A lot of people don't count Regression because it's just an intro to the album, and can't separate Overture 1928 from Strange Deja Vu because of the segue between them, and then TMW is basically a short bridge between that and Fatal Tragedy. I can't recall seeing anybody rank Regression or TMW highly, because they're so short and really designed to be part of the album.
While I kind of agree with that logic, at the same time, whenever I do give high praise to songs like Fatal Tragedy, I pretty much include through My Words as a part of that whole listening experience.
Same would go for Vacant and Stream of Consciousness. While SOC is good enough on its own, I rarely listen to Vacant unless it's a part of the latter.
But there are enough of the shorter tracks to kick off the album that I can understand why some people don't like the album as much.
Well, quite frankly, if people hate on the album because there are no stand alone songs, and can't appreciate it for the amazing listening experience that it is, I have nothing to say to them.