▁of ▁Jazz Times ▁commented , ▁" The ▁Bad ▁Plus ▁maintain s ▁that ▁this ▁fac et ▁of ▁their ▁work ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁g imm ick ▁or ▁novel ty . ▁They ▁play ▁the ▁rock - era ▁songs ▁with ▁humor ▁and ▁irre ver ence , ▁but ▁no ▁more ▁than ▁on ▁original s ▁and ▁jazz ▁compos itions . ▁This ▁music ▁is ▁simply ▁the ▁sound track ▁to ▁their ▁time ▁and ▁place ..." ▁In ▁his ▁review ▁for ▁All ▁About ▁Jazz , ▁Jeff ▁V rab el ▁stated , ▁" With ▁For ▁All ▁I ▁Care , ▁The ▁Bad ▁Plus ▁opt ed ▁to ▁keep ▁things ▁as ▁simple ▁as ▁possible ▁within ▁the ▁new ▁set ▁of ▁son ic ▁gu idel ines ." ▁ ▁John ▁Ford ham ▁of ▁The ▁Guardian ▁commented , ▁" There ' s ▁less ▁jazz ▁improv , ▁but ▁it ' s ▁a ▁set ▁that ' s ▁going ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁Bad ▁Plus ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁new ▁friends , ▁and ▁recover ▁some ▁old ▁ones ." ▁Core y ▁du B row a ▁of ▁P aste ▁mentioned , ▁"... for ▁all ▁of ▁The ▁Bad ▁Plus ’ ▁instrument al ▁pro w ess ▁and ▁fear less ▁expl oration , ▁it ' s ▁Lewis ’ ▁voice ▁that ▁stars ▁here , ▁b ending ▁notes ▁and ▁em otion ▁to ▁her ▁will ▁like ▁so ▁many ▁coat ▁h angers ▁left ▁outside ▁in ▁a ▁torn ado ." ▁A aron ▁La font ▁of ▁Off Be at ▁wrote , ▁" For ▁too ▁long ▁has ▁post - mod ern ▁jazz ▁been ▁pre occup ied ▁with ▁making ▁the ▁strange , ▁stranger . ▁Here ’ s ▁to ▁the