[While Auer noted that hooking up with a new rhythm section] made it easier to move forward, ... We weren't really sure about yet another go-round with yet another team: Was it going to be mining past glories for ever diminishing returns? Or was it going to be able to generate something new. With a little time, it did generate something new. Somewhere along the line, we went through the appropriate bonding experiences to feel like a band.

Ken Stringfellow