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Title: Confused Identity clear from this album
Review: I would characterize The Real Thing as a sort of catch-all commercial rock album (recognizing that "commercial" and "rock" seem kind of antithetical to each other). It's catch-all in that the album offers a taste of pop metal, alt rock, emo, pop rock and country/Southern rock. The catch-all nature is a bit of a problem for me, because it deprives a guy who established a clear and coherent identity while on AI of what really distinguished him on the show. It turns Bo into an imitator (of the likes of Bon Jovi, Nickelback, Switchfoot, etc.)
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