For Tea Party fans the „Tour Edition“ was a „must have“, this was the first time that recordings of rare songs like „Lifeline“ and the Rhys Fulber-„Temptation“-Remix were released on a record. Also included were „A Woman Like You“, and „Waiting For A Sign“, two, until then, unreleased songs.

Some fans question the way the CD was mastered though. If you consider that they tried to broaden the fan base with the release of the Special-Edition the songs on the second CD might be a bit hard to stomach for „inexperienced“ Tea Party listeners. All songs but "Psychopomp" and "Waiting For A Sign" have an oriental touch that makes access to these songs difficult for new fans. Also, you cannot help but feel a bit cheated by the live songs on the album – as the German edition of Rolling Stone claimed quite correctly – they don’t sound very live. In the end it has to be concluded that the Triptych Tour Edition is a must have for all serious Tea Party fans and EMI did all fans a big favour by releasing this album but, unfortunately, it hasn’t really broadened the fan base in Europe.