aw fuck i just wrote a pretty long review and recommendation for DP 19 but i was so stoned that i pressed home after previewing and forgot to submit.
the long and the short of it - simply amazing show. absorbed one long afternoon while tripping with my roommate and we both were amazed at the quality of music we were hearing and the skill with which it was performed.
the long and short of it: set 1 is totally solid. very nice Row Jimmy and a funky TLEO. i got lost during the solo and forgot what song it was, just the most amazing jam ever. i remember it being something like a lotus flower unfolding petal by petal...
set 2 is trippy as anything i've ever heard. china>rider finds jerry and bob connecting on the transition like i've never heard before. it is like the music is perfectly ingrained in both of their heads, like twins separated at birth. playin' is mind-blowing. like a perfectly tuned machine with many different gears meshing seamlessly together.
set 3 the highlight is defintiley dark star>morning dew. spacey yet very melodic dark star with jerry and phil leading the way and expanding the musical landscape in every dimension known to man. then comes morning dew, extremely impassioned jerry on vocals and solo. sugar mags>eyes>stella is a very pretty sequence. and a rockin' johnny b goode to close the evening, especially noting that sweet distorted tone for mr. garcia.
all in all, you can tell the band is going all out starting with the second set. they are giving it their all no doubt. okay well i guess this turned out pretty long anyway. hope it helps with the choice! i highly reccomend it although i'm sure all DP are great recordings.
Of the 3 that I've heard, my favorite is vol. 1.
