Dead Show/podcast for 4/29/11

This week's second set from 1/15/79 is a really classic show for the end of the Keith and Donna era... It starts with an unusual but very successful sequeway - from the I Need A Miracle opener into Shakedown Street.. very powerful and it works seemlessly.. I'm also a fan of the Terrapin Station->Playin' In The Band combo that follows, as I really enjoy a powerful live Terrapin.. While this may be a short second set by some standards the band is clearly on during this show and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do..

Grateful Dead - January 15, 1979
Civic Center Arena - Springfield, MA

Set 2:
Tuning/Where's Phil?
I Need A Miracle ->
Shakedown Street
From The Heart Of Me
Terrapin Station ->
Playing In The Band ->
Drums ->
Space ->
Playing In The Band ->
Casey Jones

Encore:
Johnny B. Goode

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Dead Show/podcast for 4/22/11

Frankly I equivocated a bit on this week's show.. the show itself was a wonderful request from one of our listener's for a show from a period in the band's history that was frankly uneven, at the end of the Keith and Donna era.. Not only would I call the period itself uneven, but this show as well, with the first set clearly not matching the luminescence of the second set. Be that as it may be, I decided to include the first set this week, partly due to the fact that I am a GD 'completest' as it were, and because its still some damm nice music. While it may be true that the band really revs it up in set 2, I think its worth hearing the entire show, and for support of that argument I point to the Jack Straw and Deal that we can enjoy in this week's first set.. I hope you enjoy, and thanks for listening!

Grateful Dead
January 15, 1979
Springfield Civic Center
Springfield, MA

Set 1:
1. tuning
2. Jack Straw
3. Jack A Roe
4. Cassidy
5. Row Jimmy
6. Mama Tried > Mexicali Blues
7. Stagger Lee
8. Passenger
9. Deal

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Dead Show/podcast for 4/15/11

On the heels of an acclaimed tour of east and south, Furthur has just announced dates for their summer tour. It seemed to me to be only fitting to feature the band this week for those of you who may not have been fortunate enough to catch them so far this year, as well as those of you lucky enough to have seen them. This week I'm going to feature music from two of their recent shows, first from a show in Pittsburgh, then from Phil Lesh's birthday show in New York City. I encourage you to visit where you can read about their tour plans, and purchase recordings of all their recent shows.


Furthur
2011-03-30
Peterson Events Center
Pittsburgh, PA
From Set 1:
Feel Like A Stranger(12:04)
Till The Morning Comes(5:58)
Loose Lucy(7:52)
Pride of Cucamonga(6:30)
Colors Of The Rain(9:03)

Furthur
Best Buy Theater
New York City, NY
2011-03-15
You Never Give Me Your Money (1) >
Sun King (1) >
Mean Mr. Mustard (1) >
Polythene Pam (1) >
She Came in Through the Bathroom Window (1) >
Golden Slumbers (1) >
Carry That Weight (1) >
The End (1)

Built to Last
1) Beatles cover, first time played (completes the sequential performance of the Abbey Road album that started on the first night of this tour in Boston; this was Phil Lesh's 71st birthday)




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Dead Show/podcast for 4/8/11

This week's second set from August 4th, 1976 clocks in at just over two hours of wonderful Grateful Dead music. From the first notes of Help on the Way through the Johnny B. Goode encore the band treats us to a very memorable experience.
I'm personally fond of the amazing Dancin' In the Streets that comes out of Franklin's Tower, as well as the inspired jam in the Other One.. I hope you find as much to linger over here as I do....

Grateful Dead
8/4/1976
Roosevelt Stadium,
Jersey City, NJ

Set 2:
Help On The Way--> (6:34)
Slipknot--> (10:49)
Franklin's Tower--> (12:16)
Dancin' In The Streets--> (14:42)
The Wheel--> (5:42)
Samson & Delilah (7:45)
It Must Have Been The Roses (8:52)
Not Fade Away--> (6:50)
Drums--> (3:58)
The Other One--> (16:43)
Ship Of Fools (8:36)
Sugar Magnolia (12:03)
Johnny B. Goode (4:36)





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Dead Show /podcast for 4/1/11

No April Fools here - just great Jerry!


This week another request from one of our listeners - this one for a great show from 1976 - this one comes from a venue we've featured before, but I went back and couldn't believe it had been so long since I'd played a show from 1976..
Anyway, its a good year - sometimes the tempo is a bit slower than other years, but the band is listening and growing and while the 2nd set of this show is probably more out-there than this first set, I think this is quite enjoyable- especially the wonderful Scarlet that closes set 1..



Grateful Dead
8/4/1976
Roosevelt Stadium,
Jersey City, NJ

Set 1:
Sugaree (14:42)
New Minglewood Blues (10:39)
Row Jimmy (12:21)
Big River (7:04)
Loser (11:10)
Looks Like Rain (7:50)
They Love Each Other (8:56)
The Music Never Stopped (6:39)
Scarlet Begonias (15:26)

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