devin townsend solo/dtb stuff FAR exceeds SYL. it's not even a comparison. i didn't even like it at first back in the day, but once i got every solo album i needed more and then i eventually started enjoying city & the S/T and when alien came out i was really impressed cuz i thought it was a good mix between his typical solo & SYL stuff. i love his heavy music like on synchestra & ziltoid (my personal alltime favorite) so i'm super excited for the fact that SYL is no more yet he still seems to be writing complicated music with a heavy vibe.
it's not impossible for flowers to bloom and grow next to graves, and babies are born in the same buildings where people go to pass away