Two years after the / -less incarnation of crashed and burned, their classic '70s lineup reunited for an session and an accompanying tour. Although it's likely that the reunion was for monetary purposes, it made creative sense as well -- no members were as compelling solo as they were with the group. Despite this, the -styled setting wasn't ideal for a reunion, since the group decided to devote nearly a quarter of to new material, inevitably resulting in unfair comparisons to their warhorses. Since there's so much new material, can't be a truly nostalgic experience either, because the new songs interrupt the flow. Not that they're bad -- both 's gentle and nervy are first-rate -- but they aren't given the full-fledged production they deserve. Similarly, the older songs suffer from the slightly hollow unplugged production. All the hits are performed in nearly identical arrangements to the originals, with the exception of 's solo (an improvement on the original) and the addition of 's marching band to which makes the differences all too apparent. Much is the same -- and sound terrific, and the band is tight and professional -- but has lost some of his range, which undercuts some of his songs. Still, that isn't enough to prevent from being an entertaining listen; it just isn't a substantial one. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine