 In "The Music Box", John Metzger wrote, "Unfortunately, "Don't Let Go" is not the definitive, perfect set from JGB, though Deadheads undoubtedly will find the album – which was compiled from a Bay Area concert held on May 21, 1976 – to be a must-have collection.Likewise, the uninitiated who might be open to this sort of thing certainly will find the spark of brilliance that shines through many of the tracks and hides just beneath the surface on several others.Those most passive of Deadheads and the just faintly curious, however, might want to wait for something a little less flawed."