Darren Emerson leaving UW was the worst thing that happened to the band!

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Originally Posted by holden

In 1994, 95, 96, the improvs were longer, the mixes more continuous, but also, the tracks less well-known and the band less-popular. But unless one was recording what happened behind the desk, one really can't say how much was Darren and how much was Rick.
Anything else is speculation.

Yeah, but I think it's only natural for a band to do less of that stuff as they evolve. I mean the modern UW has like 100 different tracks to choose from. '94-'96 was before "King of Snake", "Moaner", "Jumbo", and "Push Upstairs" had to be played every show.

I think the OP has a point, I don't think that AHDO or OWB are as good as dubno, STITI, or even BF, but they've released an awful lot of good material regardless. I really did enjoy the last two Riverruns and there seems to be plenty of A-grade unreleased material sitting around based on the radio broadcasts and live shows.