This is one of the older Hiroshima albums. It is classic Hiroshima with a lot of jazz fusion combined with very distinct Japanese sounds. "Distant Thoughts" is one of Hiroshima's best compositions. 　　 "Third Generation," released waay back in '83, found this band at a crossroads. Prior to this recording, they didn't know if they were going to be a band that infused its brand of Asian music with rock or with jazz, or if they were going to infuse thier particular brand of rock/jazz fusion with Asian influences. They almost got it right with thier first, self-titled release, and got it horribly wrong with "Odori." With subsequent releases, the band veered away from thier Asian/Fusion base and toward a more popular format, one that was only lightly tinged with Asian fusion. However, this CD has the best of both worlds in it.