Speaking as one who has yet to see the band
and bases his judgements solely on the listening to the shows, I agree that Ron has really stepped up a gear in the last year or so. The jams are more of a group thing now, especially as jordan has been experimenting more with the electronic side of his playing. To cite one example, Buquebus has taken off big time and when the boys revisit some of the older tunes, they seem to bring a new slant to them with each show.
Animal\'s drumming still drives the band along like a juggernaut and I think you\'d be hard pressed to find a tighter rhythm section. Tim, for me, is now my favourite guitar player around - and even if jerry and frank were with us, he\'d be challenging them in my top 3. Vocals have also improved - both in the leads and the harmonies - never really a big issue for me, but it\'s hard to sing along with boom-boom-tsk-tsk-squeal-widdle-screowch!
As for the PB thing, old habits die hard - I mean, look at the dial on RR.
