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 10, 2018 - 8:52pm

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shirdeep

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August 10, 2018 - 7:59pm

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Vguy72

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Adam And The Ants....

....get the fuck outta here stoltzfus. Really? Don't drink, don't smoke, what do you do? Guilty pleasure. I also enjoy Culture Club at times. The 80's may leave you, but you can't leave the 80's. And to think. You were a thirty minute drive from a meetup.edit. Paul Gilbert. I have a Racer X lp somewhere. I know it.
August 10, 2018 - 7:45pm

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shirdeep

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August 10, 2018 - 6:19pm

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Exile On Main St.

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11/19/72

Stoltzfus do you mean 11/17/72 (Dave's 11) or do you have a sound board of 11/19/72 that you put on CD?
August 10, 2018 - 5:33pm

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stoltzfus

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when you are stuck in traffic:

the other evening I got stuck while driving when a drawbridge here in town had issues, and was impassable for 76 minutes. I made the best of it, listening to Motorhead 1916 at high volume, with the driver's window down. that was fun.
August 10, 2018 - 5:33pm

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stoltzfus

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obviously, I don't get out much ;)

we've listed _previous_ fivesixwhatever coming up list: 10/17/82 rest of show 10/11/83 11/19/72 disc three DaP 2 (7/31/74) DaP 27 (you know) 12/28/79 L&G the GD somewhere in there or eventually Adam and the Ants: Kings of the Wild Frontier Melvins: Tres Cabrones Sleep: Dopesmoker Motorhead of some kind
August 10, 2018 - 5:23pm

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Exile On Main St.

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DaP 15 Talk

All of the Dave's Picks 15 talk made me put it on. Great show, great audio. The Estimated Prophet is perfect in every way. I'm not a big fan of the fast Eyes of the World, but I forced myself to listen to this one and it's good for a fast one. Stoltzfus, you are correct. I will put that June '74 show on next. I have not listened to the WRS / Jam in a long time. Or the Eyes of the Word. Or the mad mad mad China Cat. I did recently play its neighbor, Road Trips, Wall of Sound. Now that's a great tape. I think it's one of the better sounding 1974 issues. Jerry is nice and clear. So is Keith for that matter. I would have been good with both shows released in full. Same with Dick's Picks 12.
August 10, 2018 - 5:22pm

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stoltzfus

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great show

now, back to the 80s with 10/17/82 Mississippi > Franklin's :)))
August 10, 2018 - 4:30pm

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stoltzfus

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after a rejuvenating time with 80s GD (and a little 90s GD...)

I am listening to disc three of Dick's Picks 6/26 and 28/74 shazam God Bless the GD the _greatest_ band ever
August 10, 2018 - 4:26pm

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stoltzfus

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ha

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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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