I thought it may have come a little higher, as it seems to have plenty of defenders, but 17 last place finishes looks to have really hurt it. SC finished lower, but only had 4 last place finishes! So I guess in the end, the fans of the album managed to save it from being 14th, but had to much work to do to get it higher than 13th. I had it in 10th place, but not too far behind the three albums ahead of it.
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I definitely agree with a some of the criticisms of the album, but have always been a little perplexed with the vitriol it seems to generate. I've read people say they listened once, then never again, which seems kind of crazy to me, but whatever.
There are plenty of great tracks on here and some of the bands best melodies. A New Beginning, The Path That Divides, The Gift of Music, Moment of Betrayal, Three Days, When Your Time Has Come and My Last Farewell are my favourite tracks, but several other good ones too. There's over an hour of really good music here IMO, but it isn't helped by the overall length and the story.