Dead Show/podcast for 5/7/21
The Deadpod
John Henrikson
4.7 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 7 May 2021
⏱️ 101 minutes
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Summary
This week's Deadpod brings us the second set of the band's fine performance at Cal Expo on May 4, 1991. They continue what has been a solid show, opening with the perhaps odd choice of 'Victim or the Crime'. That darkness has to give however as they then move onto a wonderful 'Crazy Fingers' and 'Playin In the Band'. It sounds for a bit at the end of the latter that they will move into Drums, but Jerry and Phil instead turn the sound around to a nice version of 'Uncle John's Band'.
Post-drums features a strong 'Miracle' into a fine version of 'Standing on the Moon'. I find this to be a great version of this powerful tune, as Garcia and company show how they've infused this song with the power and passion that makes it one of the great later day ballads in their repertoire.
Being Saturday, they then close the set with 'One More Saturday Night' and return with a 'Touch' encore.
I think its a fine set and hope you enjoy it as well.
Grateful Dead
Cal Expo Amphitheatre
Sacramento, CA 5/4/91 - Saturday
Two
Victim Or The Crime ;
Crazy Fingers ;
Playing In The Band ;
Uncle John's Band >
Drums >
Space >
I Need A Miracle >
Standing On The Moon ;
One More Saturday Night
Encore
Touch Of Grey
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| 0:00.0 | Along with the dead pod of the week of May the summer of 2021, this professor, so glad |
| 0:04.3 | he could pick us up this week. |
| 0:06.4 | This week we bring in the second set of the band's fine performance at the KellExpo |
| 0:09.7 | Ampitheater in Sacramento, California on May the 4th, 1991. |
| 0:12.9 | It was a Saturday, so you probably know what's coming, but at least one song, but the |
| 0:19.2 | open with the rather strange, I don't know, I find it a strange opener, although what |
| 0:23.0 | did seem to come to stay back in 1991, and that's Victor Moore The Crime, it's a very odd |
| 0:28.9 | song, of course, spooky in some places, and the lyrics are kind of odd. |
| 0:34.4 | But anyway, they open with victim, they do a fairly good job with it, but then it contrasts |
| 0:38.4 | really nicely with crazy fingers, which follows. |
| 0:42.3 | Always a favorite of mine, it's great to hear it here in this location. |
| 0:45.8 | Playing in the band follows, done quite well, Garcia is really floating along on this one, |
| 0:50.8 | and it sounds as though they're going to go into drums with a pullback and do a nice |
| 0:54.1 | version of Uncle John's band first, which follows the play in the band, and that's always |
| 0:59.6 | a pleasure to hear, goes into drums, and then space. |
| 1:02.8 | They come out with a great, I need a miracle, this is a really nice one, and follow that |
| 1:07.3 | up with standing on the moon, and this is a really nice version, Garcia's into it, the |
| 1:13.6 | whole band comes in very strong, I'm surprised it's not yet the finale, but they come back |
| 1:21.5 | with one more Saturday night to end the set, and do a touch of gray encore to send everybody |
| 1:26.2 | home happy. |
| 1:27.2 | I think this was a strong show, I think it stands up with any show in 91, and I hope |
| 1:32.1 | you enjoy it. |
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