[sdre-l]: This is not good....

[Ben Heath]

This is my first time posting, so I hope I've got the procedure right. Anyway (I hope that my concerns, if shared by enough people in some form or fashion, will reach someone close to the band), I fear that having Jeremy play bass on the album could be a very baaaaad idea. Not to knock Jeremy, he's an excellent musician, lyricist and a creative genius. However, he is neither God nor Luke Skywalker, and, in order to play bass worthy of Nate Mendel's legacy, it would take the Force of Devine Intervention. I mean, he is a young man, and there is no way he could be equally proficient considering the many instruments he has worked with. Though HIFTBSO was a great album, the basslines took a step down. PLEASE do not let them drop any further.                                                     Ben