Dead Show/podcast for 5/25/18

What a great set to share with you on this holiday weekend! This week we get to hear the third set from the band's performance on May 20th, 1973 at Santa Barbara California.
The set starts out with a fine 'Truckin'.. but the magic starts right after that,  first in an exquisite jam out of Trucking, then, a 'Nobody's Fault' jam. I recommend letting the music take you where it will beyond this point.. if you've not heard this show before you've not been here yet. Words won't due justice to the paths traveled by the music, but the closest might come from the review of this show in the Grateful Dead Listening Guide here:

http://www.deadlistening.com/2010/02/1973-may-20-santa-barbara-ca.html

Clearly the musicians serve the music here...
slowly you realize 'The Other One' is making an appearance.. and we are transported, farther.. deeper.. This is the stuff.. then suddenly.. 'Eyes of the World' leads us on a smoother, silkier passage.. Garcia of course still takes us on a rolling path guaranteed to make you want to move.. while his voice might not be at its fullest here, it is nevertheless a fine listen, with the music flowing like a babbling brook at times... then.. it flows into 'Stella Blue'.
'Sugar Mag' gives the crowd an appropriate rocking send-off.. No surprise we get a 'Johnny B. Goode' encore. :)




Grateful Dead
Campus Stadium - University Of California
Santa Barbara, CA
5/20/73 - Sunday


Three

Truckin' [8:51] >
Nobody's Fault But Mine Jam [1:28] >
Jam [8:23] >
The Other One [10:55] >
Eyes Of The World [14:10] >
Stella Blue [7:51] ;
Sugar Magnolia [10:04]
Encore
Johnny B. Goode [3:54]

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod052518.mp3

Have a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend.

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Dead Show/podcast for 5/18/18

This week's Deadpod continues with the second set of the band's performance back on May 20th, 1973 at UC-Santa Barbara, CA.
While this set appears more like a 'first' set setlist, but the playing is spectacular throughout. 'Big Railroad Blues' is always a keeper and these early 'Here Comes Sunshines' are spectacular.

Grateful Dead
Campus Stadium - University Of California
Santa Barbara, CA
5/20/73 - Sunday
Two
The Promised Land [3:03] ;
Brown Eyed Women [5:14] ;
Mexicali Blues [3:41] ;
Row Jimmy ;
Jack Straw ;
Big Railroad Blues ;
Greatest Story Ever Told ;
Here Comes Sunshine ;
Big River ;
Loser [7:09] ;
El Paso [3:29] ;
Casey Jones [9:01]

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Dead Show/podcast for 5/11/18

This wasn't the show I'd planned on presenting this week.. I thought oh this was too long.. but after listening to what I had prepared, and listening to this again, well, it was no choice.. so from the great year of 1973, we bring you the band's performance from May 20th, 1973 at Santa Barbra California..
Now this isn't your typical 2 1/2 hour show.. this one is going to stretch out for probably 3 weeks, as this was a *full* three set show. There are a few imperfections in the recording but overall for its age it is remarkable and I'm certain you'll enjoy it....

Grateful Dead
Campus Stadium - University Of California
Santa Barbara, CA
5/20/73 - Sunday
One
Bertha [5:39] ;
Me And My Uncle [2:57] ;
Box Of Rain [4:51] ;
Deal [4:34] ;
Looks Like Rain [6:33] ;
Tennessee Jed [7:33] ;
The Race Is On [2:56] ;
China Cat Sunflower [6:05] >
Jam [1:26] >
I Know You Rider [5:14] ;
Beat It On Down The Line [3:01] ;
They Love Each Other [5:14] ;
Playing In The Band [18:#38]

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod051118.mp3

Excuse my brevity, this one was put together under some deadline pressure... :)

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Dead Show/podcast for 5/4/18

We open the month of May here on the Deadpod with a great second set from 1977, as we continue our presentation of April 23rd, 1977 at the Springfield Civic Center Arena in Springfield MA. This set starts with the famous 'take a step back' exhortation to the crowd, but the band fires things up most excellently with a very tight 'Estimated Prophet'. Not only are the harmonies great here but Jerry has that twangy 77 sound that makes this one so sweet. Bertha follows, more melodic than rockin' here.. The familiar bass line of 'The Music Never Stops' follows, as the band high step into this favorite. Jerry really gets cranking here, even though the jam won't go on as long as we might like. The Help>Slip>Frank that follows is for my money clearly the highlight here. Such a joy to listen to.. I find myself wishing that Slipknot! could go on and on.. but then I'd miss Jerry's mindbending solos during Franklin's :)
They close the second set with a great trifecta; 'Around and Around'>'Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad'>'Not Fade Away'.
Nothin' left to do.. :)


Grateful Dead
Springfield Civic Center Arena
Springfield, MA
4/23/77 - Saturday
Two
Estimated Prophet [7:34] ;
Bertha [7:03] ;
The Music Never Stopped [5:59] ;
Help On The Way [4:25] >
Slipknot! [8:53] >
Franklin's Tower [10:24] >
Around And Around [6:49] >
Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad [8:49] >
Not Fade Away [11:14]
Encore One More Saturday Night [4:40]

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod050418.mp3

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