I agree with Jeff. I think that Hear in the Now Frontier is pretty good, especially the track "All I Want" which is sung by Chris DeGarmo. There are four or five other "gems" on this album. I think it is significantly better than Promised Land.
Q2K is terrible, not worthy of the Queensryche name. I don't know whether it is the absence of DeGarmo or what.

P.S. Does anybody know the whereabouts of Mr. DeGarmo? I heard he was going solo, but have heard nothing.