Spirit's third album CLEAR SPIRIT follows the approach of the group's previous two albums, with a mix of hook-filled rockers ("Dark Eyed Woman"), moody and symphonic compositions ("Cold Wind", socio-political rock songs ("1984") and jazzy ballads ("Give a Life, Take a Life"). CLEAR SPIRIT is nonetheless a further step forward for this ambitious band. However, it proved to be the last Spirit album produced by Lou Adler.