I've since heard the Wolfman's and it is epic, for sure. Great use of effects by Trey and Page. Sometimes effects can detract from the playing but in this case they really added a lot.

It's funny...I was listening to some music from the Fall Tour '10 over the Christmas week and Trey sounded much tighter in his playing then, with far fewer flubs, yet the Type 2 just wasn't there. Don't know what it means really, except his playing is significantly sloppier these days, yet far more creative and entertaining. While I'm still jarred at times by the whale calling and pitch-shifting, as well as the constant flubs during composed sections of some of their more difficult songs (though mostly in the beginning of the compositions), I'm encouraged by the chances he's taking, the patience for his bandmates, and his overall energy and inventiveness these days. It's almost like 2003 and 1995 have merged as one.