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 20, 2018 - 10:05am

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Vguy

So did they play on a midget/juniors size diamond, or on full size?That’d be hilarious if they played on a little field!
August 20, 2018 - 9:47am

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Oroborous

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10/74 Box

I’ll bet we’ll see something for the 50th Anniversary? Think they have enough new Betty’s etc that their going to go hard with all that, as much as they can without too narrow a focus/over saturation etc, so as to maximize their return on the investment. By then it’ll have been long enough to reap some of that, as well as being enough time gone by to rehash previously released material. It would be sweet to have the full Norman etc and ALL the shows.... Not sure they can do much more with the video. Yeah they could rescan the film and “up-convert” to UHD, but that might not pan out regarding cost to returns ratio?
August 20, 2018 - 6:55am

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daverock

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Winterland Oct 74 Box

That would make a near perfect release. Of all the officially released albums, Steal Your Face is made for the box set anniversary bells and whistles treatment.
August 20, 2018 - 6:50am

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icecrmcnkd

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Winterland Oct 74 Box

I’ve called for that several times. Remastered audio and video. They could be separate, like the VFTV releases. A CD Box, and DVD or Blu-ray Boxes. The 45th anniversary next year would be a Grate time for the release.
August 20, 2018 - 6:16am

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JeffSmith

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Scroll past the Troll

Come on folks. There is absolutely no reason to respond to shirdeep’s sad posts. No reason to squabble among ourselves. It just prolongs his and our agony. Somebody’s spending a lot of time trolling for attention. Just don’t give it to ‘em, even when they play a “shock card”. Just scroll past and don’t say a word. Nothing. Nada. Peace. Onward!
August 20, 2018 - 4:40am

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80sfan

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Few things

Things seem, uh, interesting around here.... Few things: I haven't listened to SYF in years but I remember being ok with it. Some versions of songs I really liked. I remember particularly liking black throated wind. I do wish the whole retirement run would be released. That's one of my favorite runs of all time and even though we have chunks of it in various forms, some cool packaging and another run at mixing it would be heaven for me. Speaking of that era-this upcoming boxset will provide some much needed bliss for me (maybe for all of us). I can see myself listening to it pretty much through the end of the year without getting tired of it. Daves picks 28 better be an all-timer or runs the risk of getting overshadowed pretty quick (no pressure Dave). Was the band ever better than 73-74? I love all the eras (and obviously I am quite fond of the 80s), but to me this was them at their absolute best. I will treasure this box set....
August 19, 2018 - 11:16pm

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JimInMD

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Great

Thanks.
August 19, 2018 - 11:14pm

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Terrapin Moon

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meaning i'm moving on i'm

meaning i'm moving on i'm just going to ignore it.
August 19, 2018 - 11:12pm

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JimInMD

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That would be grand.
August 19, 2018 - 11:10pm

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Terrapin Moon

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yeah im sure its totally over

yeah im sure its totally over my head. im pretty sure I hit the nail on the head lol moving on.

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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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