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 - 6:25am

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icecrmcnkd

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Butch

What shows from 1983 did you have on cassette that sounded better than DaP 27?
August 3, 2018 - 5:25am

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snoone

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Who's trying to fool who here?

The problem with recordings that are superior is that you hear every little nuance and note ... This is my opinion only... In ref. to Dave's 27, The band sounds Ok but I'll probably never listen to this set again as Jerry's vocals are barely acceptable. and in some cases painful to listen to.. . 1983 brought Jerry a crappy demeanor on stage and a huge heroin habit and it certainly shows in his performance... Take any pre heroin show from the beginning of the band and listen... There is clearly no comparison from the psychedelic era thru cocaine and up until heroin... Anything before his addiction is superior in every way and i wish they would stop releasing sub standard shows. There are too many good ones to put this in the category of great shows...
August 3, 2018 - 5:24am

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shirdeep

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August 3, 2018 - 4:33am

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Butch

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Release sound / Thanks KF

Appreciate your Bird Song feedback. I went back and gave them all another listen. The Dave' s Picks 11 is my newest and you are so right about the solo at the 3 min mark. Jerry just bends that one note over and over and then gets to work. As if to say 'you guys ready'? It's difficult to imagine them playing this in a darkened arena after watching them perform on the Sunshine Daydream Veneta movie. I also keep going over Berkeley to see if the soloing is as good, but I inevitably get so lost in the gloria of it all that I forget I'm supposed to be evaluating. Such is life. Icecrmcnkd I'm sorry but the audio here is a 1 or 2 out of 10 compared to the best sounding recording released. It's a 1 because there are none worse or few at best. That's a cute game you played calling it a 10 by comparing it to unpeofessional releases (wink wink).
August 3, 2018 - 3:32am

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icecrmcnkd

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dreading

As I have already posted a few times, this release sounds way better than the hissy, muddy cassettes I used to have. So, compared to the hissy, muddy cassette recordings of early 80’s shows that I used to have, I will give this recording a 10. And no, I am not that stupid. Not that stupid to try to compare the sound of a cassette master to that of a multi-track recording. Especially Eur 72 which was professionally recorded with the intention of creating a commercial release.
August 3, 2018 - 1:56am

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Terrapin Moon

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Thoroughly enjoyed the show
August 2, 2018 - 10:39pm

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Vguy72

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Did I mention....

....that 12.29.77 has a Terrapin, JBG encore? Good stuff.
August 2, 2018 - 10:16pm

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Vguy72

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I just want it all....

....not trying to be pretentious or anything. I just can't stop listening to them. Winterland 12.29.77 is in full force. aka DP 10....
August 2, 2018 - 10:06pm

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dreading

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Lol oh icecream

Believe me I know which ones have overdubs in them. If it's not on the original Europe 72 it's not overdubbed. and there are 22 shows. Why don't you just answer the question instead of avoid it? Take Crimson white and Indigo then. Or is there no stellar live recording to compare Dave's Picks 27 to? That is so funny that you completely ignored the question and tried to make it sound like 22 shows are completely overdubbed. Take 25 songs that aren't and answer the question. Do you even understand the question? Are you that stupid? Why don't you just tell us Venetta is a crappy recording because it was hot that day and the instruments are out of tune. Maybe you keep your big nose out of business that's not yours.
August 2, 2018 - 9:45pm

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Charlie3

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Having Said That...

...I will admit that I am way beyond psyched for the '73 '74 PNW box set as I am particularly fond of the way the dead sounded in 1973. Jerry also, if there is something released from '73 I am on 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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