"Foremost, Clearwater is, and has always been, a musician who loves to entertain, and he is supremely good at it ... In fact, while most of these tracks have appeared on previous Clearwater studio recordings, none is a poor cousin to its original ... Clearwater, who began his career in part performing Chuck Berry material, dates back nearly to the black nexus of blues and rock: he thrives on call and response, great hooks and sing-along choruses and works them live, with great effect".