For those of us who have wondered what happened to the Jon Lord of yesterday, this CD answers that question once and for all. Jon plays his Hammond with all the passion and gusto he did back in the halcyon days of Deep Purple's MkII line-up. Not synths, no piano, no ARP Ensemble, just good old raw Hammond organ. While the blues genre gets a little old, it's so great to hear him playing organ that you almost don't notice the repetitive nature of the material. That said, I don't believe I've ever made it through the entire show in one sitting. I usually get about half-way through and then I'm ready for a change. I would have loved more of this classic Hammond sound on Purpendicular and Abandon, which would have helped those albums immensely. Here, he plays with a fire and passion that his latter day Purple albums lacked. Overall, a great return to form for one of rock's premier keyboard players. I'd love to see him return to his rock roots a little more often, just to remind the world what a real Hammond player sounds like.