I've been thinking a lot about this statement the last couple of days. Personally, I like the strings. They certainly don't detract from the songs at all, and for the most part they add a softer dimension to the song, which works well with a song like On Nights Like Tonight. For me, the only thing I can see a problem with is playing the songs live- does Matt use a recorded track (like with Weapon, and yes, I am back to italicizing song titles) and play over top of that, though, with the middle of Empty's Theme Park, that wouldn't be the most exciting thing to watch if the band is just standing around, or will the strings be dropped entirely, which could possibly take away from the songs?