I agree with him mostly.  The main problem with most so called dry lanes balls is that they use the wrong approach IMHO.  They mostly use strong covers and eliminate the core and/or flare.  Well, the covers are too strong when they really hook and then the low flare makes the ball very squirty downlane.  They thus have very limited use.  Balls like the Dry Heat, Desert Heat, Tornado, Scout/R, etc aren't the best solutions because I believe the covers are way too strong.  Most of them have the same covers as their medium oil balls (Power Plus, Super Flex, etc).  So the Dry Heat and Desert Heat sometimes hooked as much as other balls on some conditions because of the strong cover.

I believe the best type of ball would be one with a weaker cover, med-high RG with a diff of .045 or greater. I'm talking a generation or 2 backwards in cover.  This gives you options in terms of flare management and surface adjustment upwards if you are getting too much length.  You can go with longer pins too to create length but still manage enough flare for recovery.  I believe a ball that was very close to this was the Stinger 2piece Pearl.  Very high diff with a weaker cover.  Ball worked wonders on Team Challenges and other lanes where length and recovery was needed. I wish I had kept them because the Stinger Low Flare didn't match its performance.  The only drawback is that there's a very limited market for such a ball.

The Razor and Barbed wires intriqued me because of the specs but I never got a chance to throw them due to my contractual obligations at the time.  The few I saw seemed to be very clean through the fronts but a little squirty at times.  But I always felt a tad surface change (like 4000 grit) would help.  They definately seemed like a possibly solution.