Favourite Outro/Ending

Apricot · August 27, 2011, 08:16:10 PM

I was thinking about how a Dream Theater song would be constructed, and I found the most difficult part to imagine was ending the song. It was then I realised Dream Theater end their songs very creatively, as opposed to the generic 'riff repeat, guitar slide down neck' a lot of bands do.

So, what's your favourite? Of course I'm not just talking about the last few seconds of a song, it can also include structured outros as it isn't any less part of a song ending, especially by prog-terms!

I really like the outro to Sacrificed Sons, how it builds up and then Jordan's string sound harmonises over the guitar, and then last few notes are really epic sounding and fits in almost perfectly (in terms of great contrast) to the intro of Octavarium

So, what's yours?

Ben_Jamin · August 27, 2011, 08:21:02 PM

My all time favorite is Finally Free live scenes, Its majestic and amazing at the same time.

The Count Of Tuscany is my 2nd favorite. Like Finally Free its majestic and ends the song on a weird happy sad vibe.

senecadawg2 · August 27, 2011, 08:21:29 PM

Considering how awesome ACOS is as a song, the ending couldn't be better. I love it.

bss4life15 · August 27, 2011, 08:22:48 PM

Learning to Live, DAT RIFF

theseoafs · August 27, 2011, 08:23:41 PM

It begins and ends with Octavarium.

(See what I did there?)

PuffyPat · August 27, 2011, 08:24:43 PM

Octavarium or A Change of Seasons. Both epic songs with awesome endings.

Heretic · August 27, 2011, 08:28:36 PM

In the Name of God and Octavarium.

ITNOG's ending is just incredibly haunting and powerful, whereas 8VM's is orchestral and majestic. Both blow me away every time.

wammabe · August 27, 2011, 08:32:44 PM

Octavarium, In the Name of God has quite a nice ending too.

FiberglassMoon · August 27, 2011, 08:36:20 PM

Though I typically don't like fade-outs, especially to close an album, Learning to Live is just too amazing.

DreamTension · August 27, 2011, 08:42:57 PM

I love the last verse at the end of The Glass Prison. Good stuff

The end of Erotomania (one of my favs) and its lead into Voices

Hell's Kitchen! Great ending, and also an amazing lead into...

This Dying Soul ending: Pure wankerygasm

Jaffa · August 27, 2011, 08:45:57 PM

I honestly think OtBoA has an incredibly awesome outro.

djentlemen · August 27, 2011, 08:49:27 PM

are we taking the song into context , or the outro only?

tmols
scarred
soc
erotomania

m0hawk · August 27, 2011, 10:50:05 PM

Octavarium
Metropolis
The Ministry of Lost Souls
Fatal Tragedy
Finally Free (dat live coda)
Losing Time / Grand Finale
The Root of All Evil
Sacrificed Sons
The Count of Tuscany

All of them have endings which I would not have changed in the slightest.

? · August 27, 2011, 11:17:15 PM

Pull Me Under
Learning to Live
Scarred
A Change of Seasons
Hell's Kitchen
In the Name of God
Octavarium
The Count of Tuscany
On the Backs of Angels

LCArenas · August 27, 2011, 11:19:43 PM

Octavarium
Home
The Count of Tuscanyyyyeeeeiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaah (One of their best endings)
Learning to Live
Losing Time/Grand Finale

Tis BOOLsheet · August 27, 2011, 11:23:13 PM

there are so many

FlyingBIZKIT · August 27, 2011, 11:25:33 PM

Definitely Losing Time/Grand Finale.

BlobVanDam · August 27, 2011, 11:35:14 PM

Octavarium
The Count of Tuscany
ITPOE pt 2
Sacrificed Sons
In the Name of God
SDOIT
Take The Time

What can I say? Dream Theater are masters of the outro on their epics.

The Silent Cody · August 27, 2011, 11:56:58 PM

Favorite outro - The Count Of Tuscany and Learning To Live
Favorite intro - definitly Octavarium and Metropolis

SnakeEyes · August 28, 2011, 12:01:28 AM

Innocence Faded.

The outro is AMAZING. The whole song is outstanding, but that outro is just a masterpiece.

tri.ad · August 28, 2011, 01:16:58 AM

Definitely Learning To Live. It's an absolute terrific way to close the song and the album it's on; it gives me this satisfying feeling I love to have while listening to the final moments of an album. It has this epic mood while it doesn't really try to convey it - it just does. I also like the ideas they had for the demos, and I'd love to see some combinations/variations of it live (which they have been doing for quite some time, especially during the most recent leg).

The outro for TCOT comes in second. Also a very nice way to conclude the song and the album.

wasteland · August 28, 2011, 01:22:13 AM

Quote from: tri.ad on August 28, 2011, 01:16:58 AM
Definitely Learning To Live. It's an absolute terrific way to close the song and the album it's on; it gives me this satisfying feeling I love to have while listening to the final moments of an album. It has this epic mood while it doesn't really try to convey it - it just does. I also like the ideas they had for the demos, and I'd love to see some combinations/variations of it live (which they have been doing for quite some time, especially during the most recent leg).

The outro for TCOT comes in second. Also a very nice way to conclude the song and the album.

Every single word of this.

As for the intro, Pull Me Under, Metropolis (also the original intro), Octavarium, The Count Of Tuscany.

JayOctavarium · August 28, 2011, 01:27:38 AM

I love it when they end stuff with the Fortune In Lies teaser.....

lelanddt · August 28, 2011, 01:32:01 AM

Hey what's up guys my name is Leland!

......and the answer is the Count of Tuscany

Outcrier · August 28, 2011, 01:32:54 AM

Octavarium (the outro that can make you cry)

A Change Of Seasons (LaBrie singing the final lyrics with great emotion)

Home (I was surprised the first time i was listening to this song, when i think it would end, there comes a unexpected instrumental section that is very cool)

Hell's Kitchen (EPIC)

Scarred (the keyboard melody in the outro is so great)

This Dying Soul (craziest break ever)

Goodnight Kiss( So dramatic.............................................turn of events?)

In The Presence Of Enemies Pt.1( Great unison run)

The Dark Eternal Night (

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The Count Of Tuscany( pretty epic too)

Tomislav95 · August 28, 2011, 01:40:18 AM

Learning to Live and Octavarium

Guitalguy · August 28, 2011, 02:12:09 AM

Nothing comes to mind but Octavarium, really. I mean, there are a lot of other great ones, but this is it for me. I watched the Score DVD again yesterday, equally epic every time.

BRGM · August 28, 2011, 02:46:56 AM

Octavarium
The Count of Tuscany
Trial of Tears
The Great Debate
Misunderstood
In The Name of God

man they've got lotsa great endings!

Mladen · August 28, 2011, 02:58:56 AM

This dying soul and The Ministry of lost souls. Tied game.

hefdaddy42 · August 28, 2011, 03:38:23 AM

Quote from: SnakeEyes on August 28, 2011, 12:01:28 AM
Innocence Faded.

The outro is AMAZING. The whole song is outstanding, but that outro is just a masterpiece.

No kidding. Great stuff.

In a different light, I would like to point out a song for which the outro is my favorite part - Endless Sacrifice. I don't even really like the song that much, but when I listen to it, the outro gets me jacked up.

Millais · August 28, 2011, 03:48:07 AM

Outro; Octavarium - still get chills every time JP hits that final note!
Ending; TCoT - perfect melodies and production!

Jirpo · August 28, 2011, 04:40:00 AM

Learning to Live... probably my favourite minute of music ever. I mean it just comes out of nowhere and sweeps you up. So beautiful....

RuRoRul · August 28, 2011, 05:53:38 AM

In The Name Of God
The Count Of Tuscany
Learning To Live

ITNOG and TCOT both have amazingly epic endings. Live At Budokan is awesome as well with JP's solo, but the studio version works perfectly on the album too. The Count Of Tuscany's ending and beginning are some of the best bits of DT ever, the finale is just special.The Learning To Live outro is also perfect.

Plenty of other DT songs have great endings as well. The Glass Prison comes to mind as an honourable mention, but really most of their best songs also have good endings.

aXygnus · August 28, 2011, 06:24:42 AM

The Ministry of Lost Souls (dat outro solo)
In the Name of God
Losing Time/Grand Finale
The Best of Times
The Count of Tuscany
Trial of Tears
Learning to Live
Octavarium
In the Presence of Enemies Pt. 1
The Killing Hand (dat bass solo)

King Postwhore · August 28, 2011, 06:26:04 AM

The Count of Tuscany
Octavarium

Both great emotional and powerful endings. High on the goosebump meter.

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