are they only spending sat>tues on this, or is its multiple sat>tues\'es? if they have the time, then i think its great that they haven\'t matured a whole lot (although an arguement can be made that this new batch matured pretty well rather quickly!) because that gives them more freedom to experiment with them in the studio. if its just the four day deal, then i definitely think they should go for a rawer, more live feel, giving listeners an idea of what to expect from the song live, but leaving them with the feeling that, while it rocks on the album, its gonna go a lot furthur live.
fwiw, i actually like some of the earlier versions of surreal radio more than some of the more recent. don\'t know what that\'s supposed to mean, maybe just that songs don\'t always need full maturation before being put on wax. or plastic these days.