This week the Deadpod remains in Vegas, for the second set played on April 27, 1991. I believe this is as fine a second set as you're likely to find from this Spring tour of 1991. Jerry is in really good shape here it seems as he hardly forgets a lyric and the band certainly plays a wonderful pre-drums set! Opening with Sugar Mag, then comes a heady combination of Scarlet->Fire->Playin->Uncle Johns! Yowza.. the amazing thing is that none of these, to my ears, is the real highlight of the set.. That comes post-drums, following a relatively pedestrian 'Miracle' when Jerry plays a 'Black Peter' for the ages. I know not everyone is a fan of this song, but I happen to love it, and I love this version.
They close the set, with of course, One More Saturday Night, but return to do my favorite encore of this Hornsby era, The Weight..
Grateful Dead
4/27/91 Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, Las Vegas Nevada
set 2
Sugar Magnolia
Scarlet Begonias >
Fire On The Mountain ;
Playing In The Band ;
Uncle John's Band >
Drums >
Space >
I Need A Miracle >
Black Peter ;
One More Saturday Night
Encore
The Weight
You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
Sounds Fantastic Professor.Thank you very much!Really enjoy the Deadpod.
ReplyDeleteWow, surprised how good this set is, makes me rethink the early 90's shows! No cheesy keys & drums that sound like real drums during this show, not the muffled thump of cardboard boxes that plague so man 2 drummer era shows. Thanks a bunch!
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