"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.


Nice pick
80's
Sweet
Sooooo close to Santa Fe....
Yes!
thanx
FINALLY!!!
very cool, shirdeep
I ordered a chicken and an egg from Amazon....
one from my era
Didn't See This Coming
Up for Grabs
sweet!
* s i g h *
Interesting choice
Thank God it wasn't Harrisburg
Thank God it wasn't Harrisburg
Lowering My Expectations
sweet!
Very, very nice!!
Good Call!
"The absolute, right, perfect show"
Interesting Interesting Choice
Not familiar
Audience patches
Yes! More 80's and 90's please......
Agreed, Fox!! Very psyched to
HSF!
And 110 bumps to CeeDee’s
Thanks Dave
Oh well...Happy for the
I'll buy that from ya!
Boise 1983
Don't know this show
Nice!
Best S.S. Chat
Thanks Dave!
shirdeep ~ cool shirt
Boise
Very excited
Boise
1983... the good, the bad, the ugly
Sold Out?
Sold Out?
I was just in Boise last month!....
Vguy in Boise!
1983!!
88's
Love this release and yes, past due
Dave's Picks Vol. 26 (NOT 27)