I'm probably a bit late on this one.
Seriously, though, from the intro to Airbag and all the way through, they make a world of difference. If you haven't ever done this, you should. If you have, you're entitled to mock me a little bit here.
This is a hilariously bad article.
I hear plenty of reasonable criticism (okay, most of it is "he's too whiney, I don't like this!" or people who feel they've suddenly become to mainstream), but this is pretty silly.
I don't really like how it was done, but it seems like a neat idea. They really minimalize Thom's vocals, and though the melody towards the end sounds pretty cool, I think the execution could have been much better.