Not the Dead Kennedys, the Dead in the Kennedy's backyard

Rollin', rollin', rollin' on. I think this is Day 35. I've really begun to lose track. Wow, been at this for a month now. I once estimated 75 shows but I'm not sure for sure. I almost didn't want to post today. Great show, kind of a popular one for '79, but I'm feeling a wee bit o' burn out. Me needs me a day off from this! Didn't I just have one? Me needs me two days off then. I suppose what kinda gets to me is my "need" to always post something resembling a review and/or comments. It just ain't in me to post download links and say: "Here. Enjoy." That wouldn't be any fun! So on we go...

10-27-79 Cape Cod Coliseum setlist & soundbo ard mp3 download a.k.a. 10/27/79 aka 79-10-27

29 Years Ago Tonight...

Grateful Dead ~ October 27, 1979
Cape Cod Coliseum ~ South Yarmouth, Massachusetts



1st Set: Jack Straw, Candyman, Me & My Uncle-> Big River,
Brown-Eyed Women, Easy To Love You, New Minglewood Blues,
Stagger Lee, Lost Sailor-> Saint Of Circumstance-> Deal

2nd Set: Dancin' In The Street-> Franklin's Tower,
He's Gone-> Caution Jam-> The Other One-> Drums->
Not Fade Away-> Black Peter-> Around And Around

Encore: One More Saturday Night

I was sort of in hurry to post this one and don't have that many comments. The Caution Jam i think is completely made up as in I don't hear it. I'm not sure. I'll have to listen closer. But the Dancin'... wow, yeah, maybe the best ever! It's soooo good.

There are a few short Aud patches but otherwise this is a really nice recording. I'd be interested to hear how the Matrix sounds compared to this but ya know what, this is good enough!

Some additional comments, transcribed from: DeadBase IX [out of print] by JOHN W. SCOTT This show is a personal favorite and has become an evangelical cause for me. It is one of the strongest shows that I have attended. The Cape is a great place to see the Dead on the East Cast. It is remote enough that random rowdy don't bother showing up just to see what the fuss is about; you have to want to be there -- only devotees need apply. The police and security were almost invisible. The stormy beach was a nice place to recuperate and recharge between shows. The first set is somewhat standard, featuring a good version of Jack Straw. Sparks start to fly in the second set. There is almost a full hour of music before the drums, with each of the first three songs accounting for about fifteen minutes. The Dancin In The Streets> Franklin's is a work of art, finely crafted and beautifully expressed, and easily among my favorite versions of these songs. Much of the enthusiasm comes from Phil who steals the show, the inevitable phasing that drives the ebb and flow. He's Gone has the audience clapping and swaying by the end. Its major contribution, though, is the wonderful jam that flows out of it. There is even a respectable, though short, Caution Jam woven in. The Other One the follows is explosive. We are provided with a solid introduction, and then Phil rides in on a thundercloud. I often find myself turning the bass down to save my speakers at this point. The selections after the drums may seem anticlimactic, but all are played very well. The Not Fade Away is particularly good. Still, the reality is that they had a very tough act to follow.

About the second set, I think he should have said: "with the first three songs accounting for about forty-five minutes." What he wrote kinda sounds like he means all three add up to 15 minutes which is FAR from reality.

It's definitely true about Phil thundering into The Other One. Perhaps it's good that such a moment didn't occur every time the song was played because that makes times like this truly special.

Overall this is just an excellent show!!!

Source: Soundboard> Cassette Master> DAT> FLAC Audio Quality:

10/27/79 Cape Cod @ Archive.org: the SBD & a Matrix for Listening Only... or an Audience source to download

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Download the Soundboard Right Here Grateful Dead ~ October 27, 1979 ~ Part 1 10/27/79 ~ Cape Cod ~ Part 2 Part 3

Part 3 fixed here

Hey it's Sugarmag. Thank you for your comments letting me know about the problems with part 3 of this show. Zoooma wrote the post but I did the upload and I won't bore you with the details but I had some problems with the rar files.