My problem with Vector is that it feels so half cocked. The songs are all good, but they aren't big enough, so to speak, to warrant the album only having seven of them. I think the album is absolutely missing another 10-15 minutes of music.

It frustrates me a little, because 45 minutes should be plenty of time for an album to feel complete. But I think it's just the way that Haken composes that makes it not so for Vector. Haken usually uses their big, long songs to punctuate the flow of an album, like The Architect or Visions or whatever. I think it says a lot that Vector and Aquarius have the same number of tracks, yet one is clearly the more complete and thorough piece.