Dead Show/podcast for 8/27/21

This week I came across a fun show from August 19, 1989 at the Greek Theater in Berkeley California.

The opener is so much fun -when you listen you just know you're in for a treat. A great 'Jack Straw' follows, played just at the right tempo :) 

Brent follows with 'We Can Run' - and its hard not to reflect on how little has changed.. 'Tennessee Jed' is always a good time, and Jerry really rips it up. Bobby belts out 'It's All Over Now' and then a great version of 'Loser' follows. I enjoy Weir's reading of Dylan next, and they end the set with a crowd favorite as Phil, breaks out 'Box of Rain'. 

 

Grateful Dead
Greek Theatre - University of California
Berkeley, CA 8/19/89 - Saturday    

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Let the Good Times Roll [3:48] ;
Jack Straw [4:59] ;
We Can Run [5:09] ;
Tennessee Jed [7:46] ;
It's All Over Now [7:19] ;
Loser [7:13] %
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again [8:44] ;
Box Of Rain [4:31]  

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod082721.mp3 

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Be well and take care my friends.. 

 "Summer flies and August dies.... "

Dead Show/podcast for 8/20/21

 

This week's second set from Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City NJ, is one of the best of that year, in my opinion. It starts out with a smokin' Help>Slip>Frank, the Slipknot here is particularly great. A wonderful summertime 'Dancing In the Street' follows, then 'The Wheel', and 'Samson'.. again Phil is way up in the mix and I only wish I could hear him so well more often.. 'Roses' follows, with the '76 tempo.. personally I wish Donna was a bit farther up in the mix here. 

The rest of the set is classic Dead, starting off with a rockin' 'Not Fade Away' into Drums, then a wonderful, exploratory jam leading into the 'Other One'. This one knocks my socks off. Ship of Fools and Sugar Mag close the set with a Johnny B. Goode encore. 

Grateful Dead
Roosevelt Stadium
Jersey City, NJ 8/4/76 - Wednesday

Two    

Help On The Way [6:20] >
Slipknot! [10:21] >
Franklin's Tower [11:57] >
Dancing In The Street [14#:01] >
The Wheel [5:57] >
Samson And Delilah [6:50];[0:10] %
It Must Have Been The Roses [6:59]%[1:20] ;
Not Fade Away [6:40] >
Drums [3:48] >
The Other One Jam [5:43] >
Space Jam [5:#50] >
The Other One [5:03] >
Ship Of Fools [7:49] ;
Sugar Magnolia [11:21] (1)
Encore    
Johnny B. Goode [2:13#] 

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod082021.mp3 

Be safe, and be well. 

Love is real not fade away. 

Dead Show/podcast for 8/13/21

This week the Deadpod stays right in Jersey City, for this wonderful show from August of 1976. This show too, took place at Roosevelt Stadium on August 4, 1976. 

We start out with a long, dreamy 'Sugaree' - clocking in at over 14 minutes. Jerry is in good voice at this show, and you will notice that Phil is quite up front in this recording as well. These songs are all played at the slower pace characteristic of 1976, but I find the recording as well as the ensemble work quite pleasing. 

Other highlights for me include a lovely 'Row Jimmy' and a sweet 'Looks like Rain', Donna's voice here is quite lovely and compliments Bobby so well. 'Loser' is a personal favorite, always.  A rockin' 'Music Never Stops' is followed by a great version of 'Scarlet Begonias'. This version, not yet coupled with 'Fire on the Mountain', displays some unique twists in this almost 15 minute version.

 

Grateful Dead
Roosevelt Stadium
Jersey City, NJ 8/4/76 - Wednesday

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Sugaree [14:12]
New Minglewood Blues [6:00]
Row Jimmy [11:34]
Big River [5:50]
Loser [9:44    ]
Looks Like Rain [7:30]
They Love Each Other [6:59]
The Music Never Stopped [6:25]
Scarlet Begonias [14:59] 

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod081321.mp3 

 

Be well, be safe.. and as always my thanks for making the Deadpod possible.. 

 

Dead Show/podcast for 8/6/21

I can think of no better way to celebrate the 'Days Between' than with this fabulous second set from Jerry's Birthday show on August 1, 1973 from Jersey City, New Jersey. 

All around excellence here. Just when you're settling in they give you a Dark Star for the ages - including probably the first 'mind left body jams'. They come up for air with 'El Paso' then deliver one of the all-time great 'Eyes of the World'. As if that is not enough, Jerry delivers a fabulous, emotional 'Morning Dew'.. 

Sugar Magnolia follows, and then a wonderful double encore - 'Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad' into 'One More Saturday Night' 

 Happy Birthday Jerry indeed! 

 

Grateful Dead
Roosevelt Stadium
Jersey City, NJ 8/1/73 - Wednesday

Two     [1:29:37] ;

Around And Around [5:14] ;
Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo [8:48] ;
Me And My Uncle [3:02] ;
Row Jimmy [8:42] ;
Dark Star [25:34] >
El Paso [4:12] >
Eyes Of The World [17:27] >
Morning Dew [13:29] ;
Sugar Magnolia [9:10]

Encore    

Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad [9:20] >
One More Saturday Night [4:39]  

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod080621.mp3  

My thanks for listening and making the Deadpod possible.