I've been quiet on commenting on this album, because everyone seems head over heels for it and it still hadn't grabbed me. So I was silently giving it time. It's been a full week, and I'm still not eating it up like everyone else, for some reason. There are great moments -- "FireFly," "I Am," and "Into the Black" are top-notch tunes. "One Thousand Fires" is also solid. "And Yet It Moves" feels a little overhyped to me, right now. Overall, I feel like the album is lacking some spark or juice. I know I'm in the minority. It feels more like an Engine (Ray Alder's side project from 10 or so years ago) album to me -- which is not a bad thing. Engine had some solid tracks and albums, but it lacked the magic of a FW disc. I feel like this disc is a tad dry sounding as well, and I miss some of the keys and sound effects that FW had incorporated into its three previous albums dating back to APSOG. I find myself craving the Dream Theater album when I'm listening to the new FW, and I'll usually switch over before long to listen to "The Bigger Picture" or "Surrender to Reason." I also don't think it's as good as the Arch/Matheos album from 2011 or any of the past four albums by Redemption (Ray's side project from the past 10 years). In the FW catalog, it's falling in the middle for me, behind APSOG, Disconnected, Parallels and Inside Out. I'm still giving it time, and I'm eagerly awaiting the moment when the switch goes off for me, but it hasn't happened yet. I'm sure it will happen, so I have something to look forward to when it does. FW albums usually take a while to click for me.