As with all Dream Theatre songs, an otherwise great instrumental is tainted by the addition of James LaBrie's vocals
I fully appreciate that DT wouldn't be DT without James LaBrie & that he is a huge part of their sound, but the vocals have always ruined the DT experience for me.
The verse sections for 'Dark Eternal Night', for example, are absolutely shocking. I almost can't believe that a band as musically versed as DT allowed LaBrie & Portnoy to put those vocals down.