DownBeat2013 OctoberByByFrank-John Hadley2013 October"Roomful's latest anniversary concert, recorded in March at a club in Rhode Island, was entertaining, with favorite songs from their past played with their trademark jump-blues exuberance. But the concert lacked the terrific punch of previous anniversary blowouts".
Living blues2013 AugustByByTom Speed2013 August"On their 17th album, '45 Live', they do what they've always done - play light-energy jump blues swathed in jazz sophistication. This live collection was recorded for the band's 45th anniversary shows in their home state of Rhode Island and in many ways serves as a retrospective ... They swing and sway and occasionally soar, and even though they mostly play it safe, '45 Live' holds up as a guilty pleasure and a remarkable document from this long-standing squad".