You know, it's kind of ironic. The time frame right before Jag Panzer's tour with Helloween, I kept talking with Mark, and he had this huge concern (and rightfully so) about whether or not people were going to buy this CD, and if they did, were they going to like it at all!!! And he was absolutely sure that the old school JP fans were just going to hate it!!! But you know, I have only heard maybe a handful of people say they would rather listen to the original than this. Other than that, everybody seems really pleased with this release!!!! I personally think that it ROCKS!!!!