I understand. We saw them on the Tattoo tour, and I thought very much the same thing.Sadly, Dave just hurts my ears now
When we saw them last fall though, I thought he sounded much better.....the entire vibe from everyone in the band was better.
Our seating might have had something to do with it, though. We were on the third row, and at one point when Dave got a little long winded talking about fireflies in Asheville, my BF started yelling "In A Simple Rhyme".....Ed heard him, and cracked up......and after their short break, they played the song. While I was dancing to Dance The Night Away, Dave came over and pointed at me and danced and made googly eyes at me. I always enjoy when a band interacts with the audience.