Not sure if this has been discussed exclusively or just here and there in some of the song review threads, but after my first real listen all the way through on a decent car system (I've been I-Poding it all this time) I have to say, that Shanks did one hell of a job with Al's sound! The snare has such a perfectly warm tone/ring to it. It actually sounds a bit like the snare on Hear About It Later from Oakland '81, especially during the solo on Stay Frosty. I remember back in the day, trying to figure out what Ed meant when he said the tone he was chasing was that of his brothers snare. Well dammit if somebody didn't capture that beautifully sweet sound on record! Ed and Al mesh like never before.
I'm curious to know what Roth Army drummers and non-drummers alike think of Al's sound on ADKOT. Al's playing is tremendous as usual, but I don't think he's ever sounded better.