Dead Show/podcast for 5/28/21

Hey Now! Summer is here and the time is right... :) Anyway I think this is a fun show for this Memorial Day weekend - not a great show, but a fun show.. this is from May 27, 1989 - 'In Concert Against AIDS'. The band appeared with several other groups (most notably perhaps John Fogerty who Bobby and Jerry shared the stage with), and this set features Clarence Clemons of the E Street Band on much of the songs. The first set features some uptempo numbers including an opening 'Touch of Gray' and an excellent 'Iko, Iko' Brent and Phil are front and center here as well, and while Clarence isn't everyone's cup of tea here, I personally enjoy his contributions not only on Iko, but on Bird Song and Promised Land especially.. 

Grateful Dead
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium
Oakland, CA 5/27/89 - Saturday    

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Touch Of Grey ;
Greatest Story Ever Told ;
Althea ;
Walkin' Blues ;
Iko Iko (1) ;
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again (1) ;
Bird Song (1) ;
The Promised Land (1)
In Concert Against Aids. (1) with Clarence Clemons on saxophone.

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

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I hope you have a most excellent Memorial Day weekend !! 

 

Dead Show/podcast for 5/21/21

This week we continue with the second set of the band's performance from The Ohio State University on September 30, 1976. This features an unusual setlist starting with an unexpected and rather powerful 'Lazy Lightning', and then, after some lyrical stumbles, goes into a heated 'Supplication'. 'It Must Have Been the Roses' starts out somewhat slowly but builds to a very nice finish. An excellent 'Samson and Delilah' follows, with Phil throwing out some snappy bass lines. The band then moves into the jamming portion of the show, with 'Saint Stephen' followed by a neat little jam before heading into a powerful 'Not Fade Away'. Drums moves into a dark murky place before we hear the opening chords of a fine 'Wharf Rat' which follows. They then move into the 'Not Fade Away' reprise, then a short 'Saint Stephen' reprise before closing the set, a bit clumsily, with 'Around and Around'. 

The encore however is quite a treat, as they return for a intense and powerful 'Morning Dew'.

Grateful Dead
Mershon Auditorium - Ohio State University
Columbus, OH 9/30/76 - Thursday

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Lazy Lightnin' [3:15] >
Supplication [4:49]
It Must Have Been The Roses [7:08]
Samson And Delilah [7:36] ;
Saint Stephen [4:52] >
Jam [5:23] >
Not Fade Away [7:43] >
Drums [5:49] >
Wharf Rat [11:#14] >
Not Fade Away [3:43] >
Saint Stephen [0:57] >
Around And Around [6:52]

Encore    
Morning Dew [13:58] 

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Thank you for your kind support. 

"Love is real, Not Fade Away"

Dead Show/podcast for 5/14/21

I'm going to shuffle the deck a little bit and bring you a real treat, a show from the fall of 1976. This comes to us from September 30, 1976 at Mershon Auditorium at The Ohio State University. This special request from a friend of the Deadpod features a fantastic first set. The opening 'Music Never Stopped' is quite unique - and features some wonderful playing by Garcia in the cresendo leading into a sweet 'Sugaree'. 

'Looks Like Rain' has a nice interplay between Bob and Donna, and 'El Paso' has a nice galloping tempo thanks to Phil. The real fireworks come with the fabulous 'Crazy Fingers' that follows.. to me the highlight of the set, although some would argue that the set closing 'Scarlet Begonias' deserves those accolades.. I'll let you decide ;) 

 

Grateful Dead
Mershon Auditorium - Ohio State University
Columbus, OH 9/30/76 - Thursday

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The Music Never Stopped [5:56]
Sugaree [9:44]  
New Minglewood Blues [4:30]  
Ramble On Rose [7:19]
Looks Like Rain [6:02]  
Peggy-O [8:25]  
El Paso [4:10]
Crazy Fingers [15:02] >
It's All Over Now [5:14]  
Scarlet Begonias [10:14]  

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

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Dead Show/podcast for 5/7/21

This week's Deadpod brings us the second set of the band's fine performance at Cal Expo on May 4, 1991. They continue what has been a solid show, opening with the perhaps odd choice of 'Victim or the Crime'. That darkness has to give however as they then move onto a wonderful 'Crazy Fingers' and 'Playin In the Band'. It sounds for a bit at the end of the latter that they will move into Drums, but Jerry and Phil instead turn the sound around to a nice version of  'Uncle John's Band'. 

Post-drums features a strong 'Miracle' into a fine version of 'Standing on the Moon'. I find this to be a great version of this powerful tune, as Garcia and company show how they've infused this song with the power and passion that makes it one of the great later day ballads in their repertoire. 

Being Saturday, they then close the set with 'One More Saturday Night' and return with a 'Touch' encore. 

I think its a fine set and hope you enjoy it as well. 

Grateful Dead
Cal Expo Amphitheatre
Sacramento, CA  5/4/91 - Saturday

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Victim Or The Crime ;
Crazy Fingers ;
Playing In The Band ;
Uncle John's Band >
Drums >
Space >
I Need A Miracle >
Standing On The Moon ;
One More Saturday Night

Encore    

Touch Of Grey 

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod050721.mp3 

 

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