Dead Show/podcast for 4/1/16
The Deadpod
John Henrikson
4.7 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 1 April 2016
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
Hey Now! No April Fool here!! well yes there is, but its the April Fool the band pulled on its audience 36 years ago, on April 1st 1980, when the boys took the stage and proceeded to swap insturments - Bobby on keyboards, Brent and Jerry on drums, Billy on bass, Michey on rhythm guitar and vocals and Phil Lesh on lead guitar for the weirdest Promised Land ever.. Just had to bring that to you on this week's April Fool edition of the Deadpod.. the rest of the set is straight forward and hard charging... they do a 'real' rendition of Promised Land, followed by a nice Candyman, Uncle->Big River, Friend of the Devil, then a great 'It's All Over Now'. I personally enjoy the set closing Looks Like Rain into a rousing Deal.. We'll hear set 2 next week..
Grateful Dead
Capitol Theatre
Passaic, NJ
4/1/80 - Tuesday
One
The Promised Land (1) [3:03] ;
The Promised Land [3:49] ;
Candyman [6:41] ;
Me And My Uncle [3:02] >
Big River [5:49] ;
Friend Of The Devil[9:22] ;
It's All Over Now [7:02] ;
Don't Ease Me In [3:05] ;
Looks Like Rain [7:27] >
Deal [4:17]
(1) instrument swap consisting of (per DeadBase): Bob Weir:keyboards; Brent Mydland and Jerry Garcia: drums; Bill Kreutzmann: bass; Mickey Hart: rhythm guitar and vocals; and Phil Lesh on lead guitar.
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I hope everyone is foolish and happy today!!!!
Thanks for supporting the Deadpod and letting me continue to bring you this fun!
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome the Dead Pot for the week of April Fool's Day, April 1st, 2016. |
| 0:04.5 | This is a professor, I'm so glad you could pick us up this week. |
| 0:07.8 | Given the date I decided it appropriate to play an April Fool's show that I've never featured before to my knowledge on the dead pod. |
| 0:16.0 | This show occurred April 1st 1980 at the Capitol Theater in Passaic, New Jersey, famous for the first song in particular, which was the band came |
| 0:25.4 | on and swapped instruments. |
| 0:27.4 | Bob Weir played keyboards, Brent Midland and Jerry Garcia were on drums, Billy |
| 0:31.0 | Kreitzman was on bass, Mickey Hart was on rhythm guitar and vocals, and |
| 0:34.8 | Phil Lesh was on lead guitar. |
| 0:37.2 | What a weird combination. |
| 0:38.2 | They came out and tried to do a Promise Land in that with that configuration. It's the first song you'll hear how successful or |
| 0:45.3 | lack of thereof they were. They then switch back and do a real promised land. |
| 0:49.6 | Candyman, me and uncle into Big River, friend of the devil. |
| 0:53.0 | It's all over now, very nicely done. |
| 0:55.0 | Don't ease me in. |
| 0:56.0 | Looks like rain into deal closes set one. |
| 0:58.0 | We'll hear set two next week. |
| 1:00.0 | Thanks so much for picking us up. |
| 1:01.0 | I hope you have a great start to your April and want to thank you for your support of the dead pod. |
| 1:07.0 | We couldn't do it without you. So thanks so much. |
| 1:10.0 | Take care everybody. This is a professor you're listening to the dead pod. Grandpa Hold me no more Virginia, California, on my bike. |
| 1:27.0 | Jumped on that gray hound bus. |
| 1:30.0 | Carrey one across Caroline |
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