Despite what one may think of HITNF and the handful of cuts Degarmo was on from Tribe, I am so glad he jumped ship when he did. I don't think I could stomach him being a part of this whole bullshit of tate's nowadays.
At least with him gone, and him being the main songwriter, you can separate the degarmo years from everything else, and see the separation.
Like Floyd without Roger, or Kansas without Livgren, etc. While the bands carried on, the split was distinct.
Queensryche is playing literally a stone's throw from my wife's office, and I'm not going. I WILL NOT support this shit.
I'll just continue AnybodyListening.net, be a Defecation of Chaos HATER, and revel in the real band -- Tate, Degarmo, Wilton, Jackson, Rockenfield. WITHOUT SUSAN FUCKING TATE.