While the nation was being swept away in growing hysteria over KISS, they reconvened to record what they hoped would be a successful follow-up to Destroyer, tabbing Eddie Kramer to produce it, then making a curious choice to record the album in an empty theatre in a small New York town, in order to replicate the live feel from Alive. The other thing about RARO is that there are still some moderate residuals from the Destroyer experience, yet, there is a sense that we are back to the old way of doing things, too. Like it or not, Ezrin held these guys to a high standard. On here, there are many high-quality tunes, but ultimately, the inmates are back running the asylum and they can only run it well for so long. Or not for very long, as it would soon turn out.