A friend of mine after listening to the album sent me this message that I totally agree with:
Over-all, it is undeniably an LTE record. There's a youthful playfulness in a lot of the songs that really harkens back to their first two albums over twenty years ago, and they still have the chops as well! Beyond the technical things, there's a lot of great melodies on here as well. One that stuck out was "Shades Of Hope", which sounds like a bit of "The Best Of Times", "Six Degrees", and "State Of Grace" (of course, being another John/Jordan piece). I was surprised by the fade-out at the end of "Beating The Odds", and the drum-fade at the end of "Chris & Kevin's Amazing Odyssey". The one improv on the album is pretty short, surprisingly, and it really reminds me of "Osmosis", mostly due to Jordan's key sounds and the over-all vibe the piece has. Honestly, you could probably dissect each song and say it's a bit of one or more of their past songs, but it's just the four of them trying to recreate the magic they had back then, and I think for the most part, they succeed. After about 2 or 3 spins, it's really good, and I think it fits right in with the best of their work! And as a fan of "Three Minute Warning", I am excited to hear that bonus disc when I get my artbook in late March (or April, if the postal service continues the way it has been).