Dead Show/podcast for 9/23/22

The Deadpod

John Henrikson

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

4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2022

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Summary

This week's Deadpod features a 'free' show that took place on the campus of American University in Washington D.C. on September 30, 1972.

This is a fairly standard '72 setlist, however it is a nice collection of well-played standards and we are fortunate to have such a nice recording (albeit there is a cut in the wonderful 'I Know You Rider').

Bob Weir is a bit higher in the mix than usual which results in an interesting listen. He is also in fine voice, hitting some higher notes than he was able to a few years later. Besides the aforementioned China>Rider, which is wonderful, some of the other highlights here are an excellent 'Black Throated Wind', 'Birdsong' (before which you can hear Bobby complaining about the stage heaters), a hot 'Big River', and a jammed out 'Playin' In the Band'.

Grateful Dead
Reeves Field - American University
Washington, DC 9/30/1972 - Saturday

One

The Promised Land
Deal
Mexicali Blues
Sugaree
Black Throated Wind
China Cat Sunflower >
I Know You Rider
El Paso
Bird Song
Big River
Loser
Playing In The Band
Casey Jones

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"Same old friends the wind and rain, Summers fade and roses die,
You'll see summer come again, Like a song that's born to soar the sky."

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Ed Pod for the week of September 23rd, 2022.
0:04.1	This is a professor.
0:05.1	I'm so glad you picked us up this week.
0:07.4	This week we're going to bring you a show from a free show that the dead played.
0:12.0	On September 30th, 1972, at Reeves Field at American University in Washington, D.C.
0:17.2	It was a Saturday.
0:19.7	And this first set is quite interesting, well played.
0:23.5	Bobby's a little higher up in the mix than a lot of tapes you hear.
0:26.2	So that provides an interesting perspective on the band.
0:29.8	And he's in full voice as well, as you'll hear on a couple of these tunes.
0:34.8	Starts out with a nice promise land.
0:36.8	Then a good deal.
0:37.8	Mix Kelly Blues follows.
0:39.8	Should we?
0:40.8	A great black-throated wind, then one of the highlights of the set is a China rider that
0:44.8	follows.
0:45.8	Unfortunately, there is a cut in the rider, but don't let that put you off, it's still
0:49.4	fun to hear.
0:50.4	El Paso follows a good bird song and then a great big river.
0:54.7	These are follows.
0:55.7	And then the jamming highlight of this set is a long playing in the band, about 17 minutes
1:00.6	plus.
	...

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