Dead Show/podcast for 10/29/21

 

 

Happy Halloween Weekend! 

I think we have a great Deadpod to share this week with the second set from the show on October 28, 1979 at the Cape Cod Coliseum in South Yarmouth MA. 

This one starts with a really great China>Rider, the energy is off the charts and I really love hearing the Phil bombs and the Jerry's fan outs in Rider. This one is bound to bring a smile and make you wish you were shaking your bones! They follow with a most excellent Samson and Delilah (being Sunday:) and only show it down a bit with the Ship of Fools that follows. Neverfear, a massive 'Playin In the Band' follows with plenty of intricate interplay and jamming.  A fairly short drums and space leads into a 'Stella Blue' then they close things out with a 'Sugar Magnolia' followed by a 'US Blues' encore. 

Great stuff.. I hope you enjoy it! 

 

Grateful Dead
Cape Cod Coliseum
South Yarmouth, MA  10/28/79 - Sunday
    
Two    

China Cat Sunflower [7:20] >
I Know You Rider [7:25] ;
Samson And Delilah [7:35] ;
Ship Of Fools [7:40] ;
Playing In The Band [19:08] >
Drums [7:#23] >
Space [4:12] >
Stella Blue [8:27] >
Sugar Magnolia [8:27]
Encore    
U.S. Blues [5:26]  

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod102921.mp3 

 

Have a safe and spectacular Halloween! 

 Be well and thank you for your kind support!

 

Dead Show/podcast for 10/22/21

When the same show gets requested by two different listeners the same week I pay attention.. and I must say I am quite pleased to be able to present this request on this week's Deadpod. 

This comes to us from a show played on Sunday, October 28, 1979 at the Cape Cod Coliseum at South Yarmouth MA. You know the old saying about never missing a Sunday show - well this one certainly proves that old adage! It starts out just nuts with a great Mississippi Half-Step .. which Jerry and the boys jam out for over 13 minutes! That however is just the start as they flow into a amazing Franklin's Tower which runs almost another 18 minutes! Listen to the wonderful and unique interplay between Phil and Jerry here, its really lovely. 

The rest of this set is no sleeper either. Even the more pedestrian tunes, like Mama Tried and Mexicali, are played with a real energy and drive. Ramble on Rose is a favorite of mine here, as is the closing, 10 minute 'Music Never Stopped'.. 

Grateful Dead
Cape Cod Coliseum
South Yarmouth, MA  10/28/79 - Sunday
    
One    

Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo [13:27] >
Franklin's Tower [17:41] ;
Mama Tried [2:31] >
Mexicali Blues [4:24] ;
Althea [7:48] ;
Passenger [5:14] ;
Ramble On Rose [7:49] ;
The Music Never Stopped [9:36] 

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod102221.mp3  

thanks for your kind support of the Deadpod! 

Be well and happy! 

 

Dead Show/podcast for 10/15/21

What a great Scarlet>Fire on this week's Deadpod!  This comes to us from the second set of the band's performance at Madison Square Gardin on October 14, 1994. 

This opening Scarlet>Fire is clearly the highlight of the show, clocking in at over 30 minutes of intensive, improvisational joy. You probably won't believe that they could hit on all cylinders like this at this point of the band's history but just sit back and enjoy. I am particularly impressed by the pace of the arrangement and how they don't take a breath through this.. amazing. You can hear some of the loud, standing ovation the crowd sent back after the end of Fire..

The rest of the set for the most part is no slouch either. I enjoyed Bobby's 'Look Like Rain' and while 'Samba' is one I'd rather skip, I am happy to include 'Corrina' which features a nice jam into Drums and Space. 'Attics' always provides an emotional hit, and while we can hear how far Jerry has aged here and in the 'Liberty' encore, I feel this one is well worth hearing. I hope you do too. 

 

Grateful Dead
Madison Square Garden New York , NY
10/14/94 - Friday

Two    
Scarlet Begonias [9:14] >
Fire On The Mountain [22:03] ;
Looks Like Rain [8:05] ;
Samba In The Rain [6:51] ;
Corrina [17:02] >
Drums >
Space [17:18] >
I Need A Miracle [5:16] >
Attics Of My Life [5:23] >
Turn On Your Love Light [5:43]
Encore    
Liberty [5:45]  

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod101521.mp3 

Thank you for listening. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dead Show/podcast for 10/8/21

This week I decided to venture where I seldom go - with a show from the fall of 1994. While this first set is quite short, I believe as a whole this is perhaps one of the band's best from this period. 

This first starts with a very nice 'Jack Straw' and the 'West LA Fadeaway' that follows is also quite good. I'm a sucker for these 'Lazy River Road' versions, even when Jerry flubs them a bit. Bob follows that with an accoustic version of 'El Paso', which he did quite often on this tour. 

'Ramble on Rose' is always a big hit in the Garden, and they close this short set with Phil 'singing' 'Box of Rain'. 

Grateful Dead
Madison Square Garden
New York , NY 10/14/94 - Friday     

One     

Jack Straw [5:44]   
West L.A. Fadeaway [7:15]   
Queen Jane Approximately [5:21]   
Lazy River Road [5:42]   
El Paso  [5:34]   
Ramble On Rose [7:44]
Box Of Rain [4:55]

 

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod100821.mp3  

 Thank you so much for your kind support of the Deadpod! 

Be well my friends. 

 

Dead Show/podcast for 10/1/21

This week we return to Munich for a second set that is ferocious from start to finish. 'Bertha' leads this one off and goes into a truly rockin' 'Samson and Delilah' that really roars. Jerry slows things down a touch with 'Ship of Fools', but they go into a nice extended jam in the 'Estimated Prophet' that follows. That one builds again to a gale force as they go into 'Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad'. I'm also fond of the jam in 'Space' and how Weir leads them into 'Not Fade Away'. 

'Stella Blue' is as usual quite a pleasure to hear, and the closing 'rockers' that follow are still hot, if just a touch ragged on the transition into 'Good Lovin' All in all a classic very high energy Dead set.

 

Grateful Dead
Olympia Halle
Munich, West Germany 10/12/81 - Monday

Two    

Bertha [7:07] >
Samson And Delilah [7:31] ;
Ship Of Fools [8:37] ;
Estimated Prophet [16:08] >
Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad [5:04#] >
Never Trust A Woman >
Drums [#5:42] >
Jam [2:04] >
Space [3:15] >
Not Fade Away [11:22] >
Stella Blue [12:22] >
Around And Around [3:45] >
Good Lovin' [8:07#]
Encore    
U.S. Blues  

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod100121.mp3 

 

Thank you so much for your kind support of the Deadpod! 

 

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