Yeah, I found the Sambora album really grew on me as well. Played it a cpl of times then dismissed it besides a few songs. But revisiting it the past week or so has opened my ears to how good it is. Good mix of rockers and ballads, solid production(besides a couple of alterations on Richie's voice at times) and the songs are winners. I'm not saying this is as good as his amazing 'Stranger In This Town' album, but it is a very solid album and IMO a better 'album' than anything Bon Jovi has released since HAND.