I have to say that I REALLY loved Savage Garden's debut album, but "Affirmation" does not stack up to the competition. All they have written are songs that are guaranteed to be hits. They got makeovers; it seems like they're selling out. I really thought that the second album would be as good as the first, but I was really disappointed. All the songs on "Affirmation" sound pretty much the same. They all mush into one entire song. If you didn't like them the first time, buy this, they've changed. If you REALLY LIKED Savage Garden the first time around, I wouldn't bother popping their CD in your boom-box.