I think the majority of his recent albums have received pretty good critical reviews - the ones I read of EA and Chaos were certainly good. Here in the UK he just doesn't get the sales any more. And I sometimes feel that he is of that era where success was measured in record sales - which isn't true any more and he still craves that kind of success. Which makes it all the more frustrating when he puts out songs like Dance Tonight as singles which, if we're honest, had no chance of charting significantly. I heard it played on the radio once. On Radio 2. I think that's also why he plays so many Beatles songs at his concerts - he knows that that's what a lot of people want to see and that's what gets him the amazing love and adoration he still gets at his concerts, but not in the charts. He's a (mega)star and like all showbiz people, he "wants to be adored" - as the Stone Roses sang! Sadly (as has been mentioned) I think he's seen as out of touch - an 'oldie' (whether or not that's true is another matter - it's perception). People don't give him a chance. My friends don't see why I like him and it's like they have a block and don't want to like him - he's not cool over here.