I'm finding this one easy to like. Only a couple listens so far. Lots of good songs. Sometimes seems to subtly channel Queen and The Who's rock opera mode. As an album, maybe its a bit jumbled from one track to the next. 18 tracks'll do that. They're certainly clearing the air on some issues; probably would have been more timely a year ago. It's punk sentimentality would seem more appropriate if, for example, Palin were VP. 3 stars.