My fave STP albums are Purple>Core>Tiny Music> SLDD=N0.4
I bought the AOA album since it was the clsest thing to STP at the time. but I didn't really dig Richard Patrick's vocals all that much, and I'm not all that big on Ray Luzier as a drummer. However there are still some good tracks.
I like 12 Bar Blues, my fave songs from that being Desperation #5, and About Nothing, and Mockingbird Girl (I also like the Magnificent Bastards' version). I havent listened to happy in Galoshes all the way through, I like a song called The Man I didn't know by him as well.
I liked Contraband's Suckertrain Blues, and Slither. On, Libertad I didn't really find anything lasting. I like Hello Hello from Talkshow, but havent heard much else.
None of this shows a reason for me not digging this new STP album. It's just a personal preference, not an argument.