Man, sans a few songs I really like this album. Getcha Back, It's Getting Late, Where I Belong, Crack At Your Love, Maybe I Don't Know, Male Ego, all really good songs in my book. The dated 80s synths and cheese is actually a really strong point for me! I'm a huge fan of Tears for Fears and New Order especially, so the yamaha DX sounds drowning each song are very enjoyable for me. I never gave it a fair chance because I've always heard it's an awful album. And yeah, theres some songs here I don't really care for (looking at you California Calling and Passing Friend) but it's one of the more enjoyable post-Holland listening experiences I've had.

I'm in rehab for about 90 days, since I can have my guitar here I've spent a lot of that learning some songs I've been putting off for a while and really enjoyed playing this one! Just a phone camera, so no fancy editing or anything. Might've went flat in a couple spots but I had a lot of fun doing it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yjQaK2OGe8

That's a real shame, but they've really given their all for the past 20+ years. Scott and John were always highlights of the Mike/Bruce band for me. With David being billed at the convention with Mike and the footage/rumors of Mike and Al having a good time after the grammy salute, maybe this is opening the door for Al and David to join the touring band. It'll be tough to replace John, though. His drum work is top notch and he has a hell of a voice! Darlin' with John on vocals always sounded incredible. And Scott's musical direction really took their shows to the next level and brought them into being one of the best touring acts of the 21st century. Best of luck to the both of them.