I must admit that I did not attend these shows... But I feel like SCI has lost the 'beef' in their sound. The mix is just so thin sounding these days. Boy do I miss the John-O and Peter mix days.
On another note -SCI should hire a producer to help them get to a sound where each musicians individual sound is harmonious with the next. They used to have instrument tones that blended nicely with each other. But that seems to have been gone for many many years.
They have the ability to SOUND better as a band than they are presenting themselves as!