I enjoyed the article. Very fair. The album itself certainly had its moments. Down is a great rocker. And the album did a good job of reintroducing them to the music scene after 12BB and TS efforts. Plus, plus, plus, their live shows were crazy good. Probably their best ever.
I still enjoy No Way Out, Sour Girl and Atlanta. Really great songs. But there are some songs that didn't resonate for me, too.
For me at the end of day, it was a great time to be an STP fan. Solid album, great live shows and there was a lot of hope for SLDD to be their big return maybe double disc. Similar to ST, they were looked at to have this huge second wave similar to RHCP or Green Day. But never did quite get there.