..."A Rite of Passage," (although I prefer the radio edit on that to the full version)
I feel the same way about that song. It's pretty good as is, but shortening it just a bit as they did for the edit actually takes it up a notch. I wish that version were available for purchase.
Frankly, I think it's a symptom of a lot of songs DT has put out recently. I love long songs that take you on a journey, but sometimes, just being long to be "progressive" just doesn't work. To me, a song should never ever want you to hit the fast-forward button. I mean seriously, who the hell skips a note of "A Change of Seasons" or even "Home?" Not me. But I can't say the same for a lot of the material in DT's most recent albums.
I truly hope they grasp the concept that just because you can make something long, doesn't mean you should, if the song tells itself in six or seven minutes as opposed to 10.
Time will tell.