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 5, 2018 - 12:12am

#851

Vguy72

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Breaking down source material.....

....me? I just put it in my CD player and hit play. Nice to see you Kate. Are you heading to Vegas for the Halloween Phish shows?
August 4, 2018 - 8:22pm

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Kate_C.

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TM

Keep the Faith. 3 of my favourite 'GD' shows were P&F 4/15-17/99; the ultimate meld of Hunter, Dead, and the mighty Ph; they stand with giants. Incidentally, I look forward to meeting some of you soon on the road from Hampton to Nashville to Rosemont to Vegas. I've already conducted a trial pack-in of the Outlook 2+ months in advance. Good-to-go. Woot!/K Edit: box set of the year, decade, century, in 6 days: Szell Complete Columbia+
August 4, 2018 - 7:59pm

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Terrapin Moon

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For Shirdeep
August 4, 2018 - 7:55pm

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Terrapin Moon

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August 4, 2018 - 7:41pm

#855

alvarhanso

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No multitracks in Dave's or Dick's Series

These are all 2 track recordings, only DaP 8 is anything else, with a 2 track SBD cassette master supplemented by an Audience recording matrixed together. A 2 track PA mix on cassette is just as much a 2 track recording as Betty's Boards and Healy's 2 track cassette, VHS or Betamax, or DAT recordings. Nobody is comparing DaP 27 to a multitrack recording, so I'm not sure why it keeps popping up as a talking point that "of course this doesn't sound as good as a multitrack." Can we just burn that strawman?
August 4, 2018 - 7:09pm

#856

Oroborous

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11/20/73 and what they said..

Fuca#$**$ 11/20/73, another lil bite sized morsel of love before (more) beer, then pizza! Last beers; In no order....Surely Coffee Bender, Stone Arrogant Bastard, Anchor Brewers Pale Ale, North Coast Old Rasputin, Surly Furios IPA, Anchor Liberty, Crazy Mnt. Snow Cat Coffee Stout, EKU 28, Bonfire Brewing WtFO, and finally on a hot day outta the ice chest, Sierra Nevada Tropical Torpedo.......as Homer would say.....”ummmmmmmmmm, beeeeeerrrrrr!” One mo sataday night my brothers and sisters, peace! ANYONE know who first said “beer and pizza is God’s way of telling us she loves us”?
August 4, 2018 - 6:36pm

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mcgrupp216

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Re: OKCDH

This: “Assuming each of the four shows should be completely satisfying to YOU and be YOUR preferred releases is both unrealistic and borderline narcissistic if you really believe that.” I’m with you on your opinions, there, too. Fellow all eras fan, here.
August 4, 2018 - 6:14pm

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Oroborous

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Parts of shows

Holy S#$&& sorry to bogart here, but as some have posted lately about some picks great for when no time/notion for full show. So with that in mind I fired up 12/473, just right for before Saturday pizza/movie, and holy shnikies Batman, haven’t heard this in a while. Cheese and rice that eyes and space jam out is, well, you know ; )Aaaaaa, yeaaah, that’s why late 73 is probably my fav, if I had one! Buenos Nachos Roqueros!
August 4, 2018 - 5:15pm

#859

Oroborous

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Gear, next picks

IMHO, I think 27 sounds better than a old cassette, Good for an 83 house mix, and of course ridiculously incomparable to a recorded for release multi-track......I’m listening via - YFS Ref 3 server - Wyred for Sound DAC II - C 40 pre-amp - 2 MC 601 mono blocks - XR 200 speakers - Furman Power NEXT DAVES..... 28- 1970? ——————————- 29- 1976 ( mellow groove for winter. Early or fall?) 30- 1/10/79 with 1/20/79 as rest/bonus etc 79 is due! 31- 1971 April or fall? 32- fall 89 31/32 wild cards; 73 or 74....
August 4, 2018 - 5:13pm

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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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