As if he's not busy enough with Battlefield Band, Alan Reid has teamed up with the group's sound man, Rob van Sante, on a surprisingley strong duo recording called Under the Blue. Van Sante is a good guitarist and has a nice voice, and he helps put Reid's songs in a very un-Battlefield Band context. Reid's voice has limited range, but the fuller arrangements tend to compensate for that, and with only one or two new songs per Battlefield Band recording, Reid has a backlog of good songs for this collection. Not at all like his full time gig and the better for it.