I received my copy of "Welcome To The Freakshow" today and am somewhat suprised about the negative reactions here. Frankly, I think it's a great record and absolutely on par with everything they've done so far. Yes, there are probably one or two ballads too many on this thing, but even they're solid, so it doesn't really bother me that much. Also, finally an album that doesn't dip in quality towards the end because of too many songs. It's fairly short (11 songs) and sweet. I think people who dug "Take It To The Limit" will like this a lot more than "All American Nightmare". It's very slick, very commercial and they went back to their trademark party anthems.