The quality ain't bad. It's just that the studio sound ain't the same cuz QUIK is on an independent label now. This album is a banger! I've been bumping since the 1st day it came out. QUIK is certified in my book cuz he has dropped 5 top notch albums: QUIK IS THE NAME, WAY TO FONKY, SAFE & SOUND, RYTHMALISM, & now UNDER THE INFLUENCE. He's up there wit CUBE now.