Dead Show/podcast for 4/19/13

"Spring hasn't sprung, until the Dead play the Frost" or so goes the saying I used to hear.. and in an attempt to conjure up a more lasting Spring I decided to bring one of their magical concerts from this classic venue to  our Deadpod this week. This concert comes from the  Spring of 1985, surely a  year that doesn't always get much respect, but nonetheless the place for some amazing shows back in the day, and I think you'll agree that this particular event was one of those.. The famous bass line welcomes us to a wonderful Dancin' and we know we're on our way to a fabulous time with the boys. Bertha doesn't give anyone a chance to sit down as Jerry rocks it at a breakneck pace.. a lazy Little Red Rooster follows.. but don't despair.. a great Brown Eyed Women is up next followed by 'My Brother Esau'.. every time I hear that song I'm reminded of a show I saw back in the early 90s where someone just kept yelling .... "Bobby.. are you still boxing with the apocalypse?"

Ramble on Rose is a keeper I think.. well played and Jerry sounds into it and it has that unique 'electic dixieland' sound as David Crosby so well described it.. It is also wonderful that Jerry  is in full and fine voice here and throughout this show.. Phil's 'Tom Thumb' is pleasant and goes into a very fine Cold Rain and Snow.. The set ends with a well developed Music Never Stopped.. the jaming hints at whats coming next week in set 2.. 

Frost Amphitheater (Stanford U), Palo Alto, CA (4/27/85)

set 1

Dancin' in the Streets
Bertha
Little Red Rooster
Brown Eyed Women
My Brother Esau
Ramble on Rose
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues->
Cold Rain and Snow
Music Never Stopped

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod041913.mp3

Thank you for listening to the Deadpod, and for your contributions, without which I can not continue to publish it each week... 

Let It Grow.. 

Dead Show/podcast for 4/12/13

This week we get to move on to the second set from April 12th, 1982 at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale NY. I think you'll agree that this is one of the more interesting and well played sets of the Spring '82 tour.. it starts off with Man Smart, Woman Smarter - an usual choice given that they opened the show with Iko, Iko.. then Jerry moves into a Sugaree which is clearly one of the best of the year.. and also in an unusual second set location, this one clocks in around 14 minutes and is quite a pleasure to listen to.. Listen to Bobby on the the Estimated that follows, also unusual :) .. Stella Blue is a fine version and the Sugar Mag is a nicely moving one.. You certainly won't hear a Satisfaction encore too often! :) 

Hope you enjoy this week's Deadpod.. 

Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY (4/12/82)

Man Smart/Woman Smarter
Sugaree
Estimated Prophet
Uncle John's Band
drums
The Other One
Stella Blue
Sugar Magnolia

Satisfaction

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod041213.mp3

Thanks so much for your support!! 

I couldn't do the Deadpod without the contributions of my listeners.... 

Also note: this week the metadata on the mp3 file is missing - this is because I ran out of room on my hosting service quota... Sorry! Luckily I was able to just squeeze this second set in! 

Dead Show/podcast for 4/5/13

Here's a show that has been on my request list for some time.. I'm not sure why I haven't gotten around to playing it aside from the fact that I did play most of the 2nd set back in '06.. at any rate its one of the best from the Spring of 1982.. this is from the Nassau Coliseum on 4/12/82. A fine first set is highlighted by an unusual "Iko, Iko' opener, a beautiful Peggy-O and a pretty crazy Mama Tried->Mexicali segue.. 
The Bird Song is crisp and a joy to listen to and the T.Jed is alot of fun.. the closing Deal show us that Jerry is going to bring us some treats in set 2.. 

Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY (4/12/82)

Iko Iko
New Minglewood Blues
Peggy-O
Mama Tried
Mexicali Blues
Bird Song
C.C. Rider
Tennessee Jed
Looks Like Rain
Deal

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod040513.mp3

Thank you all for picking up this week's Deadpod, and remember I'm always happy to take your requests. I am indebted to the support I receive from my friends whose contributions keep the Deadpod afloat. Thank you so very much, I couldn't do the show without you. 

Happy Spring! 

Dead Show/podcast for 3/29/13

As we prepare to turn the page on March, I thought it might be nice to pull out a really smoking show from way back in 1969.. this one comes to us from 3/28/69 at the Modest Jr. College Civic Center in Modesto California.. yes a unique venue..but quite a strong outing for the boys.
This one starts out with a strong Good Morning Little Schoolgirl, but follows that up with a deep space Dark Star... Jerry has some wonderful  leads in this one, and it threads its way through chaos and eternity into a rousing Saint Stephen... The Eleven is always a thrill to me and this has some extended build ups.. The Death Don't Have No Mercy is powerful.. as usual.. a classic 23 minute Lovelight follows, with Pigpen leading the charge. The second set consists of one long 'The Other One'.. its a high energy jam that is abruptly stopped when someone turns on the house lights and ends the show!
I hope you enjoy this one my friends..

Grateful Dead
Student Center, Modesto Jr. College, Modesto CA, 3/28/69

Good Mornin' Little Schoolgirl
Dark Star->
St. Stephen->
The Eleven->
Death Don't Have No Mercy->
Turn On Your Lovelight
Cryptical Envelopment->
Drumz->
The Other One->
Cryptical Envelopment

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod032913.mp3

For my Christian friends Happy Easter...

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Dead Show/podcast for 3/22/13

This first Deadpod of Spring we will be hearing the second set from the bands' performance on St. Patrick's Day, 1991 at the Cap Center in Landover MD. A fine pre-drums segment, highlighted for me by 'Crazy Fingers'... but what really brings the crowd to their feet is the east coast breakout of 'New Speedway Boogie' for the first time in over 20 years. This tune had been played on the west coast about a month earlier, but despite some rough vocals everyone was stoked to hear it! Post Drumx highlight I think is a fine Wheel ->Watchtower... although I always enjoy the Black Peter.. 

Capital Centre, Landover, MD (3/17/91)

set 2

China Cat Sunflower
I Know You Rider
Man Smart/Woman Smarter
Crazy Fingers
Truckin'
New Speedway Boogie
drums
space
The Wheel
All Along the Watchtower
Black Peter
Around and Around

U.S. Blues

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod032213.mp3


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Dead Show/podcast for 3/16/13

Well it's St. Patrick's Day weekend! so i decided to bring everyone a dose of St. Patrick's Day Dead for this week's Deadpod... This show comes from the Spring of 1991, so there's both Bruce Hornsby and Vince Welnick in the mix.. This one starts with a nice Hell in a Bucket and a pretty good Sugaree.. Bruce is especially prominent during a squeeze box solo during Queen Jane.. the highlight of this first set is the breakout of 'Rubin and Cherise'.  The second set will come next week, but I hope you enjoy this trip back to the early 90s., a period I don't often feature but which for many folks, contains the highlights of their shared experience with the boys. 
Please note: this recording is a bit too 'hot' and has some clipping.. I hope you will still enjoy it despite these problems. 

Capital Centre, Landover, MD (3/17/91)

Hell in a Bucket
Sugaree
Walkin' Blues
Peggy-O
Queen Jane Approximately
Rubin and Cherise
Let It Grow

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod031513.mp3

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Have a safe and HAPPY St. Patrick's Day! 

Dead Show/podcast for 3/8/13

This week I thought I would share this very interesting show from way back in 1969.  This is quite a fine recording, and I thought I'd go ahead and bring you the entire show this week, although it makes for a bit longer Deadpod than usual. As you can see below the show features a number of tunes without Garcia and Pigpen; the story goes that each were too incapacitated in their own way, to continue.... the jamming however does.. and very nicely. I think you'll agree this is a fantastic recording of a unique moment in Grateful Dead history.. I hope you enjoy it.. 



Grateful Dead - June 8, 1969
Fillmore West - San Francisco, CA
Notes:
-- * with Wayne Ceballos (vocals)/without Pigpen
-- ** with Elvin Bishop (guitar and vocals)/without Garcia

Set 1:
Dancing In The Street ->
He Was A Friend Of Mine ->
China Cat Sunflower ->
New Potato Caboose
Me And My Uncle

Set 2:
Tuning
Turn On Your Lovelight *
The Things I Used To Do **
Who's Lovin' You Tonight **
That's It For The Other One ->
Cosmic Charlie

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod030813.mp3

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Dead Show/podcast for 3/1/13

This week we'll get to hear the second set from the Jerry Garcia Band's performance at the Stanley Theater in Pittsburgh PA on 3/19/78.


This is really a classic JGB setlist, and what finer music to welcome in the month of March with! Below is a picture from the show..

And what a great classic JGB setlist.. I love all these songs.. and they certainly show off the vocal talents of Donna Jean and Maria..



Jerry Garcia Band
3/19/78
Stanley Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA


Set 2:
Mission In The Rain
Love In The Afternoon
Let Me Roll It
I Second That Emotion
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
I'll Be With Thee
Midnight Moonlight
E: Palm Sunday

Hope you enjoy this one..

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod030113.mp3

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Dead Show/podcast for 2/22/13

This week's Deadpod was inspired by the new release of 'GarciaLive vol. 1' on the jerrygarcia.com website.. this release, from 3/1/80 is of course required listening for all Jerry Band fans, so while I can't play that on the Deadpod, I did want to whet your appetite a little with some Jerry Band from one of my favorite periods, Spring of 1978..
The show I'm bringing you this week is from one of those great old venues, the Stanley Theater in Pittsburgh PA.. this must have been a great night to see the band, right in the middle of a string of great nights... I'm going to bring you the first set this week, and next week we'l hear set 2..

Jerry Garcia Band 
3/19/78 
Stanley Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA 


Set 1: 
How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You 
Catfish John 
Cats Under The Stars 
Simple Twist Of Fate 
Tore Up Over You 
Gomorrah 
Mystery Train 
The Harder They Come 

Here's the standard lineup for this period of the Jerry Band: 

Musicians
Jerry Garcia	guitar, vocals
John Kahn	bass
Keith Godchaux	keyboards
Donna Jean Godchaux	backing vocals
Maria Muldaur	backing vocals
Buzz Buchanan	drums

  

these are all classic Jerry Band tunes.. I hope you haven't heard too much JGB here lately but it just felt right to me to feature this music this week.. 

I hope you agree. 

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod022213.mp3

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Dead Show/podcast for 2/15/13

This second set from 6/11/93 features the only Eyes of the World performed on  the summer tour that year, as the opener. Its quite nicely done, and followed by another well-played Playin' In the Band... the band and Jerry in particular do a very credible job on these.. out of space, the Wheel and Watchtower are a pleasure to hear as well, but the Black Peter is a personal favorite and I think Jerry takes the time to do a decent version here.. the Sugar Mag had everyone dancing, and of course the Brokedown Palace leaves me smiling when I hear it..I hope it makes you smile as well... 

Buckeye Lake Music Center, Hebron, OH (Friday, 6/11/93)
Eyes of the World
Playing in the Band ->
Uncle John's Band ->
Corina ->
Drums ->
Space ->
The Wheel ->
Watchtower ->
Black Peter ->
Sugar Magnolia

Brokedown Palace

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod021513.mp3

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I really appreciate it my friends.. 

Dead Show/podcast for 2/8/13

I've had some requests for a 90s show and I thought this would be a nice change of pace this week. This was one of my favorite outdoor venues as a show here was, for all the hassles, usually a gas. This show, from Buckeye Lake in the summer of 93, was a blast. I think the band was having fun and playing well.

The Jerry tunes here are fun to hear and I'm a real fan of the Tom Thumbs if this era as well as the Masterpiece. We'll hear the interesting set two next week.

Buckeye Lake Music Center, Hebron, OH (Friday, 6/11/93)

Jack Straw
Foolish Heart
The Same Thing
Lazy River Road
Tom Thumb's Blues
Masterpiece
So Many Roads
Promised Land

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod020813.mp3

Thanks so much for your kind support of the Deadpod - this is really as much your doing as mine! 

Dead Show/podcast for 2/1/13

Nothing beats a fine second set like this one from fall of 73.. a great mix of songs.. starts off with some great classic, rocking numbers, then a truly fine Weather Report Suite - be sure and listen to the wonderful ensemble playing at the end.. I think you'll find the Dark Star that follows to be quite memorable.. it starts off quite softly .. but it certainly explores some unexpected spaces.. the Eyes that follows is very well played as is Wharf Rat..

I know I have a weakness for this era of GD, but I think this really holds up well and shows once again, the wide variety of styles the band could play and the wide number of spaces they could take us to. 

Curtis Hixon Convention Hall, Tampa, FL (12/18/73)

Promised Land

Bertha

Greatest Story Ever Told

Row Jimmy

WRS Prelude

WRS Part 1

Let It Grow

Dark Star

drums

Eyes of the World

Wharf Rat

Sugar Magnolia

Uncle John's Band

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod020113.mp3

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

and Happy Groundhog Day! 

Dead Show/podcast for 1/25/13

All the publicity this week about the release of Dave's Pick's Vol 5. gave me a good excuse to bring out another 1973 gem to play on the Deadpod.. 

This week's show took place about a month after the 11/17/73 show featured on Dave's Picks - this one is from 12/18/73 at the Curtis Hixon Convention Hall in Tampa FL. - yes the night before the show featured on Dick's Picks Vol 1! I know  - finding these beauties that haven't been released is getting harder -but this is a wonderful show and I am sure that those of us who enjoy this stellar period in GD history will enjoy it. I'll play set 1 this week and follow it next week with set 2. This one features some fine renditions of classic tunes - the Tennessee Jed, Brown Eyed Women and Deal are wonderful.. and don't dare miss the China->Rider - that transition is GREAT!

..... and yes its simply a coincidence that i'm playing florida shows in the DEAD of winter :) 

Curtis Hixon Convention Hall, Tampa, FL (12/18/73)

Tennessee Jed
Me and My Uncle
Don't Ease Me In
Looks Like Rain
They Love Each Other
Me and Bobby McGee
Brown Eyed Women
Beat it on Down the Line
Peggy-O
El Paso
Deal
Jack Straw
China Cat Sunflower
I Know You Rider

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod012513.mp3

Thank you so much for listening and for your support... 

I appreciate it SO much - and I couldn't publish the Deadpod every week without it! 

Be well and stay warm my friends.. 

Dead Show/podcast for 1/18/13

I think this is a really nice second set from the great Fall of 1980 tour.. it contains some of my favorite songs and I think that Jerry and the band do them all justice. In particular the opening 'Feel Like A Stranger' however the following 'To Lay Me Down' is just too short and too sweet... The Let It Grow is back to full throtle Dead, and flows into a short but sweet Terrapin Station.. 

While the rest of the set may not match the pre-Drums peak, its still certainly worth listening to and remembering what moments of beauty there were.... 

Grateful Dead 

Lakeland Civic Center 

Lakeland, FL  

11/28/80 - Friday 

Set Two 

 Feel Like A Stranger %

 To Lay Me Down > 

 Let It Grow > 

 Terrapin Station > 

 Drums > 

 Space > 

 Not Fade Away > 

 Black Peter > 

 Sugar Magnolia % 

 Encore U.S. Blues ; 

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod011813.mp3

Thank you my friends for listening and for your support... 

Dead Show/podcast for 1/11/2013

I've been wanting to play something from this time period for some time, and while I previously presented part of a show from a couple nights later, this recording captures quite well the bands' energy and talents during the tour from the late Fall of 1980. We'll listen to the first set this week, which features a really fine 'Little Red Rooster' as well as a superb version of 'Looks Like Rain'. The set closing 'Deal' is raging... 

I hope you enjoy this as much as I do, we'll listen to set 2 next week... 

Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland, FL (11/28/80)

Jack Straw
Peggy-O
Little Red Rooster
Tennessee Jed
Passenger
Deep Elem Blues
Looks Like Rain
Deal

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod011113.mp3

My most sincere thanks for your support.. I very much appreciate it! 

Dead Show/podcast for 1/4/13

Normally I wouldn't publish two consecutive Jerry shows on the Deadpod.. but this week's show is not a normal tape - this is a top-shelf recording of Jerry and Merle at the top of their game.. this is simply a wonderful recording of a superlative performance. Once I listened to this I knew I should share it as soon as possible - hence it became the choice for this week's Deadpod. 
This show was apparently originally advertised as an Old and In The Way performance - however its clearly Jerry and Merle Saunders. It supposedly was one of the tapes written about in the New Yorker article by  Nick Paumgarten (that you can read here). This was one of the Betty Cantor-Jackson tapes that was discovered in a trunk, but lucky for us was saved and restored by a professional recording engineer.. Not only is this a wonderful performance but a magnificent recording.. while its a bit longer than I would have liked (only when thinking of my hosting quota!) it is certainly well worth it.. 

The music itself defies easy categorization.. classic Jerry and Merle, but there is so much improvisation and creativity that we really can't label parts of this performance.. 

Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders
Keystone
2119 University Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
November 3, 1973 (Saturday)

--Set I (7 tracks, 83:05)--
s1t01. ... After Midnight [7:26] (1) [2:48]
s1t02. Expressway (To Your Heart) [10:59] ->
s1t03. collective improvisation [15:50] ->
s1t04. transition to Merl's Tune [2:13] ->
s1t05. Merl's Tune [7:58] [2:34]
s1t06. Someday Baby [16:19] [1:55]
s1t07. I Second That Emotion [14:50] (2) [0:11] %

--Set II (2 tracks, 39:51, incomplete)--
s2t01. .. Mystery Train [10:01] [0:15]
s2t02. My Funny Valentine [29:05] (3)

! Band: Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders
! Lineup: Jerry Garcia - el-g, vocals;
! Lineup: Merl Saunders - keyboards;
! Lineup: John Kahn - el-bass;
! Lineup: Bill Vitt - drums;
! Lineup: Martin Fierro - saxophone, flute.

While we don't have the complete tape, I urge you to listen to Garcia in the 'collective improvisation' segment - it will blow you away.. 

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 
http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod010413.mp3


Finally my most sincere thanks to those of you who are able to assist the Deadpod with your financial contributions.. thank you SO much! I certainly couldn't get the Deadpod out each week without your help!

Dead Show/podcast for 12/28/12

As 2012 draws to an end, I was reflecting on what shows were most requested by my listeners, and what is readily apparent is that I get a whole lot of requests for more Jerry Garcia Band.. by a fortuitous coincidence, this tape happened to make an appearance this week. This had never before been in circulation, and that, combined with the wonderful year (for JGB) and setlist ensured that I'd choose it for this week's Deadpod.. 

I loved this lineup of the JGB, and this period in their performance history. While this is a mono recording, its such a happy occasion to have a new JGB release see the light of day that I decided it would be just right for this Deadpod... I hope you agree... 

Jerry Garcia Band

Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ

March 17, 1978 Late Show

1 Mission In The Rain 11:00

2 Russian // Lullaby (glitch @ 8:32) 12:03

3 Tore Up Over You 11:37

4 Love In The Afternoon       12:03

5 I'll Be With Thee       05:03

6 Night They Drove Old Dixie Down     10:15

- encore -

7 Rhapsody In Red   07:21

Jerry Garcia guitar, vocals

John Kahn bass

Keith Godchaux keyboards

Donna Jean Godchaux backing vocals

Maria Muldaur backing vocals

Buzz Buchanan drums

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod122812.mp3

I would be amiss if I didn't send out a huge thank you to all of you who have supported the Deadpod this year. I can't tell you how fortunate I feel to have all of you help in making this weekly podcast possible. THANK YOU! 

Finally my sincere wishes for a HEALTHY and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

I hope that 2013 is better for all of us in every way.. 

Dead Show/podcast for 12/21/12

Happy Holidays!

On this Winter Solstice I bring you this the 2012 Holiday edition of the Deadpod. As is our tradition this week's Deadpod features acoustic Grateful Dead for your enjoyment. I decided to make this year's Holiday Deadpod both very classic and a bit different... 

First the classic - how about the very first acoustic set from the famous Fall of 1980 shows at the Warfield in San Francisco?  We have the entire acoustic set from this famous show from September 25th, 1980 as well as several songs from the next evening as well.. There is really nothing better to unwind to than these classic acoustic numbers done as only Jerry Garcia and the band can do.. 

Grateful Dead
9/25/80 - Thursday
Warfield Theatre - San Francisco, CA

One:
Bird Song
I've Been All Around This World
Dark Hollow 
Rosalie McFall
Monkey And The Engineer 
It Must Have Been The Roses
Jack-A-Roe
Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie >
Ripple

9/26/80 - Friday
Warfield Theater - San Francisco CA

To Lay Me Down
Cassidy
China Doll

For the less traditional - I recently got ahold of this Jerry Moore tape of Bob Weir and friends - a show that took place back on May 29th, 1986 in New York  City. I really enjoyed hearing Bob's acoustic versions of these songs and decided to include them in part 2 of this year's holiday Deadpod.. I hope you enjoy them as well..


Bob Weir & Friends*
1986-05-29
The Great 60's Ball
The Saint, NYC

*
Matthew Kelly
Barry Flast
Steve Kimock
Jorma Kaukonen
Anna Rizzo
Peter Yarrow

Intro - Abbie Hoffman
Festival
City Girls
My Blue Tears
This Time Forever
Desolation Row
Youngblood
Spoonful
Winners
Easy To Slip
Victim Or The Crime
Throwing Stones
Baby What You Want Me To Do
Blowin' In The Wind


You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod122112.mp3


Finally my thanks to everyone who has listened to, and those who have helped to support, the Deadpod this past year. I am blessed to have so many kind friends who enjoy the music as much as I do and I so want you to know how thankful I am for the chance to produce this show each week.

I find in these sad times that this music gives me strength and hope, the light it brings me I can't find just anywhere else.. I hope it gives you all peace and joy as well... thank you my friends..


Happy Hanukkah - Merry Christmas - and a warm Winter Solstice to all of you!

Dead Show/podcast for 12/14/12

This week another fabulous version of Playing In the Band from 1972... this one is a real monster - Phil and Jerry trade some really intense leads and while this is not the only reason to listen to this set (recently re-mastered by Charlie Miller) its probably the highlight.. I think its certainly worthy of a listen and hope you do as well! 



Grateful Dead - November 18, 1972
Hofheinz Pavilion - Houston, TX

Set 2:
Bertha ->
Greatest Story Ever Told
He's Gone
Jack Straw
Deal
Playing In The Band
Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo
Sugar Magnolia
One More Saturday Night

Encore:
Uncle John's Band

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod121412.mp3

Thanks to everyone who put in a bid on the DVD video auction! I'll be closing that at noon today, 12/14/12... if you put in the winning bid be sure and contact me.. 

Finally a most sincere thank you to those of you who have contributed to the Deadpod.. I very much appreciate your support and have to tell you how great it feels to know the Deadpod is appreciated! thank you!! 

Dead Show/podcast for 12/7/12

This week it's set 2 of 12/5/71 .. sure this one is not as crispy as many boards from this era, but this is such a fine, energetic performance that in my opinion it makes up for all the flaws in the recording..
Listen to the wonderful transitions from Dark Star into Me & My Uncle back into Dark Star and then into Sittin' On Top of the World... these are truly exquisite.
This is a fine example of relatively early Grateful Dead.. I'm also a huge fan of the closing NFA->Goin' Down the Road->NFA.. and even in 71, when they do a Johnny B Goode encore, you know the boys were having a good time!


Grateful Dead
12/5/71 - Sunday
Felt Forum - Madison Square Garden - New York, NY

Set Two:
Truckin'
Ramble On Rose
It Hurts Me Too
Sugaree
Sugar Magnolia
Dark Star ->
Me And My Uncle->
Dark Star ->
Sittin' On Top Of The World
Me And Bobby McGee
Big Railroad Blues
Mexicali Blues ->
You Win Again
Not Fade Away ->
Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad ->
Not Fade Away ;

E: Johnny B. Goode

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod120712.mp3

A quick reminder - see the post below for details on our Grateful Dead DVD auction!! Bidding will close on 12/14/12....

Thank you all so much for your support - I really appreciate it and am fortunate that you enjoy the Deadpod!! thank you!

Dead Video collection - auction for the Deadpod

One of my wonderful listeners contributed this great collection of hard to find Grateful Dead DVDs and I thought it would make a great present for the Deadhead on your list who didn't already have this hard to find group of concert videos! 

This includes a brand new never opened copy of the Closing of Winterland DVD; the other DVDs are opened but in very good condition, some of these are now out of print.. they include all 4 Views from the Vault, Dead Ahead, Trucking to Buffalo, Ticket to New Years, the Jerry Garcia Band Live at Shoreline, and Phil Lesh & Friends at the Warfield 2006.. 

I thought the best way to do this would be to let folks put in bids on it.. You can just post a bid in the comment section and in a week or so I'll close it, probably on the 14th so there will be plenty of time to receive the box by Christmas. 

Let me know if you have any questions.. thanks !!! 

Dead Show/podcast for 11/30/12

This week's Deadpod features a great show that I've meant to play for some time - the Grateful Dead's performance on December 5th, 1971 at the Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York. This comes to us from a pre-fm soundboard, but the sound is a bit iffy at times and sounds a bit 'condensed'.. nevertheless the performance is really alive and Jerry is zinging with energy. The set features a wonderful Brown-Eyed Women, the only performance of 'I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water', as well as a simply fine Tennessee Jed and Comes a Time... 

We'll hear the second set next week but everything, from the great Bill Graham introductions of the band members (if rock and roll had a Godfather.....").. to the set closing Saturday Night is spot on and shows us the band in their full youthful glory..

Grateful Dead

Date: 12/5/71 - Sunday

Location: Felt Forum - Madison Square Garden - New York, NY

One:

Bertha

Beat It On Down The Line

Big Boss Man

Brown Eyed Women

I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water

Jack Straw 

Mr. Charlie 

Tennessee Jed 

El Paso

Deal 

Playing In The Band

Next Time You See Me

Comes A Time

Casey Jones >

One More Saturday Night 

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod113012.mp3

I hope that as we watch November,and indeed all of 2012 go slowly behind us, that you are all well and happy.. I can't think of a finer audience and thank you all so much for listening and for your kind support.. 

Dead Show/podcast for 11/23/12

This week's Deadpod features a wonderful show from 1969 - this one from December 19th, 1969 at the Fillmore in San Francisco CA. This show starts off with a rare acoustic 'set' of sorts with just Jerry and Bob, due, we hear, to Phil being late to arrive. His tardiness gives a nice treat -  the first four songs are a great treat to hear, Once everyone is back in the fold, the band moves effortlessly into a great electric set, which I decided to bring to you in its entirety. To me, its a great treat to listen to listen to the boys on songs like "Mason's Children' and 'Cumberland Blues'. As with most great '69 shows Pigpen is in great form on Good Lovin' and a 30 minute long Lovelight to close out the show..

I hope you find this one a fine way to spend a couple hours during this post-Thanksgiving weekend.. 

Grateful Dead

12/19/69 - Friday

Fillmore Auditorium - San Francisco, CA

Introduction

The Monkey And The Engineer 

Little Sadie

Long Black Limousine 

All Around This World 

Mason's Children 

Black Peter 

Hard To Handle 

Cumberland Blues ;

Casey Jones

Good Lovin' >

Drums >

Good Lovin' ;

Cryptical Envelopment >

Drums >

The Other One >

Cryptical Envelopment >

Uncle John's Band >

Turn On Your Lovelight

You can listen to the Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod112312.mp3

My thanks to all of you for listening to and supporting the Deadpod.. Its a joy to know that so many fine folks are enjoying these tunes and I am so grateful to be allowed the privilege of sharing the tunes. 

PS - I know this wasn't a true 'acoustic' show - those are fairly rare and I've played quite a few of them already. I hope those of you who love the acoustic shows aren't too disappointed. I plan on more acoustic music for my annual Christmas show... 

Dead Show/podcast for 11/16/12

This week we will finish the Dead's 9/29/89 concert at Shoreline Ampitheater. As you can see below this is a fine second set. As a Terrapin fan, I would've been pretty darn happy with everything up through drums, and content when Bob broke out the Miracle that I'd gotten a full measure of the price of admission.. however that's when they broke out 'Death Don't Have No Mercy...' this was the first time since 1970 that this classic had been played. It always brings chills to my neck to hear Garcia and Weir sing this..and they'd only play it three more times........ 
This is a fine concert all around but that is what makes it special for me.. 
I do hope you enjoy this week's Deadpod........ 

Deadshow#142
Grateful Dead
9/29/89 - Friday

Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA
Two:   
China Cat Sunflower >
I Know You Rider
Blow Away    
Playing In The Band > 
Terrapin Station > 
Drums 
Space >
I Need A Miracle > 
Death Don't Have No Mercy > 
Sugar Magnolia 
Encore: The Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) 

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod111612.mp3

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Have a great Thanksgiving.. 

Dead Show/podcast for 11/9/12

This week's show was the result of a request made over on the Deadpod's facebook page for a great version of Brent doing 'We Can Run'.. While this may not be the very best version of that song its plenty good.. and it is a part of a pretty good show from a great Fall tour. Highlights for me on this first set include the off-tempo Franklin's Tower, and a great Bird Song and Promised Land.. Set 2 follows next week, with a foreshadowing of the Hampton shows that came later in this tour..

Grateful Dead Date: 9/29/89 - Friday Location: Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA One: Good Times ; 04:03 Feel Like A Stranger ; 07:17 Franklin's Tower ; 09:17 Wang Dang Doodle ; 05:59 Jack-A-Roe ; 04:37 Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again % 08:59 We Can Run ; 06:01 Bird Song ; 12:38 The Promised Land ; 04:22

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:


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Dead Show/podcast for 11/2/12

This week we get to listen to the second set from a nice performance from the fall of 1972 - 10/28/72 Cleveland Ohio.. The Dark Star is clearly the crown jewel of this performance and I encourage you to read the description of that piece given by Robert Goetz in the Grateful Dead Tapers Compendium. It is far from the only thing worthwhile in the set to be sure. While some of the sound is not pristine (my apologies for that), still I really enjoyed the rest of the set, especially the Attics.. and hope you do as well. 

The Dark Star should be *studied* :) 

Grateful Dead Cleveland Public Hall 10/28/72 - Saturday Set Two: He's Gone El Paso Don't Ease Me In Greatest Story Ever Told Brown Eyed Women Beat It On Down The Line Attics Of My Life Big River Dark Star  Sugar Magnolia Casey Jones E: Johnny B. Goode

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http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod110212.mp3  

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Dead Show/podcast for 10/26/12

I know that I may have featured too many shows this year from 1972 (is that possible?) but being that its the 40th anniversary of these shows I'm naturally led to take a look at them and often I'm drawn by their quality. 1972 was a wonderful year.. this week I decided to feature this show from the weekend before Halloween due principle to the fact that I really really want to play the Dark Star from set 2.. sometimes this desire to feature a particular segment or song from a show might cause me to feature some music that might not quite measure up.. I suppose that is the completest in me that prefers to feature whole shows rather than 'parts'. This week I'm playing set 1 of this show despite some sound issues with the mix - the vocals are often too low in the mix. Nevertheless the playing is first rate, as is the typically superb song selection. I hope you'll overlook the issues with the mix as I do, in anticipation of the wonderful Dark Star that awaits next week - besides this is a first rate set... :)

Grateful Dead 
Cleveland Public Hall 
10/28/72 - Saturday 

SetOne:
The Promised Land ;     
Friend Of The Devil ; 
Jack Straw ; 
China Cat Sunflower >   
I Know You Rider ; 
Mexicali Blues ; 
Box Of Rain ; 
Me And Bobby McGee ; 
Candyman ; 
Me And My Uncle ; 
Sugaree ; 
Playing In The Band ;

I really hope that you enjoy this one, in my mind, (and I'm probably biased as I 

grew up near Cleveland) 

the band really played some fine music here... 

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod102612.mp3

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I really couldn't do the show without you!!! 

Dead Show/podcast for 10/19/12

Those of you who are regular listeners of the Deadpod know that I generally can only go so long between regular doses of the Jerry Band..something told me the time was up this week so I went looking for a rocking JGB set to bring you and came across this recommendation.
Although advertised as an audience tape, I suspect this could be a matrix. While I'm not completely happy with how distant some of the vocals sound, I'm quite pleased with the sonic quality of the music - I hope you will be as well.
As for the preformance, the After Midnight->Eleanor Rigby->After Midnight, while perhaps not quite up to Keane College standards, is still very worth listening to.

Jerry Garcia Band
3-8-80
The Stone, San Francisco, CA  

(set 1)
Sugaree 
That's What Love Will Make You Do 
Simple Twist Of Fate
Tore Up Over You 
(set 2)
I'll Take A Melody 
How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You
After Midnight >
Eleanor Rigby Jam > 
After Midnight
When I Paint My Masterpiece >
Midnight Moonlight 

I hope you enjoy this my friends, you can listen to this week's Deadpod here: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod101912.mp3   

Thanks so much for your support - I couldn't imagine a better group of people than 

everyone who listens to the Deadpod! 

Dead Show/podcast for 10/12/12

This is a fine second set from the Fall of 1976 - enjoy this one along with the fine

Fall weather.. I especially recommend that you savor the wonderful Slipknot.. 

as well as the Franklin's Tower that follows.. this is really an under appreciated gem. 

The Dancin'->Drums->Wheel->Ship is not only unusual but very nicely done, 

especially the Ship of Fool.. this one makes a truly wierd but wonderful transition

 back into the Dancin' reprise..

 There's no point in describing the GDTRFB.. listen to it.. 

You'll love the rockin' end to this show.. 

ACK - I just noticed that I introduced the show saying it was for October 1, 2012..

 of course its not..

today is October 12!! Don't let that throw you off.. it is the correct show. 

Grateful Dead - October 1, 1976Market Square Arena - Indianapolis, IN

Two: Might As Well ; Samson And Delilah  Help On The Way; Slipknot! 

 Franklin's Tower ; Dancing In The Street  Drums; The Wheel ; Ship Of Fools;

 Dancing In The Street ; Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad; One More Saturday Night

 Encore: U.S. Blues 

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 http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod101212.mp3  

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Dead Show/podcast for 10/5/12

Fall of 1976 was an excellent period for the band and this week's show is a nod to the

upcoming release of 'Dave's Picks' 4' as well as a great representation of this tour, as 

we travel to Indianapolis for a show that took place on October 1st, 1976. 

We will hear the first set this week, and while it does take a song or two for the band

to really rev up, I think by the time Deal arrives we know we're in for a good show. 

My personal highlights include the Brown Eyed women and of course, the rare first-set

Scarlet Begonias. 

This is a really interesting time for the group as they are moving from the slower more

jazzy improvisational pieces and developing the tighter rhythmic structures that we know and love

in 1977. 

I hope you enjoy this week's Deadpod..  

Grateful Dead - October 1, 1976
Market Square Arena - Indianapolis, IN

Set 1:

Bertha
Mama Tried
Deal
Cassidy
Friend Of The Devil
Big River
Brown Eyed Women
It's All Over Now
Scarlet Begonias
Promised Land 

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod100512.mp3 

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Dead Show/podcast for 9/28/12

This week's Deadpod allows us to enjoy the second set of the band's wonderful performance from Sept. 18th, 1987 at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. If you caught the first set last week you know the band was firing on all cylinders here and they come out with a smokin' hot Shakedown Street, followed by a nice Man Smart, Woman Smarter, then an excellent Terrapin Station.. not a bad part 1!

They come out of space with a rollin' Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad, which flows into Bobby doing an early version of Watchtower. The Morning Dew that follows is for me the highlight of the show.. Jerry is ON IT.. and has everyone enthralled with this one.. Bobby follows with a nice Good Lovin' but Jerry is not through having fun and comes in with a couple verses of La Bamba!

This is a real treat and we know Garcia is having a great time on this night.. Clearly this is one of the classic Dead performances and I can only wish I had been in attendance this night.. I hope you enjoy it..

9/18/87 - Grateful Dead Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
 Set 2:
Shakedown Street->
 Man Smart, Woman Smarter->
 Terrapin Station->
 Drums->
 Space->
 GDTRFB->
 All Along The Watchtower->
 Morning Dew->
 Good Lovin'->
 La Bamba->
 Good Lovin'
 E: Heaven's Door


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Dead Show/podcast for 9/21/12

This week marks the 25th anniversary of the show I selected to play this week, and it clearly is one of the better later-day Dead shows. This comes to us from September 18th, 1987 at Madison Square Garden New York. It starts out with Weir refering to their appearance on Letterman the night before and then kicks into a great Hell In a Bucket... The Sugaree that follows is no slouch.. This first set also has a wonderful version of Candyman and When I Paint My Masterpiece. Its a short but solid set one that ends with a very nice Birdsong.. We'll listen to set 2 next week, which has some real meat to its bones, but I thought I'd close out this week's Deadpod with a cut from the newly released 'Spring 1990: So Glad You Made It' set with the Blow Away from the Cap Center in Landover MD, March 16th, 1990. If you're a fan of Brent's you'll enjoy hearing this one..


9/18/87 - Grateful Dead
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY


Set 1:
Hell In A Bucket >
Sugaree >
Walkin' Blues ;
Candyman ;
When I Paint My Masterpiece ;
Bird Song ;
from Spring 1990, So Glad You Made It
Blow Away Cap Center Landover MD 3/16/90

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Dead Show/podcast for 9/14/12

This week's Deadpod features the 2nd set from the performance that took place on September 11th, 1990 at the Spectrum in Philladelphia PA. This was the first performance of "He's Gone" since Brent had passed, and I really feel that the emotion for both band and audience alike comes through on the music. The 'Spoonful' that follows surely was a deliberate pick and is also fairly heavy with emotion.. an interesting and unique jam follows.. after Drumz, the highlights for me are a well performed 'Black Peter' and the encore, which was 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door'..
While this show may not be of the caliber of some of the MSG shows that followed, I think it was clearly the best show the band played prior to the arrival of Bruce Hornsby later in the month..

One word of warning, this version of the show contains two different sources, an audience and the soundboard. The audience provides the source for songs and passages missing on the soundboard tape.. still I thought it was quite worth the listen, and hope you do as well.

Grateful Dead
09/11/90
The Spectrum
Philadelphia, PA

SET 2

Crowd/Tunning {1:11.14} Source B
China Cat Sunflower-> {7:21.27} Source B
I Know You Rider {5:38.43} Source B (partial) Source A (Partial)
Looks Like Rain {7:33.54}
He's Gone-> {12:43.25}
Spoonful-> {6:53.23}
Jam-> {9:08.62}
Drums-> {9:13.34}
Jam-> {9:44.73}
The Wheel-> {5:43.62}
I Need A Miracle-> {4:16.29}
Black Peter-> {9:58.51}
Around & Around {6:47.29}

ENCORE
Knockin' On Heaven's Door {8:11.32} Source B

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod091412.mp3 

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Dead Show/podcast for 9/7/12

There's of course quite a lot of interest in the Grateful Dead's 1990 catalog right now with the release of the Spring 90 box set. As I reflected upon that year, and on this month, I was led to choose this show for the next Deadpod. I've always loved this performance. It took place when I was still saddened by the loss of Brent Mydland and fearful for what would happen to the band, and it reaffirmed for me the power and sway of this music in a way words won't do justice. We'll listen to the second set next week which I find especially moving.. but this is a fine first set and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.


Grateful Dead
09/11/90
The Spectrum
Philadelphia, PA
SET 1

1. Jack Straw {7:27.12}
2. Bertha-> {6:43.54}
3. Greatest Story Ever Told {4:24.18}
4. Candyman {7:17.50}
5. Queen Jane Approximately {6:46.69}
6. Brown Eyed Women {6:06.43}
7. It's All Over Now {7:51.25}
8. Tennessee Jed {8:34.24}
9. Hell In A Bucket {6:33.51}

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod090712.mp3 

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