Dead Show/podcast for 4/5/24

The Deadpod

John Henrikson

Performing Arts, Gratefuldead, Grateful, Dead, Arts, Music

4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2024

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

We roll into April, and the prelude to the big Solar Eclipse, we get to hear a wonderful second set from the Grateful Dead's performance on Sunday, March 30, 1980 in Passaic New Jersey.

While the setlist might look anything but innovative, the playing on these great classic tunes is anything but pedestrian. The entire pre-drums is full of some wonderful ensemble moments punctuated with some great Garcia solos. In particular, I'm fond of this 'Fire on the Mountain' and 'Eyes of the World' bu Weir's vocals on 'Estimated' are something else as well.

Post-drums, the 'Black Peter' is quite soulful and the encore, 'U.S. Blues' was highlighted by an appearance on stage of John Belushi sticking a cartwheel on stage and grabbing a mic for a 'wave that flag' with the band... fun!

Grateful Dead
Capitol Theatre
Passaic, NJ 3/30/1980 - Sunday

Two

Scarlet Begonias [8:28] >
Fire On The Mountain [9:00]
Estimated Prophet [11:04] >
Eyes Of The World [10:50] >
Space [4:24] >
Drums [6:#00] >
Black Peter [10:34] >
Sugar Magnolia [7:54]

Encore
U.S. Blues [5:38]

You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:

http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod040524.mp3

Of course, if you're looking up here in the Midwest Monday afternoon, be sure and wear those special shades ;)

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome Dead Pod for the week of April 5th, 2024.
0:03.4	This is a professor.
0:04.4	I'm so glad to pick us up this week.
0:06.7	This week as we headed to the big total eclipse weekend, we're going to play the second
0:10.0	set of the band's performance at the Capitol Theater in Passaic, New Jersey on March 30, 1980.
0:17.0	One of those great Sunday shows, and this is a real fine second set.
0:21.0	It starts out with a nice Scarlet Gownia. It's a little tentative at times, but it roars into a great fire on the mountain.
0:27.0	Jerry's on top of this one. Bobby's vocals are right on and Phil provides a great backbeat.
0:34.0	Estimated Prophet Fowlers also
0:36.6	excellently done into another beautiful eyes of the world.
0:40.9	I think this pre-drum set and well is it the classic songs in a
0:45.2	classic order is still quite well done very much worth hearing. Space and drums
0:49.7	follows in a nice solo soulful black Peter into a rock and sugar magnolia to close the set.
0:55.2	The boys come back and do a US blues encore punctuated in the second or third stands I don't know which
1:01.5	with John Belushi doing cartwheels on stage, grabbing
1:05.2	the mic and doing a wave that flag.
1:07.5	So must have been a fun night to be in the crowd and see that, and I'm sure everybody had a great time.
1:13.0	Thanks for picking us up this week for your support of the Dead Pot.
1:15.0	I couldn't do it without you.
1:17.0	I generally appreciate it.
1:18.0	Hope you have a safe and fun weekend,
1:21.0	and if you're in the path of totality,
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