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 21, 2018 - 10:00pm

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Vguy72

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I just watched said video Mr_Heartbreak....

....and it pinned me in my chair. Bravo!
July 21, 2018 - 9:42pm

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Mr_Heartbreak

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daverock

For daverock, and any other Deadheads who are interested in checking out some Bruce Cockburn guitar work, here's a nice sample: https://youtu.be/Q9Uj4CTiHQI
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July 21, 2018 - 9:17pm

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Phish busted out It's Ice at the Gorge....

....followed by Divided Sky. See?caspianjesus is on Mixlr http://mixlr.com/caspianjesus ....I just like the right music at the right time. This live stream is the right time.
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Part deuce

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Live from the Mars Hotel

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Vguy72

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Look....

....I just like music. Always learning the nuances. Hard to pigeonhole me. But The Grateful Dead touched a synapse that kept growing, and growing until it blossomed into this. So here I am, warts and all. And I think we all can agree on that.
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Beatles vs Elvis

Reminds me of that deleted scene in Pulp Fiction: there are two kinds of people...
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You call it what??

Very interesting discussion. As usual, I'm a day late, and a dollar short. I have to say Simonrob made the most cogent point, at least to my ears. As I have heard many musicians say, over many years, why do we have to put labels on music? It's just silly. Take an artist like Bill Frisell. Listen to his 60+ albums, and try to put his music in a "category". You can't. My favorite artists have always grown,changed their music, and lead from the front of the pack. Miles Davis HATED labels. As such, 3 of my all time faves constantly changed and grew, never willing to stand still. Beatles, Miles, and Bill Frisell. We can name dozens who fit the same mold. Bowie, Rundgren, Coltrane, Zappa, Byrds,Neil Young, and on we go. Have at it fellas. Anyone else wanna play the game?Zappa gets the last word here....."music is the best"

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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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