Originally Posted by Becky

They'll never please everyone. I love the CD, but I still don't love everything about it. Yet, overall, it's a well-balanced, well-written, and well-rounded album. They said it would be a harder rocking album than before and it is. Nothing from SWW is nearly has hard rocking as Hook Me Up or Undivided. But they're not going to leave behind the fans who love them for ballads and they've delivered some beautiful songs on this CD. They've got the epic storytelling songs in Joey and Right Side of Wrong. Dave gets a chance to shine with piano based songs. Richie shines in some of his best guitar work. Guitar doesn't have to be long or loud to be good. Listen to the guitar in You Had Me From Hello! It's BEAUTIFUL! Jon sounds absolutely AMAZING on this CD. He's grown so much as a vocalist since the early days. I don't know what people expect, but if you really don't like it and it's not living up to your expectations... make your own CD. See if you can do any better.
Becky