I'd say there are only two bad songs on the album, but in varying degrees. Trial of Tears is "bad" because it just doesn't go anywhere. I hate the lyrics, the song is poorly constructed, James sounds really annoying and the guitar solo is just wanking. You Not Me is just AWFUL, plain and simple.
All the other ones are just awesome songs. (notice I said the "S" word.... SONGS). Not just vehicles to show how well Petrucci can trade off with a really fast keyboard player.
Finally, someone who shares my opinion about TOT.
I've tried time after time to like this song, but it just doesn't do anything for me. Nothing against the song. I just have a different taste.
I really want to like it, especially because it is going to be taking up 13 minutes on the new DVD.
As for the rest of FII, I find it a great album overall, but probably my least favorite DT album in the JLB era.
- Lines In The Sand is a straight rocker. It has this bluesy rock vibe to it that no other DT song really has. I can't really explain it. And it's awesome.
- Peruvian Skies has so many sick riffs. I love it because it doesn't really involve much intricacy, but instead showcases a ton of simple, but killer riffs.
- Anna Lee is beautiful. It is a contemporary-ish ballad, but I think I counted like 19 chord changes in the chorus alone. So, maybe not so "contemporary". The arrangement is awesome.
- Hell's Kitchen is one of my favorite instrumentals from DT. It is an epic (and I hate that word) 4 minutes.
- Hollow Years is another beautiful song. I especially love the version from Budokan. It shows how good DT can be at making standard, more contemporary music.
Other than that though, I don't ever listen to anything else.
New Millennium, You Not Me, Burning My Soul, Take Away My Pain, and Just Let Me Breathe are LITERALLY my 5 least favorite DT songs of all time.
I do enjoy some parts of Trial Of Tears (It's Raining chorus, etc.), and that song is not as bad as the others just listed. But it is still near the bottom.
I'm happy for those who love it though. Maybe some day I will grow to like it more as well.