I've only listened to this disc once since receiving it.  My first Elektric Band CD I bought in 1988: _Eye of the Beholder_.  By then Chick had a more or less permanent lineup until after _Beneath the Mask_.  I think the addition of Frank Gambale after the CD in question made a huge difference for the better in the band's career.  In my opinion, the best disc by this version of the Elektric Band is _Inside Out_, released I believe in 1990.  The tightness of the band at that point is what is suggested by the pinball game on the cover: machine-like, which to some will be offensive, but to others will be something superhuman and awesome.  I'm a bass player, and it's nice to hear where Patitucci got his start; but if you want to hear him realizing his own vision, I suggest especially his first two solo albums (_Patitucci_ and _On the Corner_).  His experiments with world music also merit attention.  The first two Patitucci albums happened before he moved from the Smith-Jackson Contrabass to the Yamaha stuff.  If nothing else, the first Elektric Band album is a good place to hear a bit of that Ken Smith bass - though I was disappointed that some tracks seemed to lack bass guitar entirely.  On the whole, a lot of tight bebop riffs and stuff, but I'd move on to _Eye of the Beholder_ and _Inside Out_ if I were you.