All I have to say is, that the second album was NOT just so-so....it was amazing, and just as great if not better than the 1st album. It shows many facets of his writing, and it shows what he was going through. Maybe to you his life in 2006 wasnt as interesting as the life he was leading in 2005. He was going through some extreme stuff on the album "in my own words" he was maturing and showing that he can get over it, in "Because of you" and I think that shows him as being strong and saying whats on his mind and not caring about people like you that will call it so-so , the people that needed to notice DID! Big Ups!