I prefer no click, and don't be fooled by the lighting/visual excuses for using it. Yes, that helps, but plenty of bands don't use clicks and have bigger and better lighting/visuals. It simply helps them as a band perform more flawlessly. I get it, but I prefer a live organic sound even if faster. I think that's actually one of the best things to not playing to a click, you get the band performing with feel from the vibe in the room.
This, I guess. I mean, I have certainly loved seeing DT live every time, and knowing that they are on a click doesn't detract for me. But they don't really need it. Mangini is a machine, he certainly doesn't need it.
I think bands that always use a click are cheating people just a bit. I would prefer to see how they perform when they just go, with no net. That's more "live".
Again, I know why DT does it.
The other thing against it is there is no room for spontaneity in their current shows. The show is the show. No room for extended solos or jams, no rooms for "warping" Pull Me Under to throw off Labrie (lol), no room for anything unexpected. It's a little cookie cutter for my tastes, especially with absolutely no setlist variation.
I love what they are doing. I just wish they would allow themselves a little more freedom.