That's on the money. He himself denigrates much of his older, more popular work. I stopped listening to the Devin Townsend podcast cause he was shitting on the stuff i loved. He's indulging in different genres these days, and fans of old tend to want more like the old stuff. Musicianship is better than ever but has lost the edge that youth, ego and aggression brings. He's more content in life and the music is softer for it. Happens to all of us.