groups who were the best after their founding members had left!

can't imagine them doing some of the Tago Mago stuff with him though

in a way you're right, because mooney's words and voice still command more focus and occupy a more central space in the music than damo's. on the other hand, mooney really instigated that push towards abstraction and away from the center that damo later fulfills as the vocalist.

i agree with Tom D anyhow. i wouldn't say they got better or worse.

Damos pure chaos energy caused them to get faster/funkier didn’t it? Also not sure how he would handle something like Future Days. Would be cool to hear him doing Moonshake but Bel Air?? Christ

black flag was best with henry rollins and i like keith morris best with the circle jerks