jsem - glad you liked some of the songs. That title track truly defines epic! The thing with the "cheesiness" or whatever is that, while I can totally understand why someone would have that opinion, I don't care. I just adore what Matt Smith does vocally: choruses, verses, whatevs. Maybe it helps that I'm a fan of the lyrical content, too. I could definitely see someone who wasn't particularly religious really hating the lyrics, although there are several peeps on this board who like Theocracy just fine without being religious. So who knows? One person's cheese is another person's glory sent down from heaven.