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 - 4:35pm

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kyleharmon

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did someone just say the

did someone just say the bible?!?!? oh god my world just turned upside down lol Triggered<---------
July 27, 2018 - 4:29pm

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Trainwrecked

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Brown Sugar

I don't get all the hub bub. Mick Jagger is telling a story. Not a pretty story. Is he guilty of something?
July 27, 2018 - 3:57pm

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sonomajon

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1983

Well I got mine and it's a bit disappointing! I'm not sure how this passes the smell test for audio quality. The vocals are way out front and the the overall sound is thin...The performance is fairly mediocre as well...Different strokes for different folks...Oh well see what comes next!
July 27, 2018 - 3:45pm

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mhammond12

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I'll Defend "Under My Thumb"

Art reflects life. Art comments on reality. There are sexist male chauvinist pigs. There were slave owners who raped and tortured slaves. Come out from under your desk. Or stay there. You'll be safe from the Bible, Shakespeare, Mozart's operas, Picasso, Joyce, Mapplethorpe, etc etc etc. The idea that some art is not "defensible" scares the hell out of me. Why don't you run the lyric "We can share the women we can share the wine" through your PC filters and see what you come up with?
July 27, 2018 - 3:39pm

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stoltzfus

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aye, kyleharmon

the Rolling Stones will leave ye feeling the need for a long shower...with bleach.
July 27, 2018 - 3:37pm

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stoltzfus

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I got mine, hope you get yours

:)))
July 27, 2018 - 3:22pm

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MadDoc

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Doin' It

Pick arrived today. Nice after a brutal week. About half way through the first set. Now, I'm a fan of mid-80s Dead, and this is a good one. Brown-Eyed Women cooks! OK, so Jerry flubbed a few lyrics, meh, so what. Glad to see an pick in the 83-86 time frame. That being said, I hope the next pick comes from 68 or 69 ... or 91-94, or, I guess I really don't care. There's a Dead show for every mood.
July 27, 2018 - 3:16pm

#1278

avlajinac

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Bobby pitching Jamaica travel

Ha! Check out Bobby's pitch at ~34:27 mark. Classic.
July 27, 2018 - 2:49pm

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daverock

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Stones

"Under My Thumb" on the other hand...you'd have a hard time defending the lyrics to that little ditty.
July 27, 2018 - 2:21pm

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Getting in the mood for DaP27...

https://youtu.be/F47EX0ZfUrA The golden blond dude on the left during TLEO. So 1983!

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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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