"As the house band of Stax, Booker T. & the MG's defined an entire label's sound by anonymously shaping countless classic records. However, they were always more than just backing ... This remaster features a pair of bonus tracks in the form of 1965 live recordings from the 5/4 Ballroom in Los Angeles featuring new bassist Duck Dunn, one of which is inevitably Green Onions. Taken at a faster clip, it rather misses the point of the leisurely power of the original".