It's weirdly liberating to be able to talk with passion about this band again (I'm an MP Forum refugee, let's leave it at that), and the chat in the SoA thread about DT's songs, sharing opinions on them, has reminded me how fun it is to share thoughts on the band. They were, and still are, such an important part of my musical life. But so as not to clog up that thread with too much DT talk, I've come over to this part of the forum.
If this has been done a thousand times before on here (as I'm sure it has) then I apologize, and mods please feel free to delete this, I'm still working my way through the many topics here and seeing what has been done already. But if it stays up, then here's what I'm keen to hear about - you have 160 minutes to play with (the maximum capacity of 2 CDs). You've been asked by the band's label to make a double compilation album which you think shows off the brilliance of this band (a bit like their 'Greatest Hit' compilation, but you don't need to worry about what was actually a 'hit'). You can draw from every track they've ever released, and bear in mind it's going to be an actual release, so think about how the songs flow. Here's mine:
Disc One:
A Change of Seasons
Speak To Me
Eve
In The Name of God
Metropolis
The Count of Tuscany
(About 77 minutes)
Disc Two:
A Trial of Tears
Home
Misunderstood
Stream of Consciousness
Breaking All Illusions
Octavarium
(About 79 minutes)