You'd probably be surprised to know that I actually think "Anna Lee" is one of the stronger songs.
Totally. Always loved it. The key changes, arrangements, James - very touching.
BMUBMD has a very catchy chorus. I don't like the screams and synth hits. But i really like the main chorus. The lyrics fit well too.
ROP is DT at their most bar-band pointless to me. "Hey, let's do a song with that Eastern scale everyone does from time to time". Not what i want from DT at all. But I can't stand the SC and BCASL period as a whole so...
And, you know what, i really like You Not Me. Very well written. Another go-to track from FII for me.
I think DT mainly work for me as a heavy rock band with prog and all the other bits added on. The affecting song-writing is what i love. I love the playful bits of heavier metal too (i count things like TGP, R137, PBD as that). Whenever they veer towards "tough" metal styles with a straight face it sounds unnatural to me and turns me off. (Eg TOT, SC, BCASL)