TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS

I so greatly appreciated the last review concerning this album that I found myself needing to "second the motion". Far and away my favorite piece from one of my favorite bands of all time. I began listening to Tales decades ago , and still enjoy this masterpiece, immensely. Late night, with the headphones on, it is so enjoyable to immerse myself in the beauty and emotion of this grand work. Pretenious? Overblown? For some maybe,( In all honesty, those stinging words could one use to describe most if not all of the gems of our beloved genre) yet for I, how glad I am to not let a critical spirit keep me from enjoying one of the greatest efforts in prog history.