Got this for free, but would pay $100 for it.

In the 80's,I loved HoJO.I had all the 12" singles, including pic discs and Japan mini-albums.But after 89, I never bought any of his new stuff. I was into Hothouse Flowers,Del Amitri,etc.In 1999, I received a promo of the People CD by Howard.I was expecting it to be like all the other new albums by groups of the past, boring and drawn-out. I scanned it before playing it in its entirety, I was immediately surprised how good it was. I would play Let The People Have Their Say over & over. Then I would start a love with Let Me Be The First.I was unusually drawn to it, I would keep putting this cd in, something about it makes me feel good. It is a huge shame that it never got played on the radio.Several tracks could have been top 10.The DJ:s are thinking of him, the way I was before I heard this album. I feel bad for having even thought that way. Dream Into Action was my favorite, but this outdoes it in a million ways. Stations that play 80's music should give the old group's new work half a chance, or miss out on stuff like this.

YAWN

In a word, YAWN. I agree with the previous reviewer that this is elevator music, for the most part. This is definitely my least favorite HoJo cd. The Japanese precursor "Angels and Lovers", which contains many of the same tracks, is a tad better (but not much).

AWESOME!! And he's a fellow SGI member!!

PEOPLE is Howard's BEST CD to date!! The songs that move me the most are those inspired by Howard's practice of the Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin. These songs include YOU'RE THE BUDDHA, TOMMORROW IS NOW, WE MAKE THE WEATHER, IF YOU LOVE and NOTHING TO FEAR. All concepts we believe in as Nichiren Buddhists! I, too, am a member of the same Nichiren Buddhist organization, the SOKA GAKKAI INTERNATIONAL (SGI.) You are AWESOME Howard!! Nam myoho renge kyo.

Wes.