Sorry, I didn’t mean you specifically. Just a typical type of response fans of a band may give when other fans dislike the direction they’ve gone in.
For me, there’s two main aspects. One is their songwriting. I got into UM in large part due to their dual lead guitar sound and progressive compositions. There are exceptions, but much if not most of their new music does not feature these elements. Almost everything’s in 4/4. How many songs since Mantis feature a Bayliss solo? Lyrically we get songs like Always October and Whistle Kids.
The other aspect is their live improv and approach to setlists. Especially lately, the improv sounds disjointed like they aren’t listening to each other. The concept of Jimmy Stewart was to create songs in the moment. Most of their improv these days doesn’t rise to that. As for the setlists, almost every “>” now seems like they just peter out instead of actually segueing from one song or jam to another. They also lack the creativity they once showed with things like song list shows.
I don’t think you’re my enemy, I’m just tried to respond to the views you’ve expressed to hopefully explain why some may feel differently.