not saying that john is better than dave or vice versa....i mean you're comparing a whole band to one person. his voice DOES sound like dave's though. i agree that johns stuff might sound redundant(sp?) sometimes, but he's still a great songwriter...and he WRITes his own songs which is more than i can say for some artists out there. And he's great on the guitar....*shrug*...and his songs speak to me. so I like him :P you don't have to hehe. :D