
Workingman's Pod
di Alex & DaveEpisode 100! American Beauty Album Review
Workingman's Pod celebrates its 100th episode with another Grateful Dead album review, this time for the iconic, all-time album American Beauty (1970)! American Beauty is the peak of an outpouring of creativity and ingenuity from the band in 1970. Join Deadheads Alex and Dave as they go track-by-track on the album to discuss the music and the legacy songs that would endure throughout the band's remaining career. Get on the bus with Workingman's Pod!Dave's Picks Vol. 59 Review - 9/26/1991 Boston Garden, Boston, MA
Join Deadheads Alex and Dave talkin' the latest official release- Dave's Picks Vol. 59! The hosts of Workingman's Pod talk about the final show of a six-show, seven night run at the Boston Garden in 1991. We chat about Bruce Hornsby's addition to the band, a show with a strong 60's flavor, and the final And We Bid You Goodnight the band ever played. Get on the bus with Workingman's Pod! PodHeads, get in touch! We'd love to hear from you. Send us an email at: workingmanspod@gmail.com Links: Video of the show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8MT4NsIJco8/13/1975 - Great American Music Hall, San Fransisco, CA (One From the Vault)
Join Deadheads Alex and Dave talkin' the first official release of a full Grateful Dead show- One From the Vault, from the "hiatus" year in 1975! The hosts of Workingman's Pod talk about the year the band took a well-deserved break and then draft ten songs from this legendary performance at the Dead's only show at the Great American Music Hall - 51 years ago to the day. Get on the bus with Workingman's Pod! PodHeads, get in touch! We'd love to hear from you. Send us an email at: workingmanspod@gmail.com Links: The Great American Music Hall's website: https://gamh.com/ Ranny Gazoo's dissertation on King Solomon's Marbles and Stronger than Dirt: https://rannygazoodead.blogspot.com/2015/05/some-problems-with-nomenclature-1973.htmlDave's Picks 58 (Pt. 2) - 12/18/1973, Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, FL
Dave's Picks Vol. 58 is here and it is spectacular! Join Workingman's Pod for Part Two of our breakdown, diving in to an all-time classic show from 12/18/1973! We go back to the night before the first Dick's Picks release to a show that rivals it in its intensity and execution. Get on the bus with Workingman's Pod! Links: https://rannygazoodead.blogspot.com/2015/05/eyes-of-world-february-1973-july-1976_44.html Jesu, Joy of Man's Desire melody Alex's ears sniped: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHQWD-xnZRADave's Picks 58 (Pt. 1) - 12/12/73
Dave's Picks Vol. 58 is here and it is spectacular! Join Workingman's Pod for Part One of a two-part album breakdown, beginning here with a discussion about 1973 in Grateful Dead history, the Days Between, and two tracks from this amazing release: Eyes of The World > Morning Dew from the Omni in Atlanta on 12/12/73. Links: Ranny Gonzo on Eyes of the World4/19/1986 - Berkeley Community Theater, Berkeley, CA
Join Deadheads Alex and Dave talkin' about a silky silky, crazy crazy show from April 19, 1986! We go to 1986 for the first time, diving in to a year without a lot of shows and without a lot of coverage to discover a wonderfully weird night the Dead served to the Berkeley crowd. Get on the bus with Workingman's Pod! Follow us @workingmans_pod on Instagram, or email us at workingmanspod@gmail.comWorkingman's Dead (1970) Album Review
Workingman's Pod is back with another Grateful Dead album review, this time for Workingman's Dead (1970)! A true masterpiece, Workingman's Dead brought the Dead out of the psychedelic 60s and into a whole new Americana Era. Show notes: Good Ol Grateful Deadcast - https://www.dead.net/deadcast/workingmans-dead-50-uncle-johns-band AmericanaHighways.org: https://americanahighways.org/2020/07/14/review-the-grateful-deads-workingmans-dead-is-still-quintessential-listening-50-years-later/ Stacked vocals on Cumberland Blues: https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2024/cumberland-blues/ Go check out Long Strange Trip! Full documentary available on Prime Video3/29/1969 - The Ice Palace, Las Vegas, NV
Join Deadheads Alex and Dave talkin' about a short, seven-song show from March of 1969! We return to the Live/Dead-era to revel in the Primal Dead energy during this busy year at the Dead's first show from Sin City. history. Get on the bus with Workingman's Pod! Links to the poster of the show, courtesy of the Bahr Gallery: https://www.bahrgallery.com/band-items/grateful-dead-at-las-vegas-ice-palace-1969?view=slider Follow us @workingmans_pod on Instagram, or email us at workingmanspod@gmail.com3/12/1981 - Boston Garden, Boston, MA
Join Deadheads Alex and Dave talkin' about another show from March of 1981! We were inspired by the end-of-year release of Dave's Picks Volume 56 to go back and explore the Dead's sound and energy during this standout month in their history. We break down the Dead's performance from the Boston Gahhhden. Get on the bus with Workingman's Pod! Links to video of part of the show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWNSQCl8ZWw For more information on our last show, reviewing Dave's Picks Volume 57 from early 1978, please see this blog resource a fellow PodHead provided us: https://somesteelcutoats.blogspot.com/2020/01/volume-thirteen-chicago-78.html Follow us @workingmans_pod on Instagram, or email us at workingmanspod@gmail.comDave's Picks Vol. 57 Review - 2/01 and 1/31/1978 - Uptown Theatre, Chicago, IL
Join Deadheads Alex and Dave talkin' about the newest official release from the Grateful Dead, Dave's Picks Volume 57! We break down one-and-a-half shows from the second set of January 31 and the entirety of February 1, 1978 from the beautiful Uptown Theatre in Chicago. It's a longer episode because there is so much good stuff to talk about, which is a good thing! Get on the bus with Workingman's Pod! Links to this year's artist in residence Chelsea Housand's official page: https://www.housandarts.com/ Please send us an email with any and all of your Bob Weir stories as we continue to mourn Bobby's passing. Follow us @workingmans_pod on Instagram, or email us at workingmanspod@gmail.com.