Dead Show/podcast for 4/24/20

This week we feature the second set from a fine late '89 Grateful Dead show - from the Great Western Forum on Sunday, December 10, 1989.
In my opinion the meat of this set comes right out of the gate with a exquisite 'Jack Straw' followed by a wonderful, driven 'China Cat Sunflower'. The 'I Know You Rider' is no slouch either and the combo is, in my opinion the highlight of this set. The always-fun 'Man Smart, Woman Smarter' leads into a rather lengthy Drums and Space. The 'Wheel' comes out of space, but it lacks the spark of some versions. 'I Need a Miracle' follows and despite some hiccups, Jerry brings out 'Stella Blue' and does a respectable version here. 'Good Lovin' closes the set with the crowd on their feet, and the boys leave us with an excellent 'It's All Over Now, Baby Blue' to close out the evening.

Grateful Dead
1989-12-10
Great Western Forum - Inglewood, CA - Sunday
Two    
Jack Straw [5:31] >
China Cat Sunflower [6:52] >
I Know You Rider [7:05] %
Man Smart (Woman Smarter) [8:31] >
Drums [12:20] >
Space [7:21] >
The Wheel [5:16] >
I Need A Miracle [4:53] >
Stella Blue [9:07] >
Good Lovin' [7:00]
Encore    
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue [6:09#]

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod042420.mp3

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Dead Show/podcast for 4/17/20

Hello friends.. this week's Deadpod results from a special request and is dedicated to a brother who just lost his battle with cancer - Joel Hatcher. His friend Tiffany who contacted me shared that he was listening to the 'pod throughout his chemo treatments and that he loved the Dead and the Blues.
This was their first show together and I'm honored to be able to play it in his honor. This show - from December 12, 1989 at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood California, is full of positive energy and I thank Tiffany for the chance to play it in Joel's memory..

The first set, which we will hear this week, starts out with a strong 'Hell In A Bucket'. A nice 'Sugaree' follows, with Bruce Hornsby joining in on accordion. There are some excellent Garcia fans during this one. Next comes one of the new Brent compositions of the Fall of '89, 'We Can Run' - he sounds great on this, it sounds like he's been playing it forever.  Masterpiece and Loser follow, both solid versions. Another relatively new song follows - 'Victim or the Crime' - while this song would ultimately reside in the second set, this version has a different feel and arrangement to it, one that I find refreshing.  Next up another surprise as Spencer Davis joins the band for 'CC Rider' (the first since April '87) and then 'I'm A Man' - the only version the boys ever did.. always fun to hear the boys stretch out and back up someone like Spencer Davis.

Grateful Dead
1989-12-10
Great Western Forum - Inglewood, CA - Sunday
Set 1:

Tuning
Hell In A Bucket
Sugaree *
We Can Run, But We Can't Hide
When I Paint My Masterpiece
Loser
Victim Or The Crime
C.C. Rider **
I'm A Man **
* w/ Bruce Hornsby
**w/ Spencer Davis on guitar and vocals and Bruce Hornsby on keyboards

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod041720.mp3


Hope you enjoy this one!

Thank you for your kindness, and take care of yourself and each other...

Dead Show/podcast for 4/10/20

Strap in for some serious fun on this Good Friday edition of the Deadpod.. the second set from April 2, 1973 at the Boston Gardens is a classic.. There are memorable moments right from the start as Phil warns us to "watch out for the electric popcorn"..
We get a mix of well played Dead classics, for example the 'Greatest Story Ever Told' is filled with some unique Garcia wahwahs.. 'Loose Lucy' is bluesy and foreshadows what the song will become later on.. The 'Stella Blue' is dreamlike and spacy.. Lest you think you aren't going to get any far-out jams, they bring it on , of all songs, the 'Here Comes Sunshine', which is unique and goes way out there. They bring us back with a fine 'Me and Bobby McGee', then we get a just a hint of 'Weather Report prelude' before they go into a molten 'Eyes of the World'. The 'China Doll' that follows is delicate and dripping with emotion.
The double encore of 'Johnny B. Goode and We Bid You Good Night' caps off almost four hours of prime Dead....


Boston Garden, Boston, MA (4/2/73)
Set 2:
Stage Banter
Ramble On Rose
Me and My Uncle
Mississippi Halfstep
Greatest Story Ever Told
Loose Lucy
El Paso
Stella Blue
Around and Around
Here Comes Sunshine ->
Me and Bobby McGee ->
Weather Report prelude ->
Eyes of the World ->
China Doll
Sugar Magnolia
Casey Jones


Stage Banter
Johnny B. Goode->
We Bid You Good Night






You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod041020.mp3 

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Dead Show/podcast for 4/3/20

I had mastered an entirely different show for this week when I was reminded of this one... I played this one back in 2003 on-air at KOPN in Columbia MO, but never here on the podcast. This one is a monster. We have one of the best of the Spring 73 shows, this one from April 2nd.. Boston Garden.
It's a 16 song first set, great sound (a bit of a rough start but that was common in this period :).
While the stretching out jams don't come here in set 1, there is a ton to love here. There is a stunning 'Looks Like Rain', followed by 'Wave that Flag' - the precursor to 'US Blues'. The jam on 'Big River' is thunderous, and the 'China>Rider' is just exactly perfect. They close this set with a long and very interesting 'Playin' in the Band', coming in at around 18 minutes.
97 minutes of some of the finest Grateful Dead.. don't know about you, but I need it..

Boston Garden, Boston, MA (4/2/73)

Promised Land
Deal
Mexicali Blues
Brown Eyed Women
Beat it on Down the Line
Row Jimmy
Looks Like Rain
Wave That Flag
Box of Rain
Big River
China Cat Sunflower
I Know You Rider
You Ain't Woman Enough
Jack Straw
Don't Ease Me In
Playing in the Band

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod040320.mp3 

Be safe, of course. 

This darkness got to give.. 

Thanks for listening..