Dead of the Day: 10-27-1979

Cape Cod Coliseum

South Yarmouth, Massachusetts

The show opens with a fine, ripping Jack Straw, and rolls through a solid first set. It seems, though, that it is the last few songs of it that are the real highlight. The Lost Sailor soars, followed up by a stellar Saint of Circumstance, both made all the better by being in the first set where they just seem to be more at home. The boys also do not try to get as much out of them’ rather than pushing the tunes to their breaking point, they deliver sweetly rendered – and paced – bliss. Following that, a short, raging Deal takes the set out. The second half opens with a monstrous, completely funked out to the point of ridiculousness Dancin’ In The Streets. In the midst of the raucousness, right when you think they cannot get any deeper, Phil steps forward and drives home an earth-shattering bass riff that sends the rest of the band into convulsions as they answer his call. Then, a couple minutes later, there is the righteous segue into Franklin’s, and the boys are off again. And boy does this Franklin’s smoke with some more aggressive Phil bombs in the midst of it. But really, it is the great interplay between everyone, Jer especially, that makes this one so damn tasty. A majestic He’s Gone then goes into a Caution Jam, or at least a close approximation of one, which then peaks right into an intense The Other One. Phil carpet bombs the tune, creating powerful aftershocks into which Jerry and Bobby blitz in. Eventually, they leave the stage to the drummers, who drive it into Not Fade Away. The post-Drums section does not match the earlier half of the set, but then what could. Instead, after the NFA, we get a good Black Peter and then a fun Around And Around. 

Recording info
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Identifier:
gd1979-10-27.127550.nak500.stankiewicz.flac2496
Source:
Recorded 14th row left center; Nakamichi 550>AKG D222e; Transfer MAC>Nakamichi 1000II>USBPre2; Recorded and transfered by Richie Stankiewicz
Notes:
Patches during the He’s Gone jam and drums>NFA by Tim Friend and Andrew F’s recording,Thanks as always!
Description:
Set 1 Jack Straw, Candyman, Me & My Uncle-> Big River, Brown Eyed Women, Easy To Love You, Minglewood Blues, Stagger Lee, Lost Sailor-> Saint Of Circumstance-> Deal Set 2 Dancin’ In The Streets-> Franklin’s Tower, He’s Gone-> Caution (Do Not Stop on Tracks) Jam-> The Other One-> Drums-> Not Fade Away-> Black Peter-> Around & Around, E: One More Saturday Night
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Transferrer:
Richie Stankiewicz
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00:00
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crowd
00:38
2
Jack Straw
07:27
3
Candyman
07:25
4
Me & My Uncle
03:14
5
Big River
07:18
6
Brown Eyed Women
05:43
7
Easy to Love You
04:13
8
Minglewood
07:33
9
Stagger Lee
09:26
10
Lost Sailor
06:45
11
St. of Circumstance
05:34
12
Deal
05:46
13
crowd
01:28
14
Dancin’ in the Streets
14:07
15
Franklin’s Tower
17:35
16
He’s Gone
16:42
17
The Other One
09:44
18
Drums(with Phil to start)
06:37
19
Not Fade Away
09:23
20
Black Peter
09:40
21
Around & Around
07:44
22
One More Saturday Night
05:49
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By this point in ’79, it seems that Brent was completely integrated into the band. At the same time, his style of playing was reinvigorating the Dead, provoking a level of excitement and inventiveness in the music that the boys had not shown in a few years. And so, once again, the Grateful Dead were reimagining their sound.

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  • Dancin’ In The Streets – The Dead played a tremendous disco funk version of Dancin’ In The Streets on this day in 1979. Read more about the song and listen to some of the very best of the Dead’s Dancin’ In The Streets performances.

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3 responses to “10-27-1979”

  1. Thom Reed Avatar
    Thom Reed

    This Other One is just EXPLOSIVE!!!

  2. Brenton Dekker Avatar
    Brenton Dekker

    I vote for the 73 show for the Dead Of The Day. Maybe even the 71. This 79 is tasty, don’t get me wrong! Just my opinion

  3. trippin n dreamin Avatar
    trippin n dreamin

    general admission at a nice small venue. during dancin the speaker starts breaking up all the band members slow it down and look at each other. it happens a second time like 30 seconds later- the first thing I think of is cow palace 2/23/74 and a thousand pardons….. wait phil starts with a little “march”, everbody follows. dancin flows into franklins real nice. hes gone>other one still gives me chills. I can see Phils rumbling other one intro as if it was yesterday. another blissful gd moment. TASTY indeed

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