I've watched and listened to some recordings from Al's shows from this past year, and I'm noticing that his voice is starting to get weaker. This isn't coming as a shock or anything, he is getting older, but what is surprising me is how Al is not lowing the pitch/key/whatever in some of his more difficult songs (Nirvana, Craigslist, CIA) to make things easier on his voice and to prevent any awkward moments where his voice cracks or he is obviously struggling. The key was altered for "Why Does This Always Happen To Me?" when that was done live, I don't see why he couldn't/shouldn't do the same for the harder stuff.
What do you guys think?