Also, the price for the expanded edition is pretty damn good. Considering that musicians of similar stature (Springsteen, McCartney) charge three or four times that for deluxe reissues, I'd say this is pretty much the opposite of shamelessly greedy.

Alternative theory: critics genuinely liked it a lot. I know I did.

Bertie's whole come-on disguised as a market research presentation was wonderful. I wasn't sold on her "clueless housemate" persona, but she is quickly turning into my favourite character on the show.

Yeah, amateurish was probably too harsh a description. I just loved how much fun they were having without turning it into a slick, "professional" performance. Would you recommend Wings Over America? I am suddenly remembering that McCartney did put out some great music in the early 70s: Band on the Run, Maybe I'm…

I grew up hearing way too much 70s-era Paul McCartney on the radio and assumed that it was all terrible. But "Jet" is flat-out great. The goofy, amateurish performance by Gus and the guitarists only added to its charm. Also, we need more theme songs for movies that don't have a theme song!

After I showed my copy of Work Is Hell around at the office, my manager started referring to herself as Boss Monster From Hell. She thought she was being funny, but it was kind of true.

I think the same dichotomy applies to dramatic acting. George Clooney comes to mind – he seems to play minor variations on his charming self. Like you I don't mind that. George has appeared in plenty of good movies, usually directed by someone named Coen or Soderbergh.