Completely uniformed, subjective opinion:  I never liked the fact that T Bone required recording w/his peeps.  Also, that weird interview comment about how he was napping during a recording session always bothered me.  I'm crazy like that.  I expect people to be awake while they're working.  I also expect them to come up with better creative feedback than "do it again, but more like the Pink Panther."  WTF?  

Onward and upward!  Timing's cool too, release on the cusp of festie season, et al.  Rock on!