I love Dream Theater but I don't understand what they meant when they said that the sound would be more organic...the drums are a little better than The Astonishing, but they still sound a little "automatic".
As for the guitar tone, I hope it's for Youtube, but in my humble opinion, in the cover of Xanadu (Rush), it sounds like a thousand times better, more present, more crunchy and definite.
The voice is buried in effects, I'm more of a fan of more direct sounds, but I understand that it will be the finish they wanted to give to the song.
I like the song but it is clearly below the three previous singles. The vocal melodies aren't what I just got, but James sings it quite well.