Dead Show/podcast for 2/21/25

This week's Deadpod takes us back to the early days of 1973, this one was played in St. Paul Minnesota. This was when they were figuring out the wall of sound, and the first part of set 1 suffers from several sound issues as they try to dial in the mix, most notably in a bad start with a 'Promised Land' that suffers greatly. Don't let that scare you off from the rest of this long set. There is plenty of outstanding renditions here, especially from 'Loose Lucy' on culminating in an excellent 'Playin In the Band' to close the set. A surprise is to hear 'He's Gone' in the second slot here.. 

 

Grateful Dead
St. Paul Auditorium
St. Paul, MN 2/17/1973 - Saturday

One     

The Promised Land
He's Gone
Looks Like Rain
Box Of Rain
Wave That Flag [6:02]
Mexicali Blues
Bird Song
Beat It On Down The Line
Loose Lucy
Me And Bobby McGee
Stella Blue
El Paso
They Love Each Other [5:34]
Playing In The Band [15:16]  

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 http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod022125.mp3

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Dead Show/podcast for 2/14/25

Happy Valentine's Everyone! 

This week on the Deadpod we conclude the band's performance from February 19, 1982 in San Diego CA. 

Again, this comes from an audience tape so while the fidelity isn't quite up to soundboard levels, it does give you a great sense of being there.. 

The pre-drums portion of the set is well played, with the highlight being a sweet Lost Sailor>Saint of Circumstance. The killer portion of this set comes as Drums ends, the band goes into a great Other One -- Phil really seems to be enjoying this one as he leads the charge throughout.. A sweet Stella Blue follows then an unusual ending as instead of Around and Around we get Man Smart, Woman Smarter into Johnny B. Goode not as the encore but as the set closer. The US Blues encore is a snappy ending to the enening.. 

Grateful Dead
Golden Hall - San Diego Community Concourse
San Diego, CA
2/19/1982 - Friday

Two     

Alabama Getaway [5:41] >
The Promised Land [4:09]
Ship Of Fools [7:39]
Lost Sailor [6:54] >
Saint Of Circumstance [6:44] >
Jam [5:13] >
Drums [10:55] >
Space [8:05] >
The Other One [10:33] >
Stella Blue [9:47] >
Man Smart (Woman Smarter) [5:27] >
Johnny B. Goode [3:34]

Encore     
U.S. Blues [5:06]  

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod021425.mp3

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Dead Show/podcast for 2/7/25

This week's Deadpod again features an audience recording - this time of the performance on February 19, 1982 in San Diego California.

This, the third performance of 1982 finds the boys finding their groove, with a hot opening 'Bertha', a great 'Dire Wolf' and of course 'Althea'. While the vocals are sometimes a little far back on this audience recording, you can't say the same for Garcia's guitar -it is outfront and I really enjoyed hearing him on this tape - I hope you enjoy it as well!

 

Grateful Dead
Golden Hall - San Diego Community Concourse
San Diego, CA
2/19/1982 - Friday
One
     
Bertha [6:53] >
Greatest Story Ever Told [3:49]  
Dire Wolf [3:24]  
Little Red Rooster [8:28]  
Brown Eyed Women [5:21]  
Cassidy [4:58]  
Candyman [6:22] > El Paso [#5:13]  
Althea [7:39]  
New Minglewood Blues [6:45] 

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod020725.mp3 

a nice way to remove yourself from the world for an hour....