This will be one of those collector's items--being a rare performance of a good band. These all would qualify as B-singles, though, when compared to the band's latest studio effort--"Healing." This is a project that takes getting used to. The first couple listens are gonna hit you with the awareness of the thin production. You can tell this is a live-in-the-studio EP, a what-you-play-is-what-you-get representation of sound. It doesn't even sound as beefy as it may if it were recorded in a small club. I don't know what kind of equipment the band brought in, but, in my humble opinion, maybe the guitarists should've doubled the number of amps and cabinets. This would've caused the album to blow us in the face, like the guy in the Maxell commercial. Cranking up the volume on your stereo and several listens are the keys to unlock the pleasure from this 6-song EP. The fastest track, "Demons," comes off well in this live atmosphere, where it gets to kick out the jams a bit. The big low end of "D.O.P." from "Healing" comes off real cool. This song is big and bold. If I had the CD at review time, I'd probably program the player to repeat this song over and over. "On My Knees" finds the band playing together well, which is always a challenge with a slow tune when playing live. Randy's voice has that nice 'n' low haunting tone to it. The guitars sound good 'n' nasty, like a cross between old Sabbath on the verses and some old blues player during the leads. "Oppression" starts off the EP. It's a hot tune: very simple and straight-forward, yet lacks the passion the lyrics deserve. It seems to have caught Randy in a lull. Maybe the drummer should've speeded everyone up a few paces. The cover tune played here is "You've Got To Move," a staple in the Darrell Mansfield live set. It comes off pretty well, probably better than the Kentucky Headhunters-like tune about sin's eventual exposure in a person's life (track #4), yet seems a bit formulaic blues-wise. Rose is a band that deserves respect, yet listening to this EP won't build on the band's reputation unless you've heard their latest album. Then you'll see why these guys deserve an ear.