Dead Show/podcast for 11/25/21

Happy Thanksgiving! 

As always, an acoustic Dead set is on the menu for today, a thank you to all of you for your support of the Deadpod! This lovely recording is from Betty Cantor's reels and is a fine representation of the band's acoustic work during this period. This is from the Warfield in San Francisco on September 27, 1980. 

While this recording is missing the 'Dire Wolf' opener that appears on most lists for this show, the remainder of the set is of wonderful quality; with the possible exception of some odd sounds in the Bird Song'. Nevertheless I'm sure that you'll enjoy this one if you're a fan of the acoustic Dead.

 

Grateful Dead
Warfield Theatre
San Francisco, CA 9/27/80 - Saturday
One

The Race Is On
Jack-A-Roe
Monkey And The Engineer
It Must Have Been The Roses
Dark Hollow
Bird Song
To Lay Me Down
On The Road Again
Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie >
Ripple  

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod112521.mp3 

My thanks and gratitude go out to all of you who listen to and support the Deadpod. It is a privilege to be able to share the music with all of you kind folks.  I wish you all a very healthy and happy holiday!

 

Dead Show/podcast for 11/19/21

This week we have a 'rare and different' tune indeed. The second set from the band's performance in Cleveland begins unlike any other in the band's storied history. They come out and drop into a free-form, unique jam that winds it way through any number of modes, but is sure to take you with it if you allow it to. A short 'Drums' kicks in once the jam reaches a high point, but then they return to the jam until eventually moving into a slow but heartfelt 'JackARoe'. A energized 'Playin' In the Band' follows, one that is full of Phil bombs and lots of deep jazzy modes which reminds the listener of a version from 1972. They move into a funky and fun 'Shakedown Street' then drop into the third and final performance of 'If I Had The World To Give'. Here Garcia is intimate and heartfelt, and one wishes we could have had this tune more often in their rotation. They slowly  move back into the 'Playin' reprise, building up the energy until they slide into the set closing 'Around and Around'. A short, but beautiful set - I hope you dig it! 

Grateful Dead
Cleveland Music Hall
Cleveland, OH  11/20/78 - Monday

Set 2

jam>
drums>
Jack-a-Roe>
Playin' in the Band>
Shakedown Street>
drums>
If I Had the World to Give>
Playin' in the Band>
Around and Around

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod111921.mp3 

 

thankful for my kind friends and listeners without whom I could not do the Deadpod.. 

 

 

Dead Show/podcast for 11/12/21

 

From a show I was lucky enough to see, in a beautiful venue, this week's Deadpod takes us to Cleveland for a show back on November 20, 1978 at the Cleveland Music Hall. 

This is a very interesting and well played show. The second set, which we will hear next week, is most unique, but this first set is certainly worth hearing, despite some obvious flaws in the recording. 

The opening Mississippi Half-Step into a fine Franklin's Tower clocks in at over 20 minutes, and features some fine jamming by Garcia. I'm a fan of the Roses, and while 'Looks Like Rain' suffers from a tape flip, its still nice to hear. An early 'Stagger Lee' follows, then a fine ' Passenger' and a long sweet, 'Peggy O'. The closing 'Lazy Lightnin'>Supplication' is perhaps the highlight of this set; listen for Jerry's great solos here.

 

Grateful Dead
Cleveland Music Hall
Cleveland, OH
11/20/78 - Monday    

One    

Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo [9:10] >
Franklin's Tower [11:38] ;
Mama Tried [2:30] >
Mexicali Blues [3:44] ;
It Must Have Been The Roses [7:33] ;
Looks Like Rain [7:33] ;
Stagger Lee [6:47] ;
Passenger [4:21] ;
Peggy-O [9:02] ;
Lazy Lightnin' [3:36] >
Supplication [5:41]  

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod111221.mp3 

My thanks for your kind support of the Deadpod. 

 

Dead Show/podcast for 11/5/21

 I think anytime I come across an excellent sounding tape from 1970 it is a real treat. There are so few great tapes from that year and the band is having so much fun that when I do I want to share. So this week here is one from the Fillmore East on November 16, 1970. 

There are some anomalies - there is some Elton John music playing through the house PA at one point - don't freak out ! :) I had to leave it in just to keep the atmosphere of the venue and the date. 

 I love hearing Pigpen here as well as the energy which just explodes through this music. 

I hope you dig it too..

 

Grateful Dead
Fillmore East
New York, NY
11/16/70 Partial Show

Bill Graham intro>Casey Jones                        [05:01]
Me and My Uncle                                      [04:37]
House P.A. Music: Elton John, //Honky Tonk Women//   [02:49]
//Friend of the Devil                                [02:14]
Cold Rain and Snow                                   [06:04]
King Bee                                             [07:17]
China Cat Sunflower >                                [05:46]
I Know You Rider                                     [04:42]
Stage Talk/Steve Winwood Arrives On Stage            [02:07]
Hard To Handle *                                     [08:07]
//Big Railroad Blues * +                             [05:13]
Not Fade Away > *                                    [09:18]
Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad > *                  [05:44]
Not Fade Away *                                      [02:52]
Stage Talk                                           [02:00]
Frozen Logger                                        [01:26]
Mama Tried                                           [03:37]
Truckin' > +                                         [05:47]
The Other One +                                      [11:24]
Uncle John's Band +                                  [07:04]

                                                                      
* Steve Winwood on Pigpen's Hammond Organ. Steve Winwood also provides vocal accompaniment on NFA>GDTRFB>NFA and 1st vocal verse of NFA.
+ Will Scarlet on harmonica. 

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod110521.mp3 

 

Be well my friends, and thank you for your support!