I'm really liking these.

Love the mandolin in What's Left of Me, that's a really nice touch, adds quite a bit to the second chorus in particular. I'm loving all of the songs we haven't heard before this. Thick as Thieves has the potential to be a great ballad if the review that said it builds up even more with some great lead work from Richie is to be believed. One major plus for me is that the strings on this album actually sound real. They were so obviously synth on The Circle, just listen to Live Before You Die, the strings on that sound absolutely terrible. There's some really nice string sections on this as far as I can tell, I always liked the strings on a few songs on Bounce (especially The Distance) so I'm pleased about that.