A middling album, produced by Shel Talmy, and a little heavier on the "rock" in folk-rock than Rose's 1960s recordings were. In fact, the backing band is Rumplestiltskin, a Talmy-formed supergroup of session players including Herbie Flowers on bass, Alan Parker on guitar, and Clem Cattini on drums. Rose sounds like a minor-league Joe Cocker on "Ode to an Old Ball," but gets into more original, moody melodies on "I Know These Two People," with its harpsichord, and "Sympathy." "Dim Light a Burning" has some of the same riff-driven urgency found on one of Rose's most famous tracks, "Morning Dew." Still, in all, it's the work of a secondary, though not mediocre, rock and folk-rock singer-songwriter. All of the songs are available on the RPM reissue Tim Rose & Love, a Kind of Hate Story, which also includes all of the songs from his 1972 Tim Rose album.

(by Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide)