I have read the book, and even through being from the bands perspective, they do sound a bit young and hotheaded. In the end, Prater's suggestions were all for the better, from what I could tell. DT in '92 were a band just exploding with talent and fire for taking over the music world, and that shows more than anywhere on Images and Words. Had Prater not managed to reel the guys in a bit, Images could have been more of a talent circus than talent show.