Dead Show/podcast for 5/27/22

A fine second set from Boston Garden on May 12, 1980 to send you off on your Memorial Day weekend adventures. This one starts with an excellent 'Feel Like a Stranger', followed by an intense 'Ship of Fools'. A rolling 'Estimated Prophet' and 'He's Gone' follows, but then the band dissolves into a unique and interesting 'Caution' jam for about 10 minutes, for me the highlight of the set. Drums follows, then a 'Saint of Circumstance' which flows into the 'Wharf Rat' in the ballad slot. 'Sugar Magnolia' closes the set which they then follow with a 'US Blues' encore. 

Grateful Dead
Boston Garden
Boston, MA 5/12/1980 - Monday     

Two     

Feel Like A Stranger [8:12] ;
Ship Of Fools [8:06] ;
Estimated Prophet[11:21] >
He's Gone (1) [21:35] >
Drums [9:19] >
Space [2:03] >
Saint Of Circumstance [5:24] >
Wharf Rat [8:54] >
Sugar Magnolia [7:41]

Encore     
U.S. Blues [4:56]

(1) He's Gone [11:35] > Caution Jam [10:00]

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod052722.mp3 

Thank you for your support of the Deadpod. I hope you have a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend.

Dead Show/podcast for 5/20/22

One of my favorite tours, the Spring tour of 1980 will give us one more fine show on this week's Deadpod. From the old Boston Garden on May 12, 1980 the boys shook the rafters on this Monday night with a rocking first set. 

They come out blazing with a great 'Jack Straw>Alabama Getaway>El Paso' opening trifecta. While this is an unusual combo, Jerry and Brent in particular shine on these opening tunes. A nice 'Althea' follows, then Bobby takes the lead on 'Lazy Lightning> Supplication'. We get a short but sweet Brent number in 'Far From Me' before Bobby takes us back down to Minglewood. The closing China>Rider is excellent, highlighted for me, by Jerry's emotion when he is on that northbound train. 

Grateful Dead
Boston Garden
Boston, MA 5/12/1980 - Monday    
One    

Jack Straw [5:21] >
Alabama Getaway [4:53] >
El Paso [4:12]
Althea [8:16]
Lazy Lightnin' [3:22] >
Supplication [4:44]
Far From Me [3:37]
New Minglewood Blues [7:08]
China Cat Sunflower [5:04] >
I Know You Rider [6:07] 

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod052022.mp3

 

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Dead Show/podcast for 5/13/22

 I don't believe Friday the 13th is bad luck here on the Deadpod! This week's show is the 2nd and 3rd sets from the band's performance in Paris France on September 21, 1974. I've taken the liberty of removing 'Seastones' which started set 2, simply because I generally find it unlistenable. 

Be that as it may the Playin' In the Band which follows and which concludes the second set is one of the highlights of the show. I dig it and hope you do as well. 

The third set features some nice versions of favorites such as 'Row Jimmy' and 'Uncle John's Band' but the winner here is a wonderful 'Morning Dew'. Phil just about blows it up here and I really like it.

Grateful Dead
Palais des Sports
Paris, France
9/21/1974 - Saturday

Two    

Seastones > [edited out]
Playin >
Drums >
Playin

Three    

Row Jimmy ;
Big River ;
Ship Of Fools ;
Uncle John's Band ;
Around And Around ;
Morning Dew ;
Sugar Magnolia
Encore    
Casey Jones 

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod051322.mp3

Sure hope you have a very lucky day! 

 

Dead Show/podcast for 5/6/22

As this weekend is the first weekend in May, we not only celebrate our Mothers, but the Run for the Roses! Naturally I felt this called for a rendition of 'The Race Is On', and this one comes to us from the bands European tour of the Fall of 1974. Specifically from Paris on September 21, 1974. 

This first set which we will hear this week shows considerable change from those European shows of 50 years ago.. the band is I think, a bit more mellow and more jazzy in my opinion. Keith is adding alot of nice color to these songs as well. Here we have a long and unusual setlist, with highlights for me being besides the 'Race Is On' the nice 'Sugaree', a fun 'Loose Lucy' and a great 'Eyes of the World' into 'China Doll' to close  the set (!). I think this is quite a nice recording and hope you enjoy it. 

Grateful Dead
Palais des Sports
Paris, France
9/21/1974 - Saturday
One    

Bertha
Mexicali Blues
Sugaree
The Promised Land
Peggy-O
Me And My Uncle
Deal
The Race Is On
Loose Lucy
El Paso
Eyes Of The World >
China Doll 

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod050622.mp3

Love your Mother! 

 

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