A live webcast was the excuse for
Slightly Stoopid
's visit to
the Grateful Dead
and
Bob Weir
's state-of-the-art recording studio, but
Live at Roberto's TRI Studios
feels more like a vintage concert album than a product of the Internet age. With guest appearances from
Weir
,
Ivan Neville
Ian Neville
Karl Denson
, and
Don Carlos
along with
Tommy Chong
as MC, you can think of
the Band
's great live album
The Last Waltz
, but the two sets here (one electric, one acoustic) aren't tearful goodbyes, but laid-back groove sessions that hold appeal for Deadheads, Parrotheads, Stoopidheads, and such. Besides the downloadable versions there's a CD/DVD set that adds interviews with
Chong
and the group, plus some proceeds are given to the Save the Children and World Food Programme charities, so that feel-good feeling keeps flowing even after the music has stopped. ~ David Jeffries