This time out, Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show decided to write most of their own material, providing lots of laughs and some pretty fun story songs. "Monterey Jack" is a 90-mph romp, and "Roland the Roadie and Gertrude the Groupie" is a very funny tale of life on the road with a rock band. On a more serious note, "The Wonderful Soup Stone" and "Life Ain't Easy" both paint colorful mental pictures. Collectors be on the lookout for a copy that includes a bonus 45 rpm recording of a radio "interview" with Ray Sawyer and Dennis Locorriere that is filled with laughs.

(by Michael B. Smith, All Music Guide)