I think it's pretty damned good for a debut album.  His guitar work isn't like Eddie... but this sense of melody is.  It's obvious to me that WVH likes the Foo Fighters.
This is the first new rock & roll album release that has me listening to it over & over, to catch the buried stuff.  Lots of layers to this thing. There's a bunch of interesting timing change ups and rhythm shifts too.  If the kid ( LOL, he's 30 now... ) can grow more on top of this release, I think he's going to be a better prodigy than most.
So yeah, I like it a lot so far...