There have been some great compilations AND titles here! I'm finally able to sit down and get around to making my compilation, so here it goes...
Breaking All Illusions - 2011-2021
01. False Awakening Suite (2:42)
02. The Enemy Inside (6:17)
03. Barstool Warrior (6:43)
04. The Gift Of Music (4:00)
05. The Looking Glass (4:53)
06. Bridges In The Sky (11:01)
07. Paralyzed (4:17)
08. Awaken The Master (9:47)
09. Untethered Angel (6:14)
10. Breaking All Illusions (12:25)
11. At Wit's End (9:20)
Total Time = 77:39
I wanted to include most of the singles from each album, so I came up with the above, which is kind of balanced. But if I wanted to make one of my own favorites, it would definitely be filled with the longer tracks from each of the five albums:
Don't Leave Me Now (The Long Songs)
01. False Awakening Suite (2:42)
02. A New Beginning (7:41)
03. At Wit's End (9:20) (8:20 without the Fade-In Ending)
04. A View From The Top Of The World (20:23)
05. Breaking All Illusions (12:25)
06. Beneath The Surface (5:26)
07. Illumination Theory (22:17)
Total Length = 79:14
I know a couple of those aren't technically "long songs", but I like the way FAS bookends with the "Easter Egg" after IT, and "Beneath The Surface" just works so well after "Breaking All Illusions" that I wanted to keep them together. For a single CD, I would have to cut out the final minute of "At Wit's End" (because it would go over 80 minutes otherwise), but if this were a double vinyl, you could totally put it back in, and I would also stick in "Far From Heaven" before BAI as well to complete the closing trio of ADTOE (which is THE epic side of the album, more so than BITS/Outcry, IMO, as much as I love those two songs).
-Marc.