The release of this collection of performances from the now-forgotten TV series Rollin' on the River is a testament to just how much times have changed in the last 30 years. To wit: Imagine a prime-time network program whose entire reason for being was to highlight performances by rock bands and solo artists--not superstars, even, just performers with medium-sized hits currently on the charts. Now imagine that show being hosted by a decidedly unglamorous, largely charmless rock band called the First Edition (with a couple of medium-sized hits of their own) led by none other than a young, scruffy, chubbed-out Kenny Rogers. The guests include the likes of Jim Croce and his creepy sideman ("You Don't Mess Around With Jim"), Bill Withers ("Lean on Me"), and the Grass Roots ("Two Divided by Love") alongside more legit stars like B. B. King, Ike and Tina Turner, and the great Al Green. The performances are preceded by corny intros by First Edition members. Somewhere in there, Kenny sings his fake hippie song ("Just Dropped in to See What Condition My Condition Was In") and his weirdo reactionary crippled stalker love song ("Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town"), and there you have it: a recipe for a show that no one remembers, fondly or otherwise.