If you play guitar then you have probably heard of him. I first got into his music through Liquid Tension Experiment (I & II), amazing player with great tone and feel. Then I bought his solo cd Suspended Animation... not sure about you guys but I was very underwhelmed. Besides the opening track which has that lovely Eastern phrasing with the wah pedal the cd was pretty boring. A lot of the solos to my ear just sounded like fillers or jammed out shred runs (the solo break in track 1 is a good example). Then I got the latest Dream Theatre cd... man I don't get it. Yes, there is amazing virtuosity on display but the music and the songs is below par IMO - I hated the guitar tones throughout the entire cd too. Hopefully he will team up with the crew from Liquid Tension Experiment becuase that seems to be where his best work comes from. Anyone else out there think the same or is it just me?