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 22, 2018 - 9:12pm

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JimInMD

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England / Hemp

Were they really smoking rope in England? or just the immigrants tending the fields? I don't think weed made its way to England, but would be happy to be proven wrong on this. I'd imagine if they were, Henry VIII wouldn't have been such a prick and would have had many, many male heirs.. perhaps a with a queen with a full rack of hippie furry under-armor of her own. Just saying or hoping that oppressive, dictatorship rule just might have been more tolerable if a little Indica made its way to the people doing the work and the ruling class too. :D
July 22, 2018 - 8:26pm

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Vguy72

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You know....

....back in the day (1700's), we would be sitting in New England slat back chairs, round a fireplace, with snifters of brandy, smoking hemp, talking of the harvest. Listening to the hounds howl. Here's to a rhyhmic beat. And 23% thc. No joke. stoltzfus posted his last dozen. Lol. Now I want eggs....I make a mean omelette. The kitchen sink is extra.
July 22, 2018 - 8:14pm

#1423

stoltzfus

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last five

12/1/73 (disc 2 plays currently)5/14/83 David Bowie Low David Bowie The Man Who Sold the World David Bowie Heroes another bunch 5/13/83 2/4/69 12/20, 21/68 8/27/83 6/22/83 Bowie Lodger another several 9/2/83 5/29/71 Bowie Aladdin Sane Bowie Diamond Dogs ("as they pulled you out of the oxygen tent, you asked for the latest party") Bowie Station to Station another few Bowie Hunky Dory ("please come away...away...") Bowie Space Oddity Melvins Houdini
July 22, 2018 - 8:04pm

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JimInMD

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Whoe..

Brand X Moroccan Roll? I thought I was the only one on earth that had that album or even listened to it. I would be surprised if they converted it to CD?? Talk about eclectic.. what a great prog album. I'm not a huge Phil Collins fan, but I chalk this up as this was back before he gave up and went for the pop dollars.. like when he still fancied himself a serious musician. If that's fair to say.
July 22, 2018 - 8:00pm

#1425

Oroborous

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Last 5

Not in order....JG- Run for the Roses JG- Altrnate Takes DaP 26- both shows Brand X- Moroccan Roll Charles Earland- Living Black Steely Dan- Katie Lied Ah, ok, that’s not five ; )
July 22, 2018 - 8:00pm

#1426

JimInMD

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Re: Senator

I will gladly get you down the Upper Yough.. consider this an open invitation. I will toss you in a raft with a professional guide though, or Mrs. VGuy will certainly do me in when you show up in town with one ear and three eyes. As for royalty? You are the only Senator that replies to my emails and posts. We could knight you, but would you trust us tapping you on the shoulder with a sharpened sword? Oh.. the river offer goes for pretty much anyone here. We can get you down in once piece. Usually.
July 22, 2018 - 7:49pm

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kyleharmon

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July 22, 2018 - 7:18pm

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The Outer One

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Bruce Cockburn ...

... is playing the Regina Folk Festival August 12. I've seen him 4 or 5 times over his illustrious 4-decade-spanning career, from simple folkie to protest rocker. Definitely some of his albums come off preachy as Anatexis22 points out. But his guitar playing is outstanding and has never disappointed when I've seen him live. IMHO a must see if he comes to your neck of the woods.
July 22, 2018 - 7:13pm

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Vguy72

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Foolish Heart....

....Speak with wisdom like a childDirectly from the heart. ....I wanna be whitewater royalty. Take my hand.
July 22, 2018 - 7:13pm

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JimInMD

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Last 5

I always feel silly as they are often just GD. - GD 10/22/71, Auditorium Theatre, Chicago IL (DaP 3). - GD 10/21/71, Auditorium Theatre, Chicago IL (DaP 3 Bonus Disc). - GD Anthem of the Sun Bonus Disc (Winterland, San Francisco, CA 10/22/67). - River Montage (5/3/72 select cuts, 5/7/72, select cuts, 6/18/74 select cuts, 12/26/79 select cuts). - Revisit of DaP 26 (11/17/71 Albuquerque and 12/14/71 Ann Arbor). Sorry for the boring setlists. Nothing but incessant, yet mind pleasing chaos and noodling. On a bright note.. some good friends of mine took their 13 year old son down the river I live on yesterday.. his first trip down in a kayak, which is an incredible feat at 13 years old, it's pretty stout. His parents own and operate a local gear manufacturing company called Immersion Research and I got the honor/nod of having them ask me to show them the the 'easy' line down one of the bigger drops, National Falls. Always puts me in the US Blues mood for some reason. Anyway.. pretty cool stuff.. I was honored.. whitewater royalty in the making. Rogue - True, Calvin Klein was the inventor and father of Rock and Roll. I had a difficult time understanding the controversy over the last couple days. It's pretty clear cut. If anyone wants to borrow the wayback machine and check it out.. it's all right there plain as day.

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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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