Blue Rodeo: Jim Cuddy, Greg Keelor (vocals, guitar); Bob Wiseman (harmonica, accordion, piano, organ); Bazil Donovan (bass); Mark French (drums).

Additional personnel: Pete Anderson (guitar, mandolin); Skip Edwards (organ); Taras Prodaniuk (bass); Jeff Donavan (drums); Lenny Castro (percussion).

Recorded at Track Record Studios, North Hollywood, California and Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California.

Personnel: Greg Keelor, Jim Cuddy (vocals, guitar); Pete Anderson (guitar, mandolin); Bob Wiseman (harmonica, accordion, piano, organ); Skip Edwards (organ); Jeff Donavan, Mark French (drums); Lenny Castro (percussion).

Although Toronto's Blue Rodeo are often mislabeled a country-rock band, those expecting Gram Parsons may well be somewhat disappointed. Though there are echoes of Parsons, as well as Neil Young, Robbie Robertson and even the Eagles in Blue Rodeo's sound, they are first and foremost a pop group.

Even though 1991's CASINO was produced by Dwight Yoakum associate Pete Anderson, there's more Liverpool than Bakersfield to be found here. The ringing folk-rock of the opening "Til I Am Myself Again" sounds rather like the David Crosby-era Byrds reforming to play songs by Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, and elsewhere singer/songwriters Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor seem to be channeling the softer side of Neil Young and even Robyn Hitchcock at his most introspective and least wacky. A wonderful modern folk-rock album.