Sep 23, 2022
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
You can listen to this week's Deadpod here:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/deadshow/deadpod092322.mp3
"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."