Hmmm, my comment disappeared so here goes again....This was an interesting and informative recap of the 90s. Being from the US it made complete sense to me as I lack a European perspective. I agree that the 90s had much more diversity on many levels. As men in their 30s, they were trying different things (don't we all do that in our 30s in our careers?)

I didn't start following the band until the 00s and then backtracked through their catalog.
I *still* would like to see a proper acoustic, "unplugged" release of their music. The fans expected The Left Feels Right to be that and were shocked and disappointed with the re-workings.

I am enjoying WAN and have nothing again John Shanks but I would like to see how another producer would develop their sound. However, at this stage in their career (post peak), I think it would be hard for them to try something new and risk a critical and commercial drubbing. Any failure would be heralded by critics and fans as a downward death spiral. Realistically they don't have many albums or tours ahead of them. Currently their various solo efforts show strength and diversity and on WAN it is easy to identify Jon's solo efforts versus the band tracks. I would dearly love to see the whole band come together and work on an album rather than just Jon (and Richie and John) bringing them together at the end to record. But those days might be past.