Dead Show/podcast for 6/19/20

The Deadpod

John Henrikson

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

4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2020

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

This week's selection - a birthday request from a good friend of the Deadpod - takes us back to the last show of the June 1974 east/midwest tour which took place in Springfield Massachusetts on June 30, 1974. The first set, which we will hear this week, features some outstanding leads by both Jerry and Phil and a great song selection. Be patient during the opening number 'Don't Ease Me In' which is plagued by mix problems (as were most opening numbers in the Wall of Sound era), they clear up for a beautiful rendition of 'Black Throated Wind'. 'Peggy O' follows, a relatively new song, this is only its fifth performance. 'Greatest Story Ever Told' is a sizzler, as is 'Cumberland Blues'. The highlight of this set, if not the show, is the 'Playin' In The Band' > 'Uncle John's Band' > Playin' sandwich. As usual during this time they take things to unexplored spaces and it makes for a most wonderful time.

Grateful Dead
Springfield Civic Center Arena
Springfield, MA 6/30/74 - Sunday

One
Don't Ease Me In [3:32] ;
Black Throated Wind [6:44] ;
Peggy-O [5:19] ;
Jack Straw [4:41] ;
Loser [6:16] ;
Greatest Story Ever Told [5:40] ;
Cumberland Blues [6:04] ;
Dire Wolf [4:18] ;
Playing In The Band [19:07] >
Uncle John's Band [8:54] >
Playing In The Band [6:07]

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Thanks so much for listening and for your kind support!

'The black-throated wind keeps on pouring in
And it speaks of a life that passes like dew'

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello and look the Dead Pod for the week of June 19th, 2020.
0:03.3	This is a professor.
0:04.2	I'm so glad you could pick us up this week.
0:06.2	This week we have a really excellent show.
0:07.8	It was the last show of the June 1974 East Midwest tour and a special request from a birthday request from a great friend of the dead pod Steve.
0:18.6	Happy birthday Steve and we're gonna play the first set this this week. The third set next week.
0:24.0	We're not going to play set two, which was C stones.
0:26.0	C stones. Just don't get into that too much. But anyway, this is a great first set.
0:31.0	It starts out with Don't Ease Me In.
0:32.8	There's some serious mix problems
0:34.4	as there always is in the first song of a Wall of Sound show.
0:38.9	But don't let that dissuade you,
0:40.6	the Black Throaded Wind that follows,
0:42.2	it's excellent, played very well.
0:44.6	Weirs vocals are quite emotive and good.
0:47.3	Next we got Peggio.
0:48.5	It's only the fifth time they were played this song and quite nicely done.
0:52.4	Jack Straw Follows, Loser and then a great
0:55.1	greatest story ever told weir cracks up at one point during this song but it's
0:59.0	really nicely done. A fabulous I mean really fast-paced Cumberland Blues, breakneck speed as always,
1:07.0	Direwolf follows, and then the highlight of the first set, if not the whole show,
1:12.0	is a plan, Uncle John's band, playing in the band,
	...

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