So Tough really builds well on what St. Etienne started on Foxbase Alpha - it has a similar but much more mature feel while sounding a lot more polished. After this, I feel that they wandered off course a bit with Tiger Bay, and then really lost it on Good Humor. With thier "Misadventures of St. Etienne" sound track, they really righted the ship, and Sound of Water prooves that they are firmly back on track, but they've never equaled what they achieved on So Tough.