New and Improved Favorite Instrumental Thread

[Joshin U]

Of course, this thread has been done before, but as far as I can tell, it's been a while.  So now that we've had ample time for DT12 to sink in, what's your favorite DT instrumental?

Feel free to post your instrumental listings, as well.  Mine is ever-changing, so currently it is:

Stream of Consciousness
Erotomania
Hell's Kitchen
Enigma Machine
Overture (SDOIT)
Overture 1928
The Dance of Eternity
Ytse Jam
False Awakening Suite
Raw Dog

I don't own Eve and therefore cannot make a fair judgment as to its placement.

[Zydar]

Overture 1928 is my favourite one.

[?]

Eve

[JiM-Xtreme]

So much love for Overture 1928, but really it's only "half" a piece. My vote has to go to Hell's Kitchen. It's one of FII's saving graces and one of the most beautiful pieces of music the band has produced. So grateful to Kevin Shirley for persuading the guys to separate it from BMS!

[Joshin U]

I went ahead and added SDOIT's Overture, because why not? Yes, it is only part of a song, but I'm curious to see where people place it.

[TheGreatPretender]

Mine will likely not change, aside from including any new instrumentals that the band releases. But here's the ranking.

The Dance of Eternity
Enigma Machine
Overture 1928
False Awakening Suite
Stream Of Consciousness

Hell's Kitchen
Six Degrees Overture
Ytsejam




Erotomania
Raw Dog

[The Stray Seed]

Hell's Kitchen. Second choice would be Erotomania.

[The Letter M]

HK, without a doubt.

-Marc.

[Jaffa]

Stream of Consciousness. 

[Outcrier]

Dance Of Eternity.

[tofee35]

Stream of Consciousness is fantastic. The LAB version is one of my favorite DT songs to listen to.

[DarkLord_Lalinc]

yo dawg I heard you liked raw dawg so I put raw in your dawg so you can be like "yo dawg" while you listen to raw dawg


My favorite is Stream of Consciousness. Such a strong composition.

[Cable]

Not too long ago it was done. 

https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=39477.0
https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=39197.msg1683787#msg1683787


SoC for sure for me.
Probably HK after that.

[Joshin U]

Not too long ago it was done. 

https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=39477.0
https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=39197.msg1683787#msg1683787


SoC for sure for me.
Probably HK after that.

Damn, apparently I didn't look hard enough. Sorry, mods! Oh well, polls are always fun.

[bosk1]

Not too long ago it was done. 

Eh, that's okay.  Almost everything, other than new song discussion right after the new songs come out, has been done before, so it's okay.

For me, answering my favorite is easy.  I think it still has to be SoC.  Just so many great moments.  But trying to rank them all is difficult.  There are a few I just don't like very much.  And there are others that I like just fine, but don't really function as complete, standalone songs, so they don't feel like they should rank very highly when considered out of context. 

[jakepriest]

1. Stream Of Consciousness



2. Hell's Kitchen
3. The Dance of Eternity

4. Overture 1928
5. Overture (SDOIT)
6. Erotomania
7. Enigma Machine


8. Ytse Jam
9. Raw Dog

I don't consider FAS a song and I've heard Eve like once.

[Crow]

mmk good the three best instrumentals are the ones with all the votes.
I chose Hell's Kitchen but it's only just a little bit better than SoC so I can't complain.

[Tom Bombadil]

Awesome:
Hell's Kitchen
Overture 1928
Eve

Good:
Ytse Jam
Erotomania

Dislike:
SOC
Dance of Eternity
Enigma Machine
Overture
False Awakening Suite
Raw Dog

[Sacul]

Eve

[wasteland]

Still Eve.

But Hell's Kitchen and FAS are spectacular too!

[son_ov_hades]

The Dance Of Eternity is my favorite instrumental ever by anyone. But Ytse Jam is a close second.

[TheGreatPretender]

The Dance Of Eternity is my favorite instrumental ever by anyone.

[ThatOneGuy2112]

1. Stream of Consciousness
2. Erotomania
3. Overture 1928
4. Overture (SDOIT)
5. The Dance of Eternity
6. Enigma Machine
7. Eve
8. Hell's Kitchen
9. False Awakening Suite
10. Ytse Jam


11. Raw Dog

That really was tough for me (aside from the obvious #11 I guess )

I don't dislike any of them. HK could almost be on par with TDOE, for example.

[ZKX-2099]

Suck our cocks.

[Joshin U]

Suck our cocks.

POTY?

[adastra]

Stream Of Consciousness is solid!   With Vacant it creates the best DT two-song-run!

[?]

Awesome:
Hell's Kitchen
Overture 1928
Eve

Good:
Ytse Jam
Erotomania

Dislike:
SOC
Dance of Eternity
Enigma Machine
Overture
False Awakening Suite
Raw Dog

My ranking is different, but the tiers are a bit similar to how I would put them:

Amazing:
Eve
Hell's Kitchen
Overture 1928

Great:
Erotomania
Ytse Jam

Alright but not remarkable:
SOC
Overture
Dance of Eternity
False Awakening Suite

Weak:
Enigma Machine
Raw Dog

[CharlesPL]

Hell's Kitchen

[Rodni Demental]

I voted Eve because 

But I think False Awakening Suite seems under appreciated, I think it's completely epic and explores a lot of ground very quickly. Also Overture for Six Degrees is one of my favourites, that orchestral arrangement with rock instruments really stood out to me as something special when I first heard that album.

[Onno]

Probably something like:

Stream of Consciousness
Hell's Kitchen
Erotomania
Eve
Overture 1928
The Dance of Eternity
Overture
Ytse Jam

Raw Dog
False Awakening Suite
Enigma Machine

[nikatapi]

Overture 1928 is probably my favorite, maybe because it was one of the first DT songs i learned to play on the guitar.
Hell's Kitchen is up there though, i wish DT made something as experimental as this.

Worst is probably Enigma Machine, even worse than Raw Dog in my opinion.

[wolfking]

Overture 1928.

I seriously can't beleive SOC is winning.

[mikeyd23]

Guess I'm in the minority here but I have to go with The Dance of Eternity.  That wasn't an easy choice though!

[Laughingplace56]

I seriously can't believe SOC is winning.

This. I like the song and it flows excellently coming right after Vacant, but it's boring. Love the riff, some great solos, but overall it's way too long.

My rankings:

The Dance of Eternity
Overture 1928
Hell's Kitchen
Overture SDOIT
Enigma Machine
Ytsejam
Eve
Erotomania
False Awakening Suite
Stream of Consciousness
Raw Dog (but I'm one of the few that actually like the song. It's a fun listen.)

[Prog Snob]

Guess I'm in the minority here but I have to go with The Dance of Eternity.  That wasn't an easy choice though!

It was tough to choose between DOE and SOC.