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

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October 3, 2017 - 1:26pm

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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 3, 2018 - 7:18pm

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Vguy72

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#erd editions on Amazon....

....this, my friends, ranks right up there with Nessie, alien abductions and Bigfoot. Hmmmm. I was abducted once. At Monterey '88. Then the goonie birds wore off. The real test begins now. The wife and son went to get a new treadmill. They'll be gone an hour or so. The volume on my Onkyo goes to 70. Boise is poised at 53 (get it?). I finally get to crank this shit legit like. Wish me luck!!
August 3, 2018 - 7:05pm

#912

Cousins Of The…

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Dave's from Amazon/Warner

Just received Vol. 14 It's numbered, but the front of the cover is a little sunk in; it looks like the seam is cut too wide, so when the cover closes there's a gap. These may be factory 2nds, sets with cosmetic issues.
August 3, 2018 - 6:53pm

#913

Vguy72

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Wang Dang Doodle....

....Bobbys voice was a couple of octaves off for the first two lines. I almost pushed the stop button right then and there, but I trudged on. Much to my delight.
August 3, 2018 - 6:53pm

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Mind-Left-Body

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Icecrmcnkd

You seem locked into that avatar picture somehow.
August 3, 2018 - 6:42pm

#915

icecrmcnkd

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Ragged but right

Pass me some of that psychedelic licorice. I’ll take the purple. I’ll even take 2, they seem a little small.
August 3, 2018 - 6:40pm

#916

Mind-Left-Body

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dilbert

I disagree, it's a full 10 out of 10. They're priming DaP 27 for national release. I'm changing my avatar to it right now. You're a cute little guy, keep up the spirit!
August 3, 2018 - 6:07pm

#917

Vguy72

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I like the Boise pick....

....but it sounds better than Cornell? Let me check the calendar. Nope. It's not April 1st. You almost had me there.
August 3, 2018 - 5:59pm

#918

alvarhanso

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Cornell audio 5/10?!?!?

Come on man. That's just silly. That recording is clear as a freaking bell, and you say DaP 27 is an 8.5/10? Stop trolling, or go get your hearing checked.
August 3, 2018 - 5:42pm

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dilbert

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Dreading - audio wise, I

Dreading - audio wise, I would rate this show an 8.5/10. The Cornell release audio sounded bad - soupy/muddy, far away, and I rate the audio for that 5/10. Really, the audio on this release is just fine, real good in fact. I have heard some real bad audio, and this is not bad - at all! Dave L. and TPTB should continue to release more '80's shows like this, use the master recording and splice with aud patches as needed. The band's performance, again, real strong, even the lyrical flubs don't distract from the overall intensity and jamming going on with the boys.
August 3, 2018 - 5:29pm

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Openers

Love a happy and surprising Opener. I am finding a hard time beating a: Half-Step Stranger> Franklin's Circa 4.15.89 or thereabouts: https://archive.org/details/gd89-04-15.dsbd.jerugim.430.sbefail.shnf Sixtus

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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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