David Lucky <dlucky711@yahoo.com> wrote: "Although this is the songwriter's strongest collection of melodies since "Ten Summoner's Tales" a decade ago, it's smothered by a studio sheen that is so smooth, so urbane, so bloodless that this record is destined to be piped into Pottery Barn stores everywhere. Several glorious tunes do manage to rise above the gloss: Sting's meditations on love - in both the personal and global realm - shine brightest on "Never Coming Home" and "Send Your Love." ...and that is my reaction to the first listening in a nutshell. Perhaps if it were a bit less overproduced, one could actually make out the words/hear his voice/enjoy the songs more. I'll re-post after I see the TV shows, all of which I had my long-suffering family tape while I moved my daughter to her new place across the state; I understand that the live performances are very different due to the lack of overweening production. Hopefully, Holly