While he'll always be best known as the lead singer for early-'80s MTV darlings , has been issuing solo releases on a somewhat regular basis, ever since his former band's disintegration. But for his 2003 release, decided to take a step back and rework several classics. While it's not uncommon for classic rockers to rework their songs (the "unplugged" craze of the '90s, anyone?), the reasoning as to why would issue such a recording now is a bit puzzling. While such acoustic tracks as and are quite charming and worth hearing, the re-recordings of (which are almost identical to the originals) don't add much to the originals. 's non- songs ( ) are worth hearing, but of course, they're not up to the high standards. That said, 's voice is still in fine form all these years later, sounding as good as it did during his commercial heyday. ~ Greg Prato