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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July 31, 2018 - 3:51pm

#1091

mhammond12

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Uh-Oh

Seems I have to reassess my status as a Deadhead. How do I do this? Is there a form? Can I do it online? Was I supposed to have my status as a Deadhead calibrated when I signed up to dead.net? Is there a Deadhead status value they assign you and this needs periodic updating? Do you get discounts on merchandising if your Deadhead status value is over a certain grade or percentage? Help me out here!!!
July 31, 2018 - 3:41pm

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stoltzfus

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name this band:

Won't you show me how yaWon't you tell me how ya Won't you show me how ya Got your mind so crazy P-s-y-c-h-o P-s-y-c-h-o P-s-y-c-h-o One two three four
July 31, 2018 - 3:38pm

#1093

stoltzfus

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an obscure show that has lots of energy: 8/29/82

:)))
July 31, 2018 - 3:37pm

#1094

stoltzfus

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Cousins

thank you. well said. such vitriol from some folks. just enjoy the show.
July 31, 2018 - 3:32pm

#1095

Cousins Of The…

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I heard someone say

"A good performance will get you through times of poor sound quality, better than good sound quality will get you through times of poor performance."
July 31, 2018 - 3:27pm

#1096

Vguy72

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The Golden Road To (Un)Limited Devotion?....

....holy shit?! This board is like channel surfing between CNN and Fox News. I love it.
July 31, 2018 - 3:22pm

#1097

simonrob

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Kasteel - You know it makes sense!

https://www.vanhonsebrouck.be/kasteel/
July 31, 2018 - 3:13pm

#1098

simonrob

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The more the better.

I think modern technology will always be able to improve a multi-track recording far more than a 2-track, simply because one has the ability to remix a multi-track. The Fillmore '69 box, Europe '72 box and the Spring '90 box (the other one) are almost bound to sound better than a Dick's Picks or a Dave's Picks. The multi-track 1967 & 1989 shows from the Thirty Trips box sounded far and away the best of the bunch, whereas I thought the majority of the '80s shows exhibited disappointing sound quality, for the very reasons I mentioned in my previous post. You can't polish a turd, but if it is solid at least you can try! As for trying to avoid "Review" posts, that is easier said than done when you know your copy will take 2 weeks or more to reach you. In that time, all manner of cool subjects could be discussed on here that I would miss. We haven't had a beer discussion for a while. I've been consuming bottles of an 11% Belgian bier lately. So far, I'm not showing any ill effects! The old bottle-in-front-of-me vs. frontal-lobotomy dilemma rears its ugly head again.
July 31, 2018 - 2:58pm

#1099

Thin

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Space - How do you do it?

Love ya, and I do like this release, but if all you do is blow 100% ozone-unfiltered sunshine about every aspect - sound quality and EVERY single song (even saying Help On the Way is top-notch) - it's hard to take your review seriously. Every release has it's pros and cons. But we get it - you're super-excited about this release. And we're all in awe of how much of a "true" Deadhead you are.... How do you do it???
July 31, 2018 - 2:41pm

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daverock

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Reviews

My copy won't arrive in England for a few weeks yet. I like reading these reviews, though. Its quite lively, the way one unconditionally positive review is followed by one unconditionally negative one. Its like watching a game of tennis. Nothing I have read has led me to expect it to be one thing or the other-but the controversy around it makes me very curious to hear it.

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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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