Love Many, Trust Few
Ricky says of Love Many Trust Few, "The album kinda has a thread running through it.  A lot of the songs are about running away from places, people, feelings, myself, or a past something I feel I have been doing for a long time.  I've also done a lot of driving across America in the last two years, so I suppose a lot of ideas have come from there.  There is also stuff about Belfast and Ireland and just about how I’ve seen it change over the years.  I used to be very interested in politics but with the world being the way it is, unfortunately I don’t see a leader who inspires any belief in me. I found myself writing songs that were radically different from what I had done in the past, but it came naturally.  These songs gave me new areas to explore. Lyrically, they go into other directions. Playing over 200 shows in the past two years, mostly solo and acoustic, I feel that I have improved immeasurably as a vocalist and guitarist, and that has given me the confidence to push my songwriting boundaries even further." "Going back into the studio with Joe Elliott and Ronan McHugh didn’t really take much thought.  I didn’t really see any reason to change the line-up; Joe and Ronan have a full comprehension for my work and the direction that I wanted to go in on this next record."