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 27, 2018 - 10:59pm

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Vguy72

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That imgur link was cool....

.... especially when I swiped left once. I want one!
July 27, 2018 - 7:48pm

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copperdomebodhi

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Cover art

Here's what I could put together: https://i.imgur.com/j8ETou2.jpg "Brown Sugar" has a historical context and everything, but it's still a happy little song about raping slaves.
July 27, 2018 - 6:44pm

#1263

icecrmcnkd

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PSA

Recollections of Summer ‘73 being posted on the PNW73-74 board.
July 27, 2018 - 6:43pm

#1264

icecrmcnkd

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Thin, church songs

From The Simpsons Rev. Lovejoy: “our next song is In The Garden of Eden, by I. Ron Butterfly.”
July 27, 2018 - 6:07pm

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Vguy72

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That joke....

.... Dave's Picks are my cookie.
July 27, 2018 - 6:00pm

#1266

Thin

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vGuy, DaP27, Brown Sugar

vGuy - OK that's funny. Reminds of of a doctor friend of mine whose patient was discouraged about erectile dysfunction. He had him pull out a wedding photo and a current photo box his wife, and the wife had gained a ton of weight and he told him "There's your problem - it's not you, it's her!" Far from PC, but it happened. DaP27 arrived - 1221 and 1776... two low numbers and somewhat close together. Not that it matters. Looking forward to listening and NOT being surprised that the sound isn't optimal. Much prefer '70's but I love the occasional 80's show, and this one is from around the time of my first show, so brings back memories. Brown Sugar - I know a guy who sang this in church, in front of his friends and congregation. "We'd like to sing a song in church Sunday, pastor." Pastor - "It's great y'all are getting together to play music as a community - sure let's celebrate that positivity and hear one of your songs." I am not kidding - I know because I saw a video someone made of it. I guess it could have been worse and coulda been "Dynamo Hum " by Zappa.
July 27, 2018 - 5:51pm

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kyleharmon

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July 27, 2018 - 5:18pm

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Vguy72

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A woman gets cheated on by her husband....

....Distraught, she decides to visit a wise old monk who lives alone up in the mountains. After a few days of travelling, walking, climbing, she reaches the top and meets the wise monk. "I have spent my whole life with him, my youth was dedicated to support him and to take care of him. And now he has left me for a young woman. My life is stolen, and I'm left with nothing. I am so lost and I don't know what to do". The monk gives her a cookie and asks her to eat it. After she finishes eating, he asks: "Was the cookie delicious?" "Yes"- she answers. "Do you want another one?" "Sure, please". The monk looks her in the eye and says "Do you see the problem now?" The woman thinks for a while, and slowly comes to a realization. "It is in human nature to be greedy. You got one, then you want more, maybe a new one, bigger one. It's never enough. Nothing will be good enough, and nothing lasts forever, everything is impermanence. We should be aware and not be disappointed by our very nature". The monk shakes his head. "No, I mean you are too fat and you should eat less." ....I haven't gotten my Dave's yet, so you guys get another joke.
July 27, 2018 - 5:10pm

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stoltzfus

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another fine show, Dave

I do like the change of pace with the 83 show again, it's not 11/19/72, but it's decent.
July 27, 2018 - 5:08pm

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nappyrags

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Hey Oroborous

Love me some Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, but...they rarely wrote anything you would consider a "hit"..."Everybody's Doing It Now" is actually "Everybody's Truckin' " by these cats, The Modern Mountaineers from way back....Unfortunately it looks like the Ol' Commander scrubbed the writer credit after changing the name...(and who knows, maybe one of the Memphis Jug Bands of the time did it too) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ2o2wPrI-s ...Also the original "Everybody's Doing It" is an Irving Berlin song... But all that aside, I do Love me some Commander & The Lost Planet Airmen...what a frickin' band...saw them open for the Dead quite a few times...sweet

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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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