I agree with the above...

If we are talking specifically about THINFS, I think Jon and John did an amazing job balancing out what they have left or just lost in general...

They managed to put out an album that works well with Jon's current vocal state both studio and live... It's written well and obviously the loss of Richie plays into certain voids as well...

I think I personally like it so much because I expected much worse... There really isn't a skippable track and although I favor some songs over others, I think it's a solid album...