Man, this one starts off really well and just can’t maintain it. At the same time, it seems pretty clear that George had no intentions of doing so in the first place. This thing reeks of “I made a huge hit so I’m gonna do whatever the hell I want to now.” This is maybe most evident on a song like “Cowboys and Angels.” I would love to the see the record exec who had to sit with George and listen to this for the first time and diplomatically say, “So you’re *sure* you want this smooth jazz David Lynch soundtrack song on the follow up to Faith?” I’m here for it though. That song, the opener, and “They won’t go when I go” are all darn good songs on their own (I think? Or maybe just “good.”) But they exist on album that was probably never going to meet pop expectations in the first place and only exacerbate the feeling that the only focus to this record was to not make Faith again. Mission accomplished?