Just last evening I had the opportunity to enjoy Al Stewart in a wonderful acoustic outing at The Coach House in Southern California. Today I was scanning Amazon to see if I could find his latest album "Down In The Cellar" when I came across the reviews for "Famous Last Words." I really don't understand what I've read with the mostly outstanding reviews listed here? I'm a great fan of many years but "Famous Last Words" just does nothing for me. I've tried to like it but can't find anything that moves me. This was especially disappointing as a follow-up to "Last Days of the Century" one of his top 3 recordings (in my thoughts,anyway). Al has been one of the few artists that I will collect based on faith alone but with "Famous Last Words" he struck out this time at bat.