So Gilmour was winning, and even though you can now look back and see the genesis of the New Age-y sound that Gilmours Pink Floyd would eventually embrace before even he realized he probably should just release stuff under his own name, in 1988 this just seemed like a perfectly normal progression for the band. honestly if they were polarized I would have kept them. The stretch parts on the top are in different places, the stitching on the top is not as pronounced, the soles are cloth instead of that leathery material. The reason I?ve only given them 4 stars. You can use wireless headphones to solve this also but I wanted something light and simple. I love that it can charge my phone without taking valuable outlet space, and I really had no idea how many items I have that can plug into either a regular plug or a USB port. It was great that two strong female characters Annabeth and Rachel took center stage in the action in this book. And he loves them! Have had issues with the USB not charging unless I hold it in manually. They are also cool looking and very comfortable.