So I gave the record a listen from front to back. Overall, it is not as bad as anything I remember from the last few records, but nothing really caught my attention either. Maybe I just don't have the same level of attachment to or respect for Brian as I did in my high school days. Maybe one play just isn't enough. Either way, I think at this point he'd have to do or release something pretty groundbreaking for me to give a 60+ minute record repeat listens, especially with so much other incredible new music vying for what little time I have to digest audio these days.