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 15, 2018 - 9:37pm

#511

Oroborous

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Dogon

Niiiiiccceeee!
August 15, 2018 - 9:34pm

#512

Oroborous

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Hey Cartman,

, er uh, I mean Terrapin,What would happen if three or four of us, or six headed angry Jim, went over to the phish site and posted nothing but GD shit? Just a philosophical question, not being adversarial at all.....seriously, what would happen? Hell im clueless, let’s put it out to the rest of the class, chilrens??? What say all y’all?
August 15, 2018 - 9:32pm

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Dogon

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Fish

Personally I always really liked Barry Meltons guitar, Bruce Barthols bass playing, Chickens non linear drumming and David Cohens guitar and organ playing, but I guess there arnt that many of us fans still around. Time to play Colours for Susan again.
August 15, 2018 - 9:32pm

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Terrapin Moon

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all that bye bye birdie thing

all that bye bye birdie thing is going to make me think of the parody on family guy when it came out peter was mentally disabled
August 15, 2018 - 9:27pm

#515

Dogon

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Import duties...

Simonrob, Daverock,Glad your Daves are getting through without the added cost of import duties etc. Here in Sweden it is now the complete opposite. Each Daves and my recent Anthem attracted duties to the tune of around 8 euros. Rhinos habit of putting a nominal value of 1 dollar on each sending seems to attract attention. The Swedish post office now sends out an invoice while the parcel laguishes in Customs and doesnt release the parcel till payment is made. This process now adds an average delay of an extra two weeks till the sending can be picked up in the next village.
August 15, 2018 - 9:24pm

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Terrapin Moon

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I would say the author of

I would say the author of that article really fails to grasp what an enabler is. what people choose to do when they go to a show is on them. never once heard trey say something like "hey kids! do those fucking drugs! snort it up! shoot it up! waaaay up!" will have to check out a bit of that manson album. but hey you know the author doesn't have to like the band anymore than I have to like The Allman Brothers Band which I don't.
August 15, 2018 - 9:23pm

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JimInMD

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How About

Bye Bye content deficient, empty, hate filled, trolling posts?
August 15, 2018 - 9:23pm

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Oroborous

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Chilly1214

and other adolescent humor....Dude, too funny, reminds me of the old standbys in these parts...so without further ado, for Vguy! 1) what do you call a snowboarder who just broke up with his girlfriend? ........HOMELESS! 2) How does a snowboarder introduce himself? ....Sorry Dude! 3) How many ski instructors does it take to screw in a lightbulb? ....3, one to screw in the light, and two cheer “nice turns!” Oh, and before you cupcakes get yer panties all in a bind, I skied for over 30 years, then switched to the other side for like 15, so I can shit talk like Jim Lehey about all that! ; ) Not knowledgeable enough about Phish to have a objective opinion except to say, say what you want about musicianship etc, but the one thing they can’t even begin to come close to is Mr Robert fuggin Hunter bitches! No, STFU, don’t even go there cause there is no there! Great jams, good playing, supposedly good scene, no Hunter! No disrespect, hell try and think of the GOGD without Hunter? No can do mi amigos, so put that shizzle in Jim’s irritable bowl and smoke it!
August 15, 2018 - 9:18pm

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August 15, 2018 - 9:11pm

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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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