Furthermore, during two additional songs in the encore, special guests Dominici and Derek Sherinian (both now former Dream Theater members) performed along with the rest of the band; however, original keyboardist Kevin Moore did not appear.

The entire performance was recorded live and first released on CD and DVD under the title When Dream and Day Reunite through Portnoy's independent label YtseJam Records and later reissued officially via InsideOut as part of Dream Theater's Lost Not Forgotten Archives series.

The Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph concluded that the music "is well-intentioned, but so overplayed that it leaves the listener guessing which odd-time signature or tempo change will bolt out of the darkness next.

Robert Taylor of AllMusic remarked an obvious Queensrÿche influence in the band's "progressive metal" music and defined Petrucci and Portnoy "competent musicians", whose "individual styles were not yet refined"; he criticized the "subpar singing, too many metal clichés, and poor production", but added that the album has "enough interesting playing to make it a worthwhile listen for fans of this genre.

"[7] Canadian journalist Martin Popoff positively reviewed the album which contained "startingly progressive yet very heavy and explosive prog metal", but criticized the "clattery, thin production of Terry Date" and the sound of keyboards and drums.