annie
metal maniac
It took "Cloud Nine" to get him back in the good books, from all reports. And even then, many so-called fans don't like his work from Cloud Nine and Brainwashed (the latter of which is my favourite George studio album). It certainly killed it more than anything else he did.
You beat me to it, I edited my post. But Cloud Nine was released the next year so it wasn't much of a loss.