NOT JUST ANOTHER BUNCH OF PRETTY FACES

Regardless of the time period in which they created their music, one thing all bands had in common - lot of personnel changes which as a consequence brought to changes in their musical direction(s). This last IF recording found Dick Morrissey as the only member of the starting line-up and delivering material varied in music expression; now it is not only jazz-rock but there's to find very good blues in ''Stormy Every Weekday Blues'' and even classic rock tune in closing track ''I Believe In Rock And Roll''. My number one however is Morrissey's instrumental ''Follow That With Your Performing Seals'' which reminds us on genuine IF - excellent musicians performing superb jazz-rock.

If's last studio album isn't as good as their first albums. After many line-up changes, the band slowly changed their musical direction to more straightforward blues-soul-rock.

For sure, you still will find there their sax sound, but generally music became simpler, more guitar based, and in some sense repeated Chicago's evolution. Songs became better structurized, with catchier melodies and openly radio-friendly. Still some arrangements could be pleasant for jazz-rock fans. Some songs are simple blues-rock at the same time.

Still listenable album with some traces of nice earlier music time, but that's all. Mostly for fans.