^^^ In fairness, any of the times where he doubles the guitar is either; harmony enhancement where he's essentially playing a similar thing on a different interval (same purpose as the vocal harmonies really, and he might even be triggering a harmonizer effect rather than a sample for all I know). And the other times are for rhythm tracks while he takes lead, because you know, the band only has one guitarist. Besides, it's not like he uses them as a crutch like he's cheating at his own playing, because he still plays all the fancy stuff. I just say this because a lot of you guys that don't like the backing tracks, not always, but generally give the impression that you're extremely disappointed and you expect better from these guys or something to that effect, pretty much like it's a cheat, or a player bending the rules in a sports game. It's a perfectly valid and honest opinion to have, but I just think if the players want to use backing tracks to enhance the experience of their performance, then more power to them. After so many years of doing it 'old school', I think the guys made a deliberate and conscious choice to do it this way and it really is for the benefit of the fans.