Dead Show/podcast for 5/26/23

The Deadpod

John Henrikson

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

4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2023

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

For your Memorial Day weekend we have the second set of the band's performance on May 25, 1974 at the University of California at Santa Barbara.

After a rocking 'Promised Land' opener, and 'Ship of Fools' we are treated to a wonderful 'Big River' - Keith's piano work here is outstanding. The meat of this set however comes in the wonderful 'Truckin' that really showcases why this was a vehicle for some most excellent deep space explorations. Phil rattles some bones here, especially in the transition to 'Let It Grow'. Jerry has some great solos here in the 'Let It Grow' which slides perfectly into 'Wharf Rat'. An almost perfect 'Sugar Magnolia' follows, then leads into the 'GDTRFB' and, the obligatory, 'One More Saturday Night'.

Grateful Dead
Campus Stadium - University Of California
Santa Barbara, CA 5/25/1974 - Saturday

Two

The Promised Land [3:13]
Ship Of Fools [5:35]
Big River [4:54]
Tennessee Jed [7:57]
Truckin' [18:05] >
Jam >
Space >
Let It Grow [9:24] >
Wharf Rat [9:54]
Sugar Magnolia [8:34] >
Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad [7:11] >
One More Saturday Night [4:30]
Encore Casey Jones [6:30]

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Have a safe and fun Memorial Day weekend, and give thanks to those who sacrificed for us all.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Deadpog for the week of May the 26th, 2023.
0:03.8	It's Memorial Day weekend.
0:05.7	Thanks so much for picking us up.
0:06.9	This is a professor.
0:08.5	This week we're gonna continue with the band's performance
0:11.5	in Santa Barbara, California on May 25th, 1974.
0:16.6	We're gonna hear a set two.
0:17.7	Starts out with a hot promised land.
0:19.6	Chip of fools follows.
0:21.7	Then Big River is really done perfectly.
0:24.8	Keith does some excellent jamming on this.
0:26.6	I think you'll enjoy.
0:27.8	Tennessee jet comes next and then a nice long version
0:32.2	of trucking that really showcases why this song was
0:36.3	often one of the best jamming vehicles the band had.
0:40.8	Goes into great jam and space.
0:43.4	Check out Phil, especially in the transition
0:46.3	into let it grow, which follows.
0:48.5	During which Jerry has some great licks in this let it grow.
0:51.5	It is a segged beautifully into a warfare.
0:55.8	Then they follow with a wonderful version of Sugar Magnolia
0:59.6	and then going to go down the road,
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