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 - 5:25pm

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icecrmcnkd

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Who 1968 Fillmore East

Just finished my first listen and I like it, except......CD2 has a 33-minute My Generation, which is pretty cool, but there is 47 minutes of unused space. Why no filler?
July 31, 2018 - 5:21pm

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icecrmcnkd

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Frost 82

Maybe being saved for a mini-Box
July 31, 2018 - 5:19pm

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icecrmcnkd

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Refresher course

Eur 72 has numerous overdubs http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-europe-72-overdubs-guest-pos… Don’t use Eur 72 as a comparison of what you think a ‘live’ recording should sound like.
July 31, 2018 - 5:17pm

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icecrmcnkd

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r.m.gd

When the internet was only text and no images. I have Jerry’s funeral eulogy from r.m.gd printed from a dot matrix printer on that green/white paper with holes on the edges.
July 31, 2018 - 5:14pm

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Thin

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mhammond re: "true head" status.

I'm lost as well. 52 shows, bought every release (even Infrared Roses!) and suddenly my status is revoked! Maybe there's an appeal form? I keep googling for it, but all that comes up is a GIF of Jerry saying "Thanks for playing, man!". It's OK though - Nickelback could use some enthusiasts... we can just go there. Nickelheads? Hamilton's on the nickel, and he's pretty trendy now, right???
July 31, 2018 - 5:12pm

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July 31, 2018 - 5:02pm

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@ mhammond12

Do you still have your r.m.gd.* decoder ring? It's the silver one with an large sized stealie on front that opens up to a secret dial, twist it left and right and you'll get all the music and answers you need - everything - for the exception of Jerry's shoe size and Pigpen's (well I can't tell you anymore in fear of the Men In Black and Pig's B-3 organ) *r.m.gd. = rec.music.gdead (look it up)
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I failed my math exam because I couldn't remember....

....how to write 1, 1000, 51, 6 and 500 as Roman numerals.. . IM LIVID
July 31, 2018 - 4:38pm

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The 80's have failed. The future belongs to Post Brent fans

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Those meddling Russkies

Its bad enough they plied their divisive (and derisive) rhetoric during the 2016 election, now they appear to be doing the same to us here. Ain't gonna work, Vlad. We infiltrated your Duma years ago! We're Deadheads, and we are everywhere!

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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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