So.....yeah. QR are probably my favorite band ever. O:M was a life changing thing for me. But this is just absurd. I am one of the few people that actually liked some of HITNF - probably half of it is really cool I think - I love Q2K, Tribe is OK, O:M2 is pretty decent too, although when you see them do it live with OM1, you gain a whole new appreciation for it and it comes across a ton stronger. I've seen them 10-15 times. This is crazy and creepy looking though. I'm all about bands being theatrical and putting on a big show, but this is nuts. There is no way I'd ever want to see GT in his drawers, haha....
As far as DeGarmo/Wilton - I do think they'd benefit from CDG coming back and helping them write. Reason being, most of OM2 was written by Jason Slater, the producer, along with GT and Mike Stone, who isn't even in the band any longer. Wilton really doesn't write much of anything, and what he has written as of late seemed really one dimensional, it didn't have the layers or depth of CDGs stuff. Also, Wilton isn't as good of a lead player as CDG, although he can hold his own.