I'm a person who listens to a lot of live music. I download entire concerts, and generally, listen to them in their entirety. I do this almost on a daily basis (with the exception of the last month or so). I have 91 Grateful Dead shows alone. In fact, I had a copy of this very show before the CD/DVD was ever produced.
So, one would think that this–one full show–wouldn't be that impressive for me. I mean, it's something I already had!
And yet, I can't help loving it.
I'm listening to it at work on the iPod, not even experiencing the full package or anything. It's a soundboard recording, just as most of my Dead shows are.
I can't find a reason why I should enjoy this so much, and, yet, I do! Maybe it's because, with the DVD, I have visuals to go along with it. Maybe it's because I have seen the artwork (even if it's not here in front of me), and there's a residue feeling left by that. I don't know.
The point is, I love The Closing Of Winterland.
Hey, did I call it, or what? ;^)