I didn't like SC when it first released, and I can't say it's aged well for me. My least favorite DT album for sure. The only song I like going back to is Ministry of Lost Souls, which has some some atmosphere and a very interesting melodic progression. As for the rest... well, Dark Eternal Night for example might be the least enjoyable DT song ever for me. An obnoxious lead riff, silly lyrics, and a really unflattering vocal performance from JLB and Portnoy. It's weird because I LOVE heavy DT, especially on Train of Thought. As I Am, In the Name of God, etc, those are emotive, incredible metal songs. Constant Motion and TDEN sound like parodies by comparison.
ITPoE is also my least favorite epic from the band. I still smirk at the 'Dark masterrr' delivery in Part II. The whole album has these strange, almost juvenile vocal and compositional choices. I don't know what they were thinking with some of these tracks.
The band's nadir for me. Fortunately, they REALLY bounced back with the Mangini era. DoT and View have some of their best work ever IMO.