Cold Rain and Snow gets things going, featuring some luscious vocals from Jerry and some ripe solos as well. The recording is quite rough through that first tune, but the quality improves markedly – though it is still far from crispy – in the midst of the Easy Wind that follows, just in time to take in Pig’s bluesy, raw rendition. From there, the boys swap out their electric thunder for some bright and earthy swing with Uncle John’s Band, which has some reggae hints thanks to Billy’s funky drums. An aching Candyman follows, as well as a lively Me & My Uncle just as the sound gets a touch clearer still. After the tune, Bobby asks if “the front row has any requests,” but Billy does not wait for an answer, pounding it into Good Lovin’. The rest of the boys get on board, and, before long, Pig lets it rip. At just fifteen minutes, the Good Lovin’ is certainly not the longest, but the boys – Phil carpet-bombing the whole time – certainly cover ground, ranging through a drum solo, an edgy surf music section, and lots of Pig-fronted Dead brilliance. Following that performance – and perhaps after a set break – the Dead come back with a brief, but tasty China> Rider with Jerry ranging brightly and Phil rioting on the bass. New Speedway Boogie follows, and, sadly, the sound quality drops off considerably. Still, the Dead’s swagger is palpable. The boys then go into Casey Jones before coming to what was likely the cap to the evening and the highlight of the night, an epic, 24-minute Lovelight. Pig owns the Lovelight, rapping, hooting, and riling up the crowd, which you can hear digging every minute of the tune. It is a shame we don’t have a sweet tape of the night, but this is vintage Dead in a nightclub on laid-back Oahu; the bigger shame might be bitching about the sound instead of reveling in the fact that we have a recording at all.