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Stormy:I'm not saying that we have to have Dickey back. I'm saying that the Brothers should try to vary their style. They don't, and the songs you listed prove that. They are all pre 1971 bluesy sounds, with a bit of Gov't Mule in there. Nothing soft, or country, or jazzier - Dickey could really be jazzy, no acoustic, only gravelly bluesy voices, albeit the best in the world, and no mellow ballads.They are the tightest they've ever been, but they have to mix it up! Why don't you want that to happen more? Are you really satisfied with their set lists? And wouldn't you like to see more? Chuck Leavell is awesome, but never drove the band to variety. Dickey inspired simplicity, and I think the guys need to take a lesson from that, even though they dislike so much of what he is - as do I. A perfect example of this is Where it All Begins - what a song - this is the counterpoint to Good Clean Fun or Get On With Your Life. Without this sound, or another sound that contrasts Gregg/Warren's style, there is a huge whole in the shows.I'm not saying this guy is on the mark on everything, he actually puts his foot in his mouth with the Warren/Derek similarity thing, but he makes some points that you simply cannot ignore. If you do, you really need to start listenting to shows from 1989 to 1994, where they cooked the most - even more than pre 1971, b/c they had more depth in the songs and musicians (thanks in large part to Warren, Allen and Mark).