Those are good points. They seem to be a bit more straight forward then they used to be. Not every song was high speed back in the day, but on the other hand, they always had the mid tempo, slower numbers and ballads all the way through.
I still think it's a great album, and IMO, alot better than some stuff that tries to pass itself off as metal.
It's hooky, heavy, freaky, fun. That's not to take away any great memories that I have when Tarja was in the band.
I miss those days more so when I play one of those titles.