I am going to be the lone dissenter here. I had a blast at all 3 shows I went to - 29th, 30th, and 31st. Sloth> YEM right out of the gate on the 29th? Pretty damn awesome. I'm not going to go off on details of each show here. Although I do believe the NYE gag was creative and a special moment to me. Golden Age, 46 Days and Suzie Greenberg in the 2nd set were definitely great as well.
Anyways, I think you guys are being waaaaay too critical of the band here and are kinda being wet blankets. Go ahead and lay it on me. I really don't care. It is a damn shame to sit here and read one negative or "unhappy" review after another. I am very grateful to have seen the boys at the Garden for the first time. I know this puts me in a position of not having any perspective in regard to previous runs. But you simply can't deny the specialness of seeing them at MSG on a New Year's run. Nowhere else I would rather be. Most importantly, they are moving in the right direction and will continue to do so. Just gotta believe!