Nailing great new songs is certainly taking its toll on the old ones we love, but at the same time, you cannot expect for every song to be perfect. They are exploring new jams, new songs, and we have to have a sense of evolving along with the music and band members themselves. So what Trey forgets some lyrics. The tradeoff is a smoking Mercury. We cannot clamor for Fall 97. The guys aren't in their early 30s anymore. (For the record, I'm not in my 20's anymore. By a longshot.) They've evolved. Let's do it too. Don't forget when the Dead were in their early/mid 50's, they looked awful and sounded worse with their best days clearly behind them. I personally am grateful for and love what I'm hearing right now.