With the same excitement I bought all my other Dream Theater albums, I bought this one and too my surprise, it was, well, half unbearable. No more jamming solos, interesting drum patterns etc. but predictable and sometimes corny(I walk beside you and The answer lies within). If I was told 'Never Enough' was the new song by MUSE, i wouldve believed it etc etc, the unpleasant surprises go on and on... 'These Walls' however, is why it got 2 stars and not 1. Brilliant song(If you forget that its Dream Theater playing it. 'Octavarium' is a nice long waste of 24minutes. Suppose it must be soooo hard to follow up on TRAIN OF ThOUGHT. IN SHORT:This is Dream Theater's ST.ANGER. YOU know what I mean... Next.