On May 28th, 2005 I called on 200 friends to help me get through a rough patch in my life. I lined up a vatacted house sitting on 80 acres overlooking the Russian River in Guerneville. The idea was to lay to rest any negativity in our lives and focus on an emotional rebirth..."A ceLObration of new beginnings"...everyone on the property that weekend contributed in a monumental way. My memory always envisions the event vibrating with positive energy. Many have said that this was the night that ALO "went there". I can still very vivdly remember Lebo telling me that he went into a whole new space and time with his solos...most noticebaly in Time is of the Essence. The night kicked off with "Walls of Jericho" a tune that I had specifically requested kick things off. It seemed fitting "My time's coming, but its not tonight" There is a little bit for everyone in these recordings..and the energy is still there...all the way up to the "rebirth" My life has never been the same since May 28th, 2005....and it has been a very humbling to have people who were there still stop me and tell me how that night also changed their lives. ALO is more then just a band to me; they are my family, my friends and they provide the soundtrack to my life. A Note From Falcor +Irie Pete 2007-05-30 00:13:45 2007-05-30 00:13:45 5 but not 5 star alo. i'd give it an honest 4 but i know this will get a load of 5 stars and want to preemptively even out the score. the playing was superb, the event was off-the-charts, and the recording captures little of it. it was a hard room to record in and the evening didn't make reality any easier to deal with, so i ain't bagging, joe. if you've already got the great boards from 2005, then this is a logical next step, but if you're still fresh to the alo archive, head over to soho feb 2005, nye at the mountain house 2005, and most anything recorded by charlie crompton. pete- did you get rid of the spikes and punches found throughout the recording? i'm giving it a listen and instead of the previous sound i'm getting more of a short cut... can you explain? good work fixing this up, pete! one of the best parties i've been to magicgravy 2007-07-20 07:49:43 2007-07-20 07:49:43 3 2 4.00