SMPT:E

I found this whole album to be somewhat annoying on first listen because it's, well, quite poppish. I'm generally a Genesis/Gentle Giant/ELP sort of person, so when a friend of mine made me listen to the title track, my first reaction was "eww". I recognized the drums to be Portnoy right off the bat, though. However, on further listenings, I found All of the Above to be incredibly insiduous. Nearly six months after first hearing it, All of the Above is one of my favorite prog songs I've ever listened to. The other tracks, though good, really don't do much for me, although if you listen to them both back to back, it's hard to tell We All Need some Light to Roy Rogers by Elton John. Seriously, listen to it.

So for a recommendation, I'd have to say that if you consider yourself more of a metal fan than a prog fan, you should definitely give this a shot, and if you like Genesis and Gentle Giant, this is right up your alley once you listen to it a few times.