Has your opinions changed on Finck based on the demos?

[echrisl]

I am still not impressed by Robin in any way ... the two things that have always struck me about Robin's playing are that he is an extremely sloppy player live, and that he seems to be bending notes just to bend notes (especially in his soloing), not to reach another note ... and that bugs me a lot.

Robin reminds me in some ways of Kirk Hammett, another lead player who gets by playing very ordinary leads IMO.