JM is a really humble and quiet person and I respect the stink out of him for that. You really appreciate the bass parts in DT by watching him play live.
This tour marked my 16th DT show going back to 1992. At every prior show, I have been surprised and impressed at what JM was playing because I could
see him playing stuff that I could not hear on the albums. As a bass player myself, I tend to focus on the bass player at just about all shows I attend. However, the show last month in LA was the first time that I didn't see anything from JM that was impressive. The other problem is that I shouldn't have to
see what JM is doing to recognize that he is doing it. In other words, it's the age old complaint that JM gets shafted by how DT albums are mixed, and this show was the first time since the very early days where I could barely hear the bass live.