Well, I liked the music well enough after re-listening. But my comment about the sound/recording quality stands. I found it very tiring listening to this with my full attention. Playing it in the background, sitting in the other room, I was able to enjoy the music more (heck, and I like it A LOT!)
Somehow the sound is very very FULL. There is no empty room anywhere, just sound sound sound. The organ is a bit too loud for my tastes and the sine-waves at times almost hurt my ears. The guitar and organ sounds blend too much, there's no separation, their definition is too fuzzy/muddy at the edges. The vibes are way back in the mix. Maybe luckily so, 'cause when Bobby lets his notes sound off, the combination of the three instruments all making very loud, almost pure sine-waves produces already nigh-unbearable overtones.
All this sux big time because I like the music VERY MUCH. It's a great album, great tunes, and great solo-ing. Am I the only one with this problem? Is it my set-up? Is it my copy of the disk? Is it the original tapes (i.e. how does the vinyl sound)? Or is it the remix/CD transfer?
I don't want to spoil your AotW Paul, but the sound spoils close listening for me.