So I gave my friend (my band's bassist) a copy of the album, and his taste in music varies a lot, but isn't nearly as proggy as mine is (more mainstream rock/metal kind of stuff, but he's also into jazz and other things), and after a couple weeks with it, he tells me he's been listening to it non-stop in his car. He told me his favorites were tracks 3, 4, 5, 8 and 10, and I could see that - they were all the shorter tracks, the more concise rock songs, but he said he was just stunned by how GOOD everyone was on the album, vocals, solos, all the instruments, etc. etc.
Felt so good to share some great music with someone who has the capacity to understand and appreciate good musicianship in great music!
-Marc.