http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:05:28 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/03/202902.php#comment-711772 Good review Stuart Being a DT fan for the past 15 years I agree on your comments as to the incuded /excluded songs. I always felt that at the 20 yr mark in their collective careers a more comprehensive box set was in order, but I am a rabid DT fan and own all the studio /live releases/DVDs plus a good majority of the YTESJAM bootlegs. Maybe when Mike Portnoy gets some free time that may yet happen but to Mike's credit he toils constantly so who knows. I bought the Greatest Hit to support the band and besides there are remixes that I didn't own 711772@blogcritics.org Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:05:28 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/03/202902.php#comment-707537 Great review Stuart - in my opinion this release is for the new Systematic Chaos/Roadrunner fanbase to find out what Dream Theater have been about for the last 20 years. And to hopefully satisfy your bewilderment, according to their biography 'Lifting Shadows', they are unable to re-release any songs from their first album When Dream and Day Unite due to contractual issues with the label of the time. Which is a really big shame because that album has some fantastic songs which would compliment the Greatest Hit album if they were rerecorded/reproduced to todays standards (with JLB's vocals). 707537@blogcritics.org Sat, 5 Apr 2008 06:18:57 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/03/202902.php#comment-707064 Nice review Stuart. I also don't think you have too worry so much about this one pulling the new fans in. My guess is that there are enough newer generation prog fans (courtesy of Porcupine Tree and the like) to check out a compilation like this one based on word of mouth curiosity alone. My other guess is they will like what they find once they do. -Glen 707064@blogcritics.org Thu, 3 Apr 2008 20:34:56 EDT