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While I like it, I think that Jon is just recycling his stuff since his first solo disc. When 'Tage Mahal came out, I was wowed. It's Savatage reincarnate! With Maniacal Renderings, I was happy, but knew that there wasn't much in the way of originality. With Global Warning, that thought has been hammered home. Sure, Savatage was never very progressive from album to album, but with JOP, he hasn't been going anywhere at all, except perhaps a bit backwards.
So yeah, I'm a fan. But it can't hold my interest for repeat listens, or even make it through a whole album at a time. The intensity is there, but the memorable riffage, the interesting lyrics, and the melodic foundation are faded and gone since Poets and Madmen became old news.
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