The only thing that makes this sound at all dated is some of Mitchell Forman's keyboard samples, but they are still cool, particularly the pad sounds on the last cut "Time Marches On."
Overall, I would say the lenghthier tunes on the album are the best, "Trim" and "Time Marches On" clocking in at seven and one half minutes a piece.

In some ways, I find this album more listenable then Sco's current, more jazz oriented releases. This is truly an unparalled band, and as one reviewer noted, the bass/drums combo is exceptionally killer. Aside from the technical prowess displayed, the album is suprisingly catchy. One of the albums I own that is easy to listen to in it's entirety, day after day. It's not trying at all, but still deep music. I only wish it would be remastered for better sound quality as this release is quite old.

John Scofield is most known for his recent jazz albums which are good, however, his early fusion matierial is incredible. If there is one thing John knows how to do, it's putting together great bands! In this case he has put together one of the greatest and least known combinations of Drummer and Bassist in Dennis Chambers and Gary Grainger. Track #7 "The Nag" will blow your mind! "Now She's Blonde" as the sweetest groove, but then again all of the tracks do. These two players play so tight it is a joy to listen to them. They play together on 2 other John Scofield albums, "Loud Jazz" and "Pick Hits Live", if you are a bassist or drummer, you NEED to hear these albums.