Though I would give most every Dream Theater album 5 stars, it always seemed that on every album there was one song that stuck out like a sore thumb. These songs where often released as singles for some reason, as they never gave the band any popularity.
Most of Dream Theater’s fans like it complex, heavy, and fast. Most of the songs on songs on this album have a modest amount of complexity, but no heaviness or speed, and when I say heaviness I mean strictly slammin’ riffs, and not emotional heaviness, as one could perhaps conclude that these songs are in fact heavier than the others, according to personal taste.
Prior to this album, however, these songs were not among my favorites by DT. In fact, they were my least favorite prior, as I liked the more complex and heavy side of Dream Theater. However, the mix on these songs sounds like they have been redone, rerecorded, and that the general quality of the music was increased.
What I can say for this album is that in an amazingly coherent and well put together way, these kinds of songs on the albums that seemed as loners fit together very well. And, frankly I was surprised at this, but Dream Theater usually does surprise me. I was surprised because when I heard that when Dream Theater said that they were going to come out with a greatest hit like package, I had no clue what that would consist of, as to me every song on most every album belonged in that a package.
Also, it is worthy to note that finally the song, “To Live Forever,” made its way onto a major album, as prior to this release it had been kicked around and reworked several times on bootlegs prior to this release.
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