I mentioned Quaye has abandoned his original reggae sound, and that's true for the most part, except for a couple of songs--"Now and Forever" and "Pearls of Wisdom" which sound like they could of just about been plucked straight out of 'Maverick'. The rest of album is left with largely a resounding rock, eh, sound though. This new rocking Finley shocked me on my first listen, but after a few more spins I began to realise Quaye has definanetly made the right choice. I would of been concerned if he just stuck with a generic rock sound though, like a lot of these artists who experiment with a different style, but fortunately he makes every song different and distinctly his own.

The shock mentioned above could mainly be attributed to the acoustic love-ballad (I didn't want to use the word country incase it scared people off...), "Lovers Return" by the way. Don't be scared though because his voice actually suits the genre (perhaps we will see a 'Finley Quaye - Unplugged' in the near future?).

As much as I love Finley's new direction, he does make a few small missteps, such as the second track, "Beautiful Nature"-- it starts off well enough, but becomes rather bland and boring, but luckily he does a right-turn and makes the song interesting before the end. This seems to be the case with a few songs-- he has some great idea's, but just doesn't know how to string it all together and ends up filling the songs with, well, filler material. I guess this makes you appreciate the good bits all the more, right? Besides, no album is ever perfect.

All the albums wrong moves are made up for by the oustanding "Dice"-- Beth Orten and Finley make beautiful music here and arguably create the best song on the album (Beth really makes the song with her a amazing voice-- if you don't buy the album, you should probably download this song). Another stand-out song for me was the toe-tapping, "Adorable", which is by far the most rocking and catchy song on offer.

Just a little tip; like 'Maverick A Strike', 'MMTML' needs a decent pair of earphones to pick up all the little details Finley jams into his songs, or a really good sound system (if you don't have either, you're basically doing the CD and your ears an injustice).

I recommend "Much More Than Much Love" to those who looking for something different from the norm with their rock, or people who want an album with plenty of variety, but for those who really preferred his older stylings, then try it before you buy it (one-minute clips for just about every song can be found [online], that might suffice). Also for people who hated Finley before, give this a listen-- you might be in for a suprise.

What Happened?
This is one the most boring albums I have ever purchased. Whopee, Finley is in love...but he sure lost the beat. What happened to the edge and funk of Maverick?
This is pathetic singer-songwriter pap. There is no reggae,
no intresting insturmentation and the lyrics are god awful.