A great Memphis sound from the second greatest instrumental group on Stax next to Booker T & The MGs - heard here on a massive record that really pushes The Mar-Keys to the next level! On previous records, the combo always had a sound that was a bit brighter than Booker and his group - still soul, but not nearly as sharp. Yet this time around, they really dig deep - and have a way of smoking out plenty of the best soulful elements associated with the Stax Records sound - that great way with a heavy-stepping groove, instrumentation that's tight yet never slick, and solo moments that burst out and really give the tunes a hell of a lot of personality! The rhythm jumps out of the grooves on numbers like "Honey Pot", "Grab This Thing" and "Philly Dog", and the album winds up with a James Brown medley that's pretty darn swingin too.