i am so sorry, i have to write this...and i would like to preface this as: 'im not a jaded vet'...but there is no way in hell that i will ever be comparing oct/13 to 8/93, or 12/95 or 11/97.
lets just say this...i have only been to two shows this month, and about 30 shows in the other listed months, and all i have to say is this. the band is not the same.
we could discuss how they have changed through the years from 93 to 94 to 95 to 97 to 98 and where they are at now...and that would only distract us from the truth.

the truth is this: the band is playing well right now...
sometimes they play some great and heavy jams...
but most of the songs are cookie cutter, and short and go nowhere.
just because they are well played and there are few mistakes, does not mean that the band is on fire like in the middle 90's.

comparing this decade with the 90's is turing the time elastic...
and we all know where that takes us...having a seat...
so please just enjoy the music for what it is and try not to compare it to the past.