The thing that I think of when watching the first two clips (thanks, Debbie, BTW!) is how into the music the rest of the band was. They were rockin'!!! Ross was a maniac, which is one of my most enjoyable things about those earlier clips. Watching them in performances in recent years, however, I don't see that level of enthusiasm and just all-out 'balls to the wall' energy. Now, folks are quick to comment that SP 'couldn't' perform like he did back in the day, which is certainly a possibility, but I have to throw out there that the other 3 original (not really, but you know what I mean) really aren't performing up to their prior level either. Hell, the most action I've seen from Friga is his gay-ass dancing, which is rather embarrassing. Ross is having fun with his squirt gun, etc, but I love the rocker in him, and would love to see it. Neal is getting it done on the axe, I guess, but he's far from the performer he was in the 70's & 80's.
Just an observation.
