OAI was roundly slagged at release because it didn't sound exactly like a new PF album. Myself, I found it pleasant and well-executed, if at a considerably lower ambition than PF. Dave's got nothing left to prove, so he put out a highly personal album with no particular axes to grind. As long as you go into it expecting a DG solo rather than a PF group, it's a fine album.
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