Personally I don't mind some of the pop stuff he does (my main issue with pop is being beaten over the head with it whenever I pass a radio). I guess I don't see that big of a change in direction with SW over the years. I don't have some of the early PT albums, but as I worked my way backwards through the catalog (having only discovered PT with In Absentia) I (ironically) stopped when I started to hit what I felt was his more pop stuff. I just didn't particularly like his take on it. I have liked it well enough on more recent albums. Still not a huge fan, but I've liked the last few albums more than PT and enjoyed the show I saw last year.
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