 Fans around the world, united on the YtseJam Mailing List (the most popular form of communication between Dream Theater fans at that point), had begun to put pressure on the band to officially release the song "A Change of Seasons".This had been written in 1989 and was intended to be a part of "Images and Words", but at almost 17 minutes, it was deemed too long for studio placement.It had nevertheless been performed live by the band, who continued to revise it in the years leading up to 1995.