This album surprised me. It's White Lion, but at a much different level. They are more than just a riff and rock pop metal band that their first two albums showed that they were (though their second album "Pride" is by far, I think, their best overall work). The opener "Lights and Thunder" is a good song with rips and riffs throughout, and a very rapid beat. Great song. The remake of a song they released on their "Fight To Survive" album called "Broken Heart" is symbolic of the sound you'll hear throughout the album: and that is a more mature, more sophisticated sound than their previous works. Tracks three and four keep the fast beat alive, but oddly do a nice job to set the stage for the beautiful power ballad "You're All I Need." The following song, "It's Over" is a great transition song to go from the guitar-ridden ballad to track 7, "Warsong," in which the bassist James Lomenzo gets a chance to really strut his stuff. Moving on from the drum- and bass-heavy "Warsong," the album introduces us to three songs that remind a fan of White Lion's "Big Game" album. They seem to flow so well in transition from one to another that they ALMOST sound like one long song with three different parts-- but just almost. The listener will easily be able to distinguish, and will probably wonder why there aren't more of that style of song on the album. "Blue Monday" is a nice instrumental, dedicated to Stevie Ray Vaughn, and a nice break to the ears from the four hard tracks that precede it. But it also gears you up for the final track "Farewell To You," which is a nice, rockin' closing track and has a melancholy "farewell" tone just beneath the surface. "Farewell To You" lyrics are explictly about a romance that's ended for the singer, but I can't help but wonder if he wrote the lyrics as an official goodbye to the FANS, and not so much his girlfriend. For me, I caught an overall sense of bittersweet, slightly-melancholy emotion in this album from start to finish, and the strong theme of "goodbye" seems to permeate the entire album. Even the track titles reflect this. Another thing a Lion fan will catch from this album is not only a mix of "Pride" and "Big Game," but a true sense of what White Lion sounded like live in their heyday. I've enjoyed this album so many times over that all I can say is that I do not believe you'll be disappointed with the twelve bucks spent on this album-- and then you'll want their other stuff! White Lion: Gone, but most certainly not forgotten.