The Deadpod

A nice contrast to last week's show from '77, this show comes to us from just one year earlier, June 14th, 1976 at the Beacon in New York. A very different, more jazzy and relaxed style for sure... but I find it quite enjoyable. This one is a Betty board too so that is always very nice to hear. Another great listener request.. I removed a few of the long tunings between songs - they were sometimes a bit too relaxed ;) My personal favorites in this first set are the (new) Lazy Lightning-Supplication as well as the very nice Playin' In The Band.. Next week - set 2.. Grateful Dead 6/14/76 Beacon Theater New York, NY Set 1: Cold Rain & Snow Mama Tried Row Jimmy Cassidy Brown-Eyed Women Big River Might as Well Lazy Lightning - Supplication Tennessee Jed Playing In The Band You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod060812.mp3  Thank you kindly for your support, I can't tell you how much it means to me that you keep the Deadpod rolling..

A perfect way to see in the lovely month of June, this week's second set from the Baltimore Civic Arena, May 26th, 1977, is as fine a set of Grateful Dead music as one could hope to hear. Perhaps not an alltime 'classic' but certainly a wonderful companion to any worth while activity you could hope to accomplish in this wonderful season. This set features a lovely 'High Time' - one of my favorites, as well as a Terrapin-Estimated-Eyes combo that is played wonderfully. Not Fade Away is often taken for granted..I recommend you listen to this one, and harken back, if you were so lucky to the times you were able to watch them standing in those circles of light serenading us with this wonderful rocker... The Uncle John's Band encore is of course, just exactly perfect. I trust you use this good music as a salve for your heart.. it does mine good. Grateful Dead 5-26-77 Baltimore Civic Center Baltimore MD --Set 2-- Samson & Delilah High Time Big River Terrapin Station - Estimated Prophet - Eyes Of The World - Not Fade Away - Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad - Around & Around --Encore-- Uncle John's Band You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod060112.mp3  Thank you kindly for your support, I can't tell you how much it means to me that you keep the Deadpod rolling..

I know my prejudices are fairly obvious - do I love 1977 Dead shows? Guilty.. I can't seem to go through the month of May without featuring one of these gems and I decided I didn't want to spoil that record this year.. thus this week's show. This is a gem, pure and simple. Beautiful recording, beautiful playing. Check out Jerry on Sugaree, and Donna on Sunrise. Passenger, one of my favorites of this era is a swirling whirlwind of color and sound.. Jack-A-Roe is pretty.. enjoy this.. have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend and I hope this music helps lubricate it all.. Grateful Dead 5-26-77 Baltimore Civic Center Baltimore MD Music Never Stopped Sugaree Mama Tried Sunrise Deal Passenger Brown Eyed Women Looks Like Rain Jack-A-Roe New Minglewood Blues Bertha You can listen to this week's Deadpod here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod052512.mp3  I want to wish an old friend of the Deadpod - Robert Keeley a very happy Birthday! You can view his fine creations here: http://www.rkfx.com Finally my most sincere thanks for your kind support. Words can't tell you how much it means to be able to put this out each week.