I am currently listening to my songs from the last 6 or 7 CDs in alphabetical order. This is the first time I have heard them in a random order with recordings made over a number of years, and I am happy to hear that there is a consistency to them. Some of these songs I haven't heard in years.
Geoff Tate hasn't sounded this good since Queensrÿche's 'Empire' album Maybe he just needs someone else to be the songwriter (guitarist Simone Mularoni, from the Italian prog metal band DGM)