 · Archive: 4.31/5 (26 reviews, 61,337 dl)
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#30 Mar. 30, 1988 · Meadowlands Arena - East Rutherford, NJ SBD
Length: 6:40 · Archive: 3.91/5 (34 reviews, 87,758 dl)
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#31 June 19, 1987 · Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA SBD
Length: 6:47 · Archive: 4.00/5 (12 reviews, 77,915 dl)
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#32 Dec. 31, 1986 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 6:27 · Archive: 4.02/5 (24 reviews, 80,056 dl)
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#33 Dec. 28, 1990 · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA SBD
Archive: 4.36/5 (23 reviews, 42,787 dl)
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#34 May 2, 1987 · Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA SBD
Length: 6:25 · Archive: 4.18/5 (23 reviews, 77,308 dl)
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#35 Sept. 2, 1988 · Capital Centre - Landover, MD SBD
Length: 6:48 · Archive: 4.07/5 (26 reviews, 59,276 dl)
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#36 Apr. 11, 1987 · UIC Pavilion - Chicago, IL SBD
Length: 6:33 · Archive: 4.13/5 (24 reviews, 79,163 dl)
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#37 Aug. 26, 1988 · Tacoma Dome - Tacoma, WA SBD
Length: 7:11 · Archive: 2.93/5 (38 reviews, 40,373 dl)
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#38 Dec. 27, 1986 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 6:05 · Archive: 4.16/5 (24 reviews, 67,155 dl)
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#39 Feb. 6, 1989 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA SBD
Archive: 3.69/5 (20 reviews, 92,922 dl)
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#40 Nov. 6, 1987 · Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center - Oakland, CA SBD
Length: 6:48 · Archive: 3.80/5 (10 reviews, 47,956 dl)
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Best Version of Black Muddy River for Every Year (1986–1995)
YearPlayedVote#1 Version of YearVenueLengthScoreTape
1986 3× Dec. 15, 1986 SBD Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA 5:28 70 Archive.org ↗
1987 26× July 8, 1987 SBD Roanoke Civic Center - Roanoke, VA 7:21 84 Archive.org ↗
1988 19× July 29, 1988 SBD Laguna Seca Recreation Area - Monterey, CA 8:00 83 Archive.org ↗
1989 10× May 6, 1989 SBD Frost Amphitheatre - Palo Alto, CA 7:05 76 Archive.org ↗
1990 4× Mar. 14, 1990 SBD Capital Centre - Landover, MD 7:07 77 Archive.org ↗
1991 1× Aug. 13, 1991 SBD Cal Expo - Sacramento, CA 5:58 27 Archive.org ↗
1995 3× July 9, 1995 SBD Soldier Field - Chicago, IL 5:19 49 Archive.org ↗