Essentially, this album came out of the morass that was the infamous "Lost Weekend" period which saw John Lennon and a host of other famous rock stars descend upon Los Angeles, and make drunken fools out of themselves. Nilsson, because of his close Beatles association, was lucky (or unlucky) to be right in the thick of it - in fact, by many accounts he was either Lennon's wing man, or competition. So much that, he damaged his vocal cords during the recording sessions! This would seem to preclude a terrible listening experience, but despite the setback it's a solid record, even if it is far from his Nilsson Schmilsson peak of 3 years ago. An equal amount of covers vs. self-penned originals is what you will find - somewhat reminiscent of Lennon's Rock 'n' Roll album which was released around the same time.