I've been a huge Joe Satriani fan since his first recording. And every time he releases a new CD I rush out and buy it because I'm expecting it to sound a certain way. And every single time without fail. I am initially disappointed because he created something way different than "Surfing with the Alien" and "Flying in a Blue dream". The strange thing is........After I listen to the new stuff a few times. I always end up liking it better than the previous stuff. P5 is kinda like that. It's not what you expected. And it's a let down at first. But the more you play with it for a while on a machine that can handle it. The more you see it's a much better product than P4. Humans don't like change. But change is good. :-) ScottA