Jon once said that at each time of an album release you think "that's the best one I've achieved so far" and with a few years distance to each release you're able to judge it better. He stated multiple times that he hates the Fahrenheit record, but back in the day he was convinced it was going to be a hit album. Even though he even complained about the lousy production of it in the 80's.

The problem is that Jon starts to dislike an album whenever it fails to achieve the success he wanted it to be.

Up until Lost Highway, to some extent maybe even The Circle, I believe Jon in saying that he liked each album most when it was released. I don't think that can be said for What About Now. That was nothing more but an excuse to make some quick money with an overpriced tour to me. The more I look at it the more I get the feeling that Jon just knew his voice was going to give in within a short range of time and that's why he forced this tour against all odds before his range was totally gone.