I guess we should have expected this when Richie announced to be working with Luke Ebbin. That guy would even make milk taste manufactured. And I don't only mean the guitars, also Richie's voice sounds heavily processed. When I saw him play those acoustics for those charity gigs and when he announced he'd do it with an Indie label, I had really really high hopes of getting something right in between Stranger and Undiscovered Soul. I think I was wrong. If he makes it to Europe on his tour, all will be forgiven though :P