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Originally Posted by RonJovi
Initially I liked it, but grew tired of it fast. "All that Really Matters" appealed to me originally, but after the novelty wore off all that was left was a bunch of cliches. "In it For Love" is sickiningly sweet, "Who I Am" and "Undiscovered Soul" are too long, "Downside of Love" and "Chained" are pure filler while the first four songs are decent but nothing special. It's an alright album but nothing special.
SITT is far, far superior. Barely a weak track and the album fits together better and gives the impression that it is a representation of who Richie Sambora (in 1991) is.
For all the stick Jon gets here for wanting to be popular, I reckon the difference in Richie's two solo albums is a powerful indicator that he is one of the reasons for a lot of the poppy dirge that has been churned out post 2000.
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I don't think it's fair to put it solely on either one of them. Since "These Days", they've both written some great songs. They've both written some not-so-great songs, and they've both written some radio oriented pop dribble.
You only have to listen to the demos from "Sex Sells" to know that Jon was going in that direction anyway.
And "Undiscovered Soul" too long? No way!