▁to ▁complement ▁Mc Donald ' s ▁own ▁style . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁and ▁legacy ▁▁ ▁Review ing ▁the ▁album ▁for ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁Gary ▁Von ▁T ersch ▁said , ▁" Ad m itted ly , ▁this ▁is ▁a ▁low - key , ▁non - f ier y ▁record , ▁but ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁certain ▁hon esty . ▁And ▁it ▁also ▁lets ▁you ▁hear ▁what ▁a ▁truly ▁fine ▁vocal ist ▁Joe ▁is ▁— ▁he ▁handles ▁such ▁diverse ▁songs ▁as ▁' Tom ▁Jo ad ,' ▁' T alk in ' ▁D ust ▁Bowl ' ▁and ▁' R oll ▁On ▁Columbia ' ▁with ▁ease ▁and ▁just ▁the ▁proper ▁amount ▁of ▁fer vor ." ▁Robert ▁Christ g au ▁was ▁less ▁im pressed ▁in ▁The ▁Village ▁Vo ice : ▁" It ' s ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁this ▁album ▁that ▁I ▁don ' t ▁like . ▁Mus ically , ▁it ' s ▁not ▁bad — a ▁nice ▁selection ▁of ▁Wo ody ' s ▁t unes ▁rendered ▁agree ably ▁by ▁Joe ▁and ▁some ▁Nash ville ▁side men . ▁As ▁an ▁educational ▁project ▁I ▁suppose ▁it ▁could ▁be ▁called , ▁er , ▁worth while . ▁But ▁anyone ▁who ▁has ▁read ▁this ▁far ▁may ▁consider ▁himself ▁educated ; ▁the ▁real ▁thing ▁is ▁easy ▁to ▁sw allow ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁purchased ▁at ▁better ▁record ▁sh ops ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁Mc Donald ▁was ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁Hollywood ▁Bowl ▁with ▁other ▁contempor aries ▁to ▁part ake ▁in ▁a ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁Gut