The Deadpod

A year ago I played what many would consider the 'big brother' to this week's Deadpod selection - 6/23/74. This week I'm going to begin to feature the night before - 6/22/74 Miami Florida. This band may stumble on occasion here.. the levels take a bit to get 'just exactly perfect', but remember it was a 'wall of sound' show, and overall this is a great recording. The first set which we will hear this week has more 'studio' type versions than long jammed out pieces, however there is still plenty here to sink your teeth into. Some very unusual and fine jamming in 'Greatest Story', a fine 'Jack Straw' and stand-alone 'Scarlet'. 'The Race is On' is always a joy to hear, and the set closing 'Playin' in the Band' is fabulous; I'm especially fond of Phil here.. Grateful Dead Jai-Alai Fronton Miami, FL 6/22/74 - Saturday One The Promised Land [3:18] > Bertha [5:24] ; Greatest Story Ever Told [5:34] ; Deal [4:42] ; Me And Bobby McGee [5:33] ; Scarlet Begonias [6:45] ; Jack Straw [4:40] ; Loose Lucy [4:43] ; Mexicali Blues [3:22] ; Sugaree [6:56] ; The Race Is On [3:07] ; It Must Have Been The Roses [5:23] ; Playing In The Band [29:14] You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod062918.mp3 Let me be the first to wish you a very happy 4th of July! Be safe and have fun! thank you for your support of the Deadpod which keeps us running each week!

Happy Summer everyone! This second set from May 11th, 1980 is really a classic set list with a powerhouse pre-drums set and a rare set-closing Johnny B. Goode.. I would've loved to have seen this one! Bet the place was rockin' after the Black Peter as well! Another example of 'never miss a Sunday show'! Grateful Dead Cumberland County Civic Center Portland, ME 5/11/80 - Sunday Two Scarlet Begonias [6:42] > Fire On The Mountain [8:19] ; Feel Like A Stranger [7:31] > Terrapin Station [11:53] > Playing In The Band [8:51] > Drums [5:#31] > Space [2:17] > Black Peter [8:59] > Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad [7:02] > Around And Around [3:50] > Johnny B. Goode [3:57] Encore Brokedown Palace [5:27] You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod062218.mp3 Thanks so much for your kind donation that keeps us on the air each week! Hope to see some of you up at Alpine this weekend..

The band was on a roll not only during May of '77 but also during May of 1980 so I decided to bring you this smoker of a show from that month, 38 years ago. This one comes from Portland Maine on May 11th, 1980. This one gets up and roaring with a hot 'Alabama Getaway' into 'Promised Land'. Garcia's voice is great on 'They Love Each Other' which follows and throughout. The only flaw here for me is when Brent drops a verse on 'Easy To Love  You'. I'm always a fan of the 'Big Railroad blues' and the closing 'Don't Ease' into 'Music Never Stopped' is a fun way to close this first set.. Grateful Dead Cumberland County Civic Center Portland, ME 5/11/80 - Sunday One Alabama Getaway [4:33] > The Promised Land [4:13] ; They Love Each Other [6:57] ; Cassidy [4:50] ; Loser [7:22] ; It's All Over Now [8:20] ; Easy To Love You [3:30] ; Big Railroad Blues [4:36] ; Looks Like Rain [7:59] ; Don't Ease Me In [3:09] > The Music Never Stopped [7:26] You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod061518.mp3 Thanks so much for your support of the Deadpod! Hope those of you lucky enough to be out on tour with Dead  & Co. are having a fabulous time! Hope to see you at Alpine!

This week's Deadpod features a very nice second set from Deer Creek Music Theater in Nobelsville Indiana on June 6th, 1991. The set starts with China>Rider, which, after a bit of a warm up moves along very smartly. While this is most definitely a 90s sound, there is enough great Garcia licks (as well as a great 'headlight on a northbound train'  to please, I think. The band are definitely functioning together as a unit. Estimated follows..check out Bobby's screeches! a nice little jam leads us into 'Uncle John's Band'. (I hear Hornsby's accordion here). A fine transition leads into drums and space.. (my apologies for the distortion on some of the drums). A long and quite interesting space leads into a beautiful 'Wheel'. A rather shorter 'Watchtower' follows, but then we get a beautiful 'Stella Blue'. A rocking' Lovelight closes the set, but it is followed by a rare 'Box of Rain' encore.. Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN (6/6/91) Two China Cat Sunflower I Know You Rider Estimated Prophet Uncle John's Band drums space The Wheel All Along the Watchtower Stella Blue Turn On Your Love Light Box of Rain You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod060818.mp3 Thank you to the kind folks whose contributions support the weekly Deadpod!

As we head into June and the Summer concert season I decided to bring you a show from one of the favorite venues for summertime Dead - the Deer Creek Music Theater in Nobelsville Indiana, from June 6, 1991. I like the balance on this recording - everyone's sound  seems well blended and no keyboards overpower the music. The 'Jack Straw' opener is especially bright and snappy.. other favorites for me in this set include Row Jimmy and Big Railroad Blues. I admit I have always enjoyed what Hornsby brought to the band, and to Garcia.. I think this is a great example. Grateful Dead Deer Creek Music Center Noblesville, IN 6/6/91 - Thursday One Jack Straw [5:47] ; They Love Each Other [9:18]; Wang Dang Doodle [7:28] ; Row Jimmy [9:34] ; Black Throated Wind [5:46] ; Big Railroad Blues [5:15] ; Cassidy [6:41] ; Might As Well [6:03] You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod060118.mp3 To those of you attending Dead & Co summer shows - Best wishes for a safe and wonderful time!! My  thanks for your support of the Deadpod - much appreciated..

What a great set to share with you on this holiday weekend! This week we get to hear the third set from the band's performance on May 20th, 1973 at Santa Barbara California. The set starts out with a fine 'Truckin'.. but the magic starts right after that,  first in an exquisite jam out of Trucking, then, a 'Nobody's Fault' jam. I recommend letting the music take you where it will beyond this point.. if you've not heard this show before you've not been here yet. Words won't due justice to the paths traveled by the music, but the closest might come from the review of this show in the Grateful Dead Listening Guide here: http://www.deadlistening.com/2010/02/1973-may-20-santa-barbara-ca.html Clearly the musicians serve the music here... slowly you realize 'The Other One' is making an appearance.. and we are transported, farther.. deeper.. This is the stuff.. then suddenly.. 'Eyes of the World' leads us on a smoother, silkier passage.. Garcia of course still takes us on a rolling path guaranteed to make you want to move.. while his voice might not be at its fullest here, it is nevertheless a fine listen, with the music flowing like a babbling brook at times... then.. it flows into 'Stella Blue'. 'Sugar Mag' gives the crowd an appropriate rocking send-off.. No surprise we get a 'Johnny B. Goode' encore. :) Grateful Dead Campus Stadium - University Of California Santa Barbara, CA 5/20/73 - Sunday Three Truckin' [8:51] > Nobody's Fault But Mine Jam [1:28] > Jam [8:23] > The Other One [10:55] > Eyes Of The World [14:10] > Stella Blue [7:51] ; Sugar Magnolia [10:04] Encore Johnny B. Goode [3:54] You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod052518.mp3 Have a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend. Give a thought to all those who have lost their lives in armed conflict. love. thanks for your support.

This week's Deadpod continues with the second set of the band's performance back on May 20th, 1973 at UC-Santa Barbara, CA. While this set appears more like a 'first' set setlist, but the playing is spectacular throughout. 'Big Railroad Blues' is always a keeper and these early 'Here Comes Sunshines' are spectacular. Grateful Dead Campus Stadium - University Of California Santa Barbara, CA 5/20/73 - Sunday Two The Promised Land [3:03] ; Brown Eyed Women [5:14] ; Mexicali Blues [3:41] ; Row Jimmy ; Jack Straw ; Big Railroad Blues ; Greatest Story Ever Told ; Here Comes Sunshine ; Big River ; Loser [7:09] ; El Paso [3:29] ; Casey Jones [9:01] You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod051818.mp3 Thank you to the kind people whose support helps to publish the Deadpod each week!

This wasn't the show I'd planned on presenting this week.. I thought oh this was too long.. but after listening to what I had prepared, and listening to this again, well, it was no choice.. so from the great year of 1973, we bring you the band's performance from May 20th, 1973 at Santa Barbra California.. Now this isn't your typical 2 1/2 hour show.. this one is going to stretch out for probably 3 weeks, as this was a *full* three set show. There are a few imperfections in the recording but overall for its age it is remarkable and I'm certain you'll enjoy it.... Grateful Dead Campus Stadium - University Of California Santa Barbara, CA 5/20/73 - Sunday One Bertha [5:39] ; Me And My Uncle [2:57] ; Box Of Rain [4:51] ; Deal [4:34] ; Looks Like Rain [6:33] ; Tennessee Jed [7:33] ; The Race Is On [2:56] ; China Cat Sunflower [6:05] > Jam [1:26] > I Know You Rider [5:14] ; Beat It On Down The Line [3:01] ; They Love Each Other [5:14] ; Playing In The Band [18:#38] You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod051118.mp3 Excuse my brevity, this one was put together under some deadline pressure... :) thanks for your support, I couldn't bring you the Deadpod without it...

We open the month of May here on the Deadpod with a great second set from 1977, as we continue our presentation of April 23rd, 1977 at the Springfield Civic Center Arena in Springfield MA. This set starts with the famous 'take a step back' exhortation to the crowd, but the band fires things up most excellently with a very tight 'Estimated Prophet'. Not only are the harmonies great here but Jerry has that twangy 77 sound that makes this one so sweet. Bertha follows, more melodic than rockin' here.. The familiar bass line of 'The Music Never Stops' follows, as the band high step into this favorite. Jerry really gets cranking here, even though the jam won't go on as long as we might like. The Help>Slip>Frank that follows is for my money clearly the highlight here. Such a joy to listen to.. I find myself wishing that Slipknot! could go on and on.. but then I'd miss Jerry's mindbending solos during Franklin's :) They close the second set with a great trifecta; 'Around and Around'>'Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad'>'Not Fade Away'. Nothin' left to do.. :) Grateful Dead Springfield Civic Center Arena Springfield, MA 4/23/77 - Saturday Two Estimated Prophet [7:34] ; Bertha [7:03] ; The Music Never Stopped [5:59] ; Help On The Way [4:25] > Slipknot! [8:53] > Franklin's Tower [10:24] > Around And Around [6:49] > Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad [8:49] > Not Fade Away [11:14] Encore One More Saturday Night [4:40] you can listen to this week's Deadpod here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod050418.mp3 Thank you for your kind support of the Deadpod!

Well as we ease out of April it seems like a great idea to bring you s show from 1977... I have always tried to feature a show from that stupendous month of May '77, but all of those have either been featured already or commercially released, so I decided to go with this relatively unknown but excellent show from April 23rd, 1977 in Springfield MA. The show has an easy mellow feel to it, reminiscent of '76 Dead, yet it has the tight harmonies and unexpected dips and turns of those classic May shows. From a fine, flowing 'Sugaree' through the great 'Loser' and 'Row Jimmy' I found lots of favorites in this first set. The highlight however is probably the Scarlet>Fire which closes the set, and marks only the 3rd time they performed 'Fire on the Mountain'. We'll play the second set next week... Grateful Dead Springfield Civic Center Arena Springfield, MA 4/23/77 - Saturday One Sugaree [11:17] ; Cassidy [4:29] ; Loser [7:25] ; New Minglewood Blues [4:34] ; Ramble On Rose [6:55] ; Me And My Uncle [2:52] ; Row Jimmy [9:34] ; It's All Over Now [6:17] ; Scarlet Begonias [7:07] > Fire On The Mountain [10:32] You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod042718.mp3 Thank you so much for your kind support of the Deadpod. I received a note along with a donation this week that said 'I'm a happier person since I discovered the Deadpod'.. I agree... :) thank you my friend, made my week.

Happy 4/20!  This week's Deadpod features the 2nd set from the band's performance on April 15th at the college of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA. I think you'll enjoy this one, as it continues the fine recording of set 1, with some strong playing as well. I'm especially enamored of the 'Playin' in the Band' and an unusually long and jamming 'Not Fade Away'. 'Morning Dew' follows, a song that is always poignant but seems especially so in this world.  Grateful DeadWilliam And Mary Hall - College Of William And MaryWilliamsburg, VA 4/15/78 - SaturdayTwoBertha [5:43] >Good Lovin' [6:18] ;Candyman [7:15] ;Sunrise [3:48] >Playing In The Band [14:16] >Drums [11:#41] >Not Fade Away [13:57] >Morning Dew [10:29] ;Around And Around [7:53]Encore One More Saturday Night [4:33] You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod042018.mp3 I wanted to send this one out to the memory of Chris Charucki, long time production manager both for the Dead, and in particular for Bob Weir, who passed away on April 6th. Beams to his family and friends, sleep in the stars Chris.. 

This week's Deadpod features a fine show from the great Spring tour of 1978. This one starts off with a wonderful 'Mississippi Half-Step' -love Jerry's enthusiasm here! 'Passenger' follows - a song that I always enjoyed as a real rocker in the band's repertoire. A nice 'Friend of the Devil' follows, then stand  alone 'El Paso'. 'Brown Eyed Women' is always a treat, and is followed by a long and nicely jammed 'Let It Grow'. A hot 'Deal' closes this set, but be sure and don't miss next week's 2nd set! Grateful Dead William And Mary Hall - College Of William And Mary Williamsburg, VA 4/15/78 - Saturday One Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo [9:43] ; Passenger [4:12] ; Friend Of The Devil [6:28] ; El Paso [4:19] ; Brown Eyed Women [5:00] ; Let It Grow [13:45] ; Deal [6:49] You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod041318.mp3 Thanks for listening, and I hope you have a lovely week!!!

This week's Deadpod features the 2nd set from the band's March 30th, 1987 performance at the Spectrum in Philadelphia PA. In general, while Jerry's vocals may not be top-notch, his playing throughout is. We start out with a bouncy 'Iko,Iko', always flavored with Brent's tasty keyboards. A somewhat unique stand-alone 'Saint of Circumstance' follows and  flows into one of the highlights here, a long and well-developed 'He's Gone'. Drums and Space flow into a nice uptempo 'Truckin', which disolves into a very tasty, if short, 'Other One'. The Wharf Rat follows, and while I would have preferred a longer denounment here, the 'Throwin' Stones', 'Not Fade Away' was an enjoyable if somewhat predictable closing of this set. Jerry returns with a sweet 'It's All Over Now, Baby Blue' encore. Grateful Dead The Spectrum Philadelphia, PA 3/30/87 - Monday Two Iko Iko [6:37] ; Saint Of Circumstance [6:21] > He's Gone [14:56] > Drums [9:44] > Space [7:3#0] > Truckin' [7:05] > The Other One [6:11] > Wharf Rat [9:21] > Throwing Stones [8:18] > Not Fade Away [7:04] Encore It's All Over Now, Baby Blue [7:39] You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod040618.mp3 I hope Spring warms up for all of us soon... I know I could use a little sunshine..... thanks for your support and for listening to the Deadpod!

This week we go back 30 years to one of the boy's shows from the Spring tour of 1987. This took place at one of their favorite venues - the Spectrum in Philadelphia PA on March 30th, 1987. While this first set is rather short, I think you'll enjoy Garcia's enthusiasm on this set, besides who doesn't love a good Shakedown opener? Grateful Dead - March 30, 1987 The Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA Set 1: TuningShakedown StreetIt's All Over NowStagger LeeNever Trust A WomanBox Of RainLoserCassidy You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod033018.mp3 I'm still trying to get over a bad case of the flu... so this is short and sweet..  I hope March goes out like a lamb for you my friends.  thanks for listening.. 

Hello Friends! I have to tell you, the ol' Professor has not had a great week.. been down with an awful case of the flu since last saturday night, which forced me to cancel a trip I had planned to the great Southwest :( However my week was brightened by a very sweet note and donation from Stephen and Kristi of New York City (who are dealing with their own nasty weather problems this week). Thanks my friends. I'm still running a fever and dealing with some nasty abdominal stuff so I'm afraid I'm going to make this introduction to this week's Deadpod short and sweet.. The first half of this second set is wonderful.. It's always a joy to hear Pig sing 'The Stranger' and the boys are really moving this one down the track so buckle up and enjoy the ride. Grateful Dead Academy of Music New York, NY 3/21/72 - Tuesday Two Intro [1:11] (1) ; Truckin' > [10:28] > Drums [3:22] > The Other One [17:48] > Wharf Rat (2) [10:14];[1:21] ; Sugar Magnolia [7:00];[2:24] ; The Stranger (Two Souls In Communion) (3) [6:43];[0:30] Ramble On Rose [6:01];[0:43] ; Me And My Uncle [3:06];[0:28] ; Big Railroad Blues [3:58];[1:04] ; Not Fade Away [3:55] > Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad [5:44] > One More Saturday Night (4) [4:50] You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod032318.mp3 Keep on Truckin'........