Crowded House

While I'm delighted to see that Crowded House is touring again and has released a new album, I'm wondering if it can be the same without Paul Hester? Yes, I know, he left the band in 1994, but their last studio album was in 1993, and Paul Hester played on all the albums from the 'glory days'. I'm completely non-musical so I doubt I'll even notice the difference, but still... it doesn't feel right! At least it's not as bad as INXS trying to replace Michael Hutchence. That was just wrong on all levels...