Dead Show/podcast for 4/26/19

The Deadpod

John Henrikson

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

4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2019

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Seemed to me that I shouldn't let April slip by without something from 1978 - the band had a very good month that year, so I decided to feature their efforts on April 21st at Rupp Arena in Lexington Kentucky.

Some think that this first set starts out a bit slow, personally I disagree. I love the 'Promised Land' opener. Unfortunately the 'Dire Wolf' that follows is is patched with a not-so-great audience version for the first 2:40 of the selection. While 'Mama Tried'>'Mexicali' is not rare, Garcia has some spirited licks and I find it quite enjoyable. The 'Ramble On Rose' is perhaps not the most spirited, but its followed by a quite long 'Funiculi Funicula, A smart 'Passenger' is followed by a lazy 'Row Jimmy', but they flip a switch from her out.. the last 3 songs are cooking! All these three are wonderful, but they are capped by an off the hook version of 'The Music Never Stopped'.. whew!

Grateful Dead

Rupp Arena Lexington, KY

4/21/78 - Friday

One

The Promised Land [4:26] ;

Dire Wolf [4:04] ;

Mama Tried [2:42] >

Mexicali Blues [3:47] ;

Ramble On Rose [8:13] ;

Funiculi Funicula [1:33] ;

Passenger [4:56] ;

Row Jimmy [10:48] ;

It's All Over Now [8:01] ;

Brown Eyed Women [5:28] ;

The Music Never Stopped [9:04]

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0:00.0	Hello and of 78. The band was really on during this period I think and there was a Dave's
0:15.9	picks from this era a couple nights after this show and this one's quite good
0:20.1	as well. This comes to us from Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky, April 21st, 1978.
0:26.2	We'll hear a fine set one this week and an even better set two next week.
0:30.3	Starts out with The Great Promised Land. The next song is a patch from an audience tape
0:35.0	doesn't sound as good as the rest of the set.
0:37.0	It's a dire wolf.
0:38.0	I would leave it in there just for the completion sake.
0:40.0	Don't freak out over the quality.
0:42.0	Mama tried comes next. In New Mexico. sake. Don't freak out over the quality.
0:42.6	Mama tried comes next.
0:44.4	In the Mexicali Blues, these are well played.
0:47.0	Ramble on Rose follows.
0:48.6	Then Phil and Bobby invite the crowd down to come down closer to the stage. There's a lot of empty seats and during that time they play finiculae finicula. It's one of the longer versions of that you'll hear. A passenger follows always a rocking out tune. Row Jimmy, nicely done well jammed out.
1:06.0	It's all over now, brown-eyed women, and then a great music never stops closes set one.
1:11.3	So hope you enjoy it.
1:12.3	I hope your April is turning pretty and
1:14.8	spring-like. It has been finally up here and I'm very thankful for it. So
1:19.5	thanks for all your support of the Dead Pot. I couldn't bring it without your help and I really appreciate it.
1:25.0	Take care, we'll see you back here next week. This is a professor. You're listening to the Dead Pod. And the Oh, I can't do this. I'm... Oh, One, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, one, two, Let my home in Norfolk, Virginia California on a line.
2:33.0	The street on the road he paths,
2:35.0	rally on a cost airline.
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