To Glasser,Bosk,Noxon etc.
Would you say it's a guitar driven album,or does everyone shine equally?
Who of the members impresses you the most?
It is a guitar driven album, Rudess has a lot of great moments but the MVP is definitely Mike Mangini IMO.
And I agree with Rich: best album of the Mangini era (The Astonishing will remain one of the best albums of DT and better than AVFTTOTW but for me, it's more of a side project/musical by JP and JR than a DT album). And all things considered, it might be the best album since ... Train of Thought (again if I don't take The Astonishing into account).
And the album is NOT a return to the sound of the 90s or the 00s. It's a modern album very much in line with the other Mangini albums, very much in line with the "classic DT albums" that were created after Train of Thought. It has certains vibes that might remind you of a particular aspect or a particular riff of SFAM in one song or SDOIT etc...but it's not SFAM 2 or SDOIT 2. It would be DT12 but way better, with a better mix (not hard to do btw) and no fillers.