By 1988, when this album was originally recorded and released, had reverted to a mandolin-less instrumental lineup much like the one he and his brother had used early in their career as a band -- a move originally designed to keep the group from sounding too much like a direct imitation of 's . The material, too, harks back to the glory days of music, and includes renditions of such staples as and (which features some particularly spectacular tenor singing by ). exemplifies the unaccompanied quartet singing that had done so much to popularize in the 1970s. But this album's emotional centerpiece is 's solo vocal performance of the modal and vinegary All of that said, this is about an average album in terms of overall quality -- which means, of course, that it stands head and shoulders above most other records. ~ Rick Anderson