I will say that Stu brings a humor to the band that was largely absent before, which I as a person can enjoy, but I'm not sure it benefits the band much. I guess Jon is lightening up at his age, but it just feels weird. I don't know.
Stu sounds pretty good actually. I get a sense that the road has allowed him to work out stuff. He's still got a ways to go, but certain stuff sounds more natural coming out of him now, which was my major issue previously.
I had only seen the clip of Anthem the other day, which is certainly rough. If the guy would take a sec and sip a hot beverage, he could have gotten rid of that chunky throat.