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 22, 2018 - 2:13pm

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Vguy72

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We all love music....

....some obsessively. I'm in that circle.
July 22, 2018 - 2:09pm

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Vguy72

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Storm cells....

....these boards fire up at times where I need to refresh the page every five minutes or so just so I can keep up. I fuckin' love it. Feed me people! I love you all, although you can be assholes and bitches at times. I can be a dick too. See? All good in the neighborhood. Give me four hours and I'll have a new last five.
July 22, 2018 - 2:04pm

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Last 5

Cage the Elephant - Tell Me I'm PrettyYardbirds - Shapes of Things (greatest hits collection) Grateful Dead - 10/22/67 from AOTS 50th Stevie Ray Vaughn - Live Alive Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash Vguy, good call on the attempt to rejuvenate the Last 5, previous iterations have turned me on to some cool stuff.
July 22, 2018 - 2:04pm

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bluecrow

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Bruce Cockburn, etc.

Bruce is a phenomenal guitarist and has written a whole raft of songs that I find beautiful and amazing, and that have affected me as profoundly as that of any musician other than the Dead. A lot to say about him, perhaps I'll put some of it to "paper." Surprised that no one has mentioned that Jerry covered his song "Waiting for a Miracle" (maybe I missed it?) Last 5 Bruce Cockburn - Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws dbh - Mass Railroad Earth - Last of the Outlaws Dave Picks 11 - Wichita 11/17/72 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (& others) - Will the Circle be Unbroken
July 22, 2018 - 2:03pm

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Vguy72

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Yeah. Jerry's dead....

....been dead for a while. Thanks for the reminder. (that was a joke, not a jab. One could interpret what I said as truth. Another could interpret that as sarcasm. Someone else might say I'm antagonizing fourwindsblow.) Human nature is unpredictable as the weather. Everyone is wired differently....I love reading these boards. Give me insight into topics that wouldn't have registered otherwise. Who is it that always ends their post with "the door is opened but only you can walk through." Or something like that. Close enough.
July 22, 2018 - 2:02pm

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Heathen music

And then there’s a band called “Grateful Dead”.Spawn of the devil I tell you. I hear that they live at 666 Hate Street.
July 22, 2018 - 2:00pm

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icecrmcnkd

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Thin’s guitar

I know nothing about guitars. But doesn’t it look a little bland without a fake f-hole sticker like Mayer’s guitar? Seriously, why would you put on a sticker to make it look like there is a hole there? A couple dancing bears and stealies would look way better.
July 22, 2018 - 1:48pm

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Vguy72

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Remember last fives?....

....I do.UB40 - Labour Of Love Volume 2 Neil Young and Crazy Horse - Zuma GOGD - Anthem Of The Sun '68 mix Cowboy Junkies - All That Reckoning Metallica - Master Of Puppets Every one of these records kick ass, because I said so. Ok everyone. Show your hands or fold 'em. Because the cards are not always the same....poke, poke, poke. Just gotta poke around.
July 22, 2018 - 1:46pm

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fourwindsblow

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What the hell happened to us?

Jerry passed away.
July 22, 2018 - 1:13pm

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Vguy72

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Becoming targets....

....what happened to us indeed? There's uppercuts and then there's low blows. Cut me Mick. I'm going back in!. Haha!! I'm going full Hawaiian today. GarciaLive Vol 10 followed by DaP 19. Remember when there was an argument of there being a terrapin on a surfboard on the cover of a Grateful Dead release that was from a show prior to Terrapin Station even being a cum stain on the sheets? I do. That was hilarious....still stuck in a UB40 mood btw. Going on a month now. That's unusual for me, but then again, I'm not entirely normal.

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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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