Caught a couple Dead & Co. shows at Star Lake in the past. Both were fun and music was good to very good each time. I had no expectations going in except to have fun and enjoy music. Well Bobby, John, Oteil, Mickey, Jay and Jeff were firing on all cylinders the whole show! They were not slogging through songs but playing them the way i remember over the years. And I think this is the most like Jerry I have heard John play in tone and almost note for note solos. I believe this helped with tempo and energy too. And I enjoyed this for my final show and set of Dead songs! I was truly surprised pleasantly by everything they played and the great old classics. The playing was fire on Bertha, Jack Straw and Viola Lee plus Althea China->Rider, well the whole show was special to me.And 2 thumbs up for the recording! Very nicely done! Go Tapers! You all are my heros! peace, jmcc