As always bought this album when it was released and with out hearing.
I get the impression that there are a lot of younger listeners on here, and I think the problem with liking Sylvian since his Japan days, is that you had to go through all the years and years inbetween albums (well it certainly seemed like a life time inbetween anyway), and maybe thats is why alot of Sylvian fans thought this was weak.
A long wait and it seemed very dissapointing, really middle of the road, and seemed to be quite clearly influenced by his life in America.
Thought the jazz influence had been replaced by a more blues influence, which came across on quite a few of the tracks.
Don't get me wrong, there are a few top tracks on here, but compared to previous releases was an anti-climax.