[Dogstar]

You both make valid points, and though Weathered may have a more commercial/money-making feel, there are several songs that move me much in the same way MOP did. Who's Got My Back, Hide and Bullets come to mind. For that reason alone, it was worth it to me. I don't *blindly* follow a band, either, and it probably is a combination of trying make money and the band's being in a different place from where it was when MOP was conceived. It's hard not to be affected by money and fame, I'm sure. All you have to do is look at Hollywood and the rest of the entertainment world to see that. Some survive, some don't, some sell out. As they have put out only three albums, the jury on them is still out for me. I'm still nuts about them and eagerly await their next project, whenever that is.