I must say that I don't have the slightest bit of interest in the new LTE. I just cannot get excited about it.
Same. I also still haven't heard John Petrucci's solo album.
Quoting myself here, because despite this comment, I actually bought the album after being quite impressed with the third single.
I actually enjoyed the record!
To me the standout track was definitely Rhapsody in Blue. What a cool adaptation. Having never heard whatever version they played of this live, this was a nice surprise. I also enjoyed the second track, which apparently was the second single ('Beating the Odds'), more than the first single, which left me quite underwhelmed (and which was my reason for writing the comment above). All in all, I liked the entire album and will listen to it again.
The bonus disc though... wow, what a boring snoozefest. Absolutely uninspiring and uninteresting. The last track was probably the 'best', but that one got ruined by unnecessary bullshit at around the halfway point too. I see that a lot of you here think otherwise, so I'll stop there
but it's unlikely I'll listen to that one again.