Dumb question, maybe, but... this was "the SF Sound Part 2" -- instead of giving us all those shows from the same week in October, why didn't they just repeat the entire "SF Sound" series this week? It was timeless, and seemed custom-made for replay during a week without Dave.
I've been wondering that myself. Not so much about the SF Sound series, but why they'd cherrypick 4 sets from within a week of one another (turns out three were from three consecutive days of the same week--76, 87, and 74, while the fourth (82) was from the following Tuesday). Whatever. I somehow doubt DM had much say in it--probably all the PD's doing.
As for the SF Sound sets, they would have indeed made a good week's worth of classics. I checked my files, and found I had decided three of the four were worthy of archiving. The only one that wasn't? The one we heard today. The other three had some pretty significant nuggets (Beau Brummels, Sons of Champlin, Vince Guaraldi, Charlatans, Dead Kennedys, to name just a few) but I didn't see that kind of quality in this one. Here's the lists of all four if you care to peruse (the sets originally aired April 9 thru 12 of 2007, for the record).
4/9/07
Great Society Somebody To Love
Grateful Dead Estimated Prophet
Tubes What Do You Want From Life?
Beau Brummels Laugh, Laugh
Luce Good Day
Romeo Void Never Say Never
Syndicate Of Sound Hey Little Girl
Santana Everybody's Everything
Tower Of Power Soul Vaccination
Quicksilver Pride Of Man
4/10/07
Translator Everywhere That I'm Not
Lydia Pense & Cold Blood I Just Want To Make Love To You
Creedence Clearwater Revival Fortunate Son
Counting Crows A Long December
Sly & The Family Stone I Want To Take You Higher
Smashmouth Walking On The Sun
Count 5 Psychotic Reaction
Jim Carroll Band People Who Died
Janis Joplin Try
Jefferson Starship Find Your Way Back
4/11/07
Huey Lewis & The News Heart Of Rock And Roll
Doobie Brothers Livin' On The Fault Line
Sons Of Champlin Sing Me A Rainbow
Eddie Money Two Tickets to Paradise
Faith No More Epic
Jefferson Airplane White Rabbit
Tommy Tutone 867-5309 (Jenny)
Vince Guaraldi Cast Your Fate To The Wind
It's A Beautiful Day White Bird
Mojo Men Sit Down I Think I Love You
4/12/07
Charlatans Codine
Green Day Longview
Pointer Sisters He's So Shy
Steve Miller Band Goin' To Mexico
Boz Scaggs Runnin' Blue
Dead Kennedys Holiday In Cambodia
Journey Of A Lifetime
Sylvester (You Make Me Feel) Mighty Real
People I Love You
Youngbloods Darkness Darkness