Dave's Picks Volume 27: Boise State University Pavilion, Boise ID 9/02/83

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"The Grateful Dead picked up their instruments and hit the first note with perfection. They never missed a note for the next three and one-half hours. People followed the flow of the tunes. Down on the floor in front of the stage was a sea of heads keeping time with the music. No one sat still. No one, except the youngsters behind us sat still. They were still and stunned." - The Power County Press

And what a stunner it was, that show at the Boise State University Pavilion in Boise, ID on September 2, 1983. Dave's Picks Volume 27 contains every stitch of music from this mid-80s show (our first in this series), one that's as good as any other in Grateful Dead history. When the Dead were on, they were ON! Straight out the gate with a definitive take on the old standard "Wang Dang Doodle," the band swiftly switches back to a setlist of yore, firing off 70s staples like "Jack Straw" and "Brown-Eyed Women" and wrapping things up with a terrific trio of "Big Railroad Blues"/"Looks Like Rain"/"Deal" (don't you let that epic guitar solo go down without you). Primed for the second set, they tackle the complexities of "Help>Slipknot!>Franklin's" with heart and ease. It's clear there will be no stopping their flow - Bobby and Brent hanging in for a fantastic pre-Drums "Jam" and Jerry and Bobby in the zone on a not-to-be-missed melodic "Space." Not a skipper in the whole lot!

Dave's Picks Volume 27 has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman and it is limited to 18,000 individually-numbered copies*.

*Limited to 2 per order. Very limited quantity available.

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August 17, 2018 - 12:42pm

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPHaHBJx5jc The REAL answer should told on 10-15-18. How people had fun before the Grateful Dead came into existence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q5CfAHb9VM
August 17, 2018 - 11:48am

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Dennis

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Bolo does Bilbo

NO it will never end! (brahahahahaha (or however you spell an evil laugh)) I have the original Nimoy album (on the Dot label) from way back when. Never knew there was a video. I laughed at one point. (ok many) But Shatner did a book once about how star trek started everything and there was Nimoy spinning a cd on his finger!!! In 68, OMG, the Enterprise really could go back in time. Thanks for a good chuckle. BTW - Nimoy's album wasn't that bad, I'll still play it about once a year :-)
August 17, 2018 - 11:20am

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Carefull with that axe Simonrob

Witchy.Yeah, I had all three versions and the Edsel reissue! Grey/Afro playing loudly as I type... This new edition is also from Sundazed. I also threw in a few missing Sun Ras in the basket.
August 17, 2018 - 11:10am

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simonrob

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AndOaragain

Hey Dogon, I had also seen about this (from SpinCDs). This is great news. I have the original LP from 1969 and also the Sundazed CD reissue from 1999 that has 10 extra tracks (5 from the Sony Music Special Products CD reissue from 1991 and 5 new to this Sundazed release). Now additionally we will get almost two hours of previously unheard music from the man. Indeed potentially the reissue of the year. Release date: September 28. I will polish my fire axe in anticipation!
August 17, 2018 - 11:08am

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bolo24

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Aretha

One of the few times I was rendered utterly speechless by a musical performance (other than the Dead, of course!). 20 years ago, watching the 1998 Grammy show, Pavarotti was due to sing "Nessun Dorma," but he was ill and cancelled - after the show had already started! The producer scrambled to Aretha's dressing room to see if she could fill in that time slot with one of her songs, but she said she'd do the planned piece since the orchestra and choir had already rehearsed everything. Here's that amazing presentation: Chills!! R.I.P., Queen Aretha
August 17, 2018 - 11:08am

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simonrob

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Dare I say it...

Nobody has posted a Rick Astley video yet. Been RickRolled lately?
August 17, 2018 - 11:03am

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bolo24

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This should put an end to all this nonsense...
August 17, 2018 - 9:48am

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August 17, 2018 - 9:30am

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August 17, 2018 - 9:22am

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one more thing

if they had scheduled Curveball in Washington State, where it "rains all the time" (HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...just look at our wildfire-smoke-filled skies), it would have happened.

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"The Grateful Dead picked up their instruments and hit the first note with perfection. They never missed a note for the next three and one-half hours. People followed the flow of the tunes. Down on the floor in front of the stage was a sea of heads keeping time with the music. No one sat still. No one, except the youngsters behind us sat still. They were still and stunned." - The Power County Press

And what a stunner it was, that show at the Boise State University Pavilion in Boise, ID on September 2, 1983. Dave's Picks Volume 27 contains every stitch of music from this mid-80s show (our first in this series), one that's as good as any other in Grateful Dead history. When the Dead were on, they were ON! Straight out the gate with a definitive take on the old standard "Wang Dang Doodle," the band swiftly switches back to a setlist of yore, firing off 70s staples like "Jack Straw" and "Brown-Eyed Women" and wrapping things up with a terrific trio of "Big Railroad Blues"/"Looks Like Rain"/"Deal" (don't you let that epic guitar solo go down without you). Primed for the second set, they tackle the complexities of "Help>Slipknot!>Franklin's" with heart and ease. It's clear there will be no stopping their flow - Bobby and Brent hanging in for a fantastic pre-Drums "Jam" and Jerry and Bobby in the zone on a not-to-be-missed melodic "Space." Not a skipper in the whole lot!

Dave's Picks Volume 27 has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman and it is limited to 18,000 individually-numbered copies*.

*Limited to 2 per order. Very limited quantity available.

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