He came back with a blast of an album that reprised the signature Allman Brothers twin guitar sound in the company of a young pretender, future Allman Brothers guitarist and Gov't Mule leader Warren Haynes.

"[1] In Vintage Vinyl News Andy Snipper said, "The album has the sound of the Allmans but there is a tighter rein on the music – less jamband like and more Southern rock – and the songs are more potent because of that....

Considering that the album came out originally in 1988 there is a delightful lack of over-production..."[2] In Pennyblackmusic Magazine Carl Bookstein wrote, "Pattern Disruptive is a typical Betts blend of blues, rock and country.... Haynes and Betts, later teammates in the Allman Brothers, always played so well together.

Pattern Disruptive positively rocks from the get go.... Betts' vocals have an appealing lonesome cowboy quality.

"[3] In AllMusic William Rhulmann said, "After a long layoff, Betts cut this blistering guitar rock album in a style strongly reminiscent of the Allman Brothers Band.