I think the 'Say You Will' recording process was all about seeing if they could work together again.
Yes, they could tour and get along... but could they actually go thru the process of recording an album, and promoting it, without ending up at each other's throats?
It's a different set of pressures and anxieties.
So my thought is that now that they've gotten past that hurdle, and they've proven to themselves they can still do it and get along (let's face it, none of the bickering was all that major), then the next time out, they should have an easier time and feel more confident.
I think the band is as aware as anyone, that they'll most likely never again sell 4 million copies of a new studio album, but that's no reason why they should break up, as long as they still feel that the chemistry is there, and as long as they still enjoy being in each other's company.
Because they're just as artistically viable, if not more so, than most of their "classic rock" peers.
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