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Title: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: Lalin1974 on April 18, 2016, 11:55:25 AM
As ErwinRafael mentioned in the top intros thread , I hereby start a top outro thread

What are your favourite outros/endings ?

Mine in no particular order

Scarred - Kevin Moore kills it in the end  :metal :metal
A New Beginning - I wish JP could have continued for another 5 minutes  :metal :metal
The Count of Tuscany - the ending is just as majestic as the intro  :metal :metal
The Best of Times - JP once again  :metal :metal
Learning to Live - From the Wait for Sleep section until the end it is pure magic  :metal :metal
Metropolis part 1 - From the "Before the leaves have fallen.." onwards ...  :metal :metal


Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: V_R11 on April 18, 2016, 12:23:50 PM
One of my favorite outros was always Finally Free because MP just kills it
Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: pcs90 on April 18, 2016, 01:16:51 PM
The Best of Times, Learning to Live, A New Beginning, The Count of Tuscany, Octavarium, Illumination Theory, and In The Name of God
Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: Tomislav95 on April 18, 2016, 01:28:28 PM
Innocence Faded is another great example.
Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: nattmorker on April 18, 2016, 02:45:38 PM
There a lot of great outros: Finally Free, Illumination Theory, Octavarium, TCOT, ITNOG, A new beginning, The Astonishing, Innocence faded, Hell's kitchen.
Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: bl5150 on April 18, 2016, 02:56:25 PM
Innocence Faded is another great example.
Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: TheCountOfNYC on April 18, 2016, 03:05:42 PM
01) Octavarium
02) The Count of Tuscany
03) The Best of Times
04) A New Beginning
05) The Ministry of Lost Souls
06) Finally Free
07) Only a Matter of Time
08) Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
09) Trial of Tears
10) Learning to Live
Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: Dublagent66 on April 18, 2016, 03:48:15 PM
LTL has the definitive all time greatest DT outro.
Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: Sycsa on April 18, 2016, 03:56:07 PM
LTL has the definitive all time greatest DT outro.
Yeah, it's the first and only outro that popped into my head (although there are other great examples you guys listed, Innocence Faded for instance). It wraps up the whole amazing experience which is I&W wonderfully. When I hear that bass lick, I'm always like: "fuck yeah, bring it home, boys!"
Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: sneakyblueberry on April 18, 2016, 04:03:34 PM
Hells Kitchen /thread
Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: fischermasamune on April 18, 2016, 05:20:21 PM
Fatal Tragedy
Scarred
The Gift of Music
The Best of Times
Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: Cable on April 18, 2016, 06:51:15 PM
As ErwinRafael mentioned in the top intros thread , I hereby start a top outro thread

What are your favourite outros/endings ?

Mine in no particular order

Scarred - Kevin Moore kills it in the end  :metal :metal

Learning to Live - From the Wait for Sleep section until the end it is pure magic  :metal :metal



Correct choices.  :P The guitar harmonics at the end of LtL could be top five moments in DT history. Just perfectly awesome, ending a top 5 DT song.
Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: metropofreak on April 18, 2016, 07:02:29 PM
Stream of Consciousness
Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: Mladen on April 19, 2016, 02:46:29 AM
The Ministry of lost souls, EXTREMELY closely followed by This dying soul. Also very worth mentioning is Learning to live.
Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: Estiui on April 19, 2016, 08:14:59 AM
Learning to live.
Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: hefdaddy42 on April 19, 2016, 08:19:24 AM
I don't know, I always saw an outro as an ending to a song, so I would never suggest a song with a fadeout as a great outro - it doesn't really end, it just goes away.

Live, of course, is a different story - they have to end it.

My vote goes to Only A Matter of Time.
Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: JMSE on April 19, 2016, 09:00:45 AM
Take The Time
Innocence Faded
New Beginning
3 Days
8V
LTL
IT (if the nugget counts)
Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: Dream Team on April 19, 2016, 09:47:29 AM
I don't know, I always saw an outro as an ending to a song, so I would never suggest a song with a fadeout as a great outro - it doesn't really end, it just goes away.

Live, of course, is a different story - they have to end it.

My vote goes to Only A Matter of Time.

Yes, and The Killing Hand has a great one too.
Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: vtgrad on April 19, 2016, 09:57:05 AM
I'll go with Hell's Kitchen... great build-up and pay-off.
Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: Darkstarshades on April 20, 2016, 08:44:31 PM
No In the Name of God?
Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: IDontNotDoThings on April 21, 2016, 03:12:58 AM
The variant riff at the end of The Root Of All Evil was an awesome closing to the song. The last minute of On The Backs Of Angels is also one I would mention.
Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: DragonAttack on April 21, 2016, 10:28:22 AM
I don't know, I always saw an outro as an ending to a song, so I would never suggest a song with a fadeout as a great outro - it doesn't really end, it just goes away.

Those of us who love 'Hey Jude' would take issue  ;)

Off the top of my head:  'Razor's Edge' by far, 'Learning To Live', 'Sacrificed Sons' (one feels the anger throughout), 'The Spirit Carries On', and 'Breaking All Illusions'.
Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: hefdaddy42 on April 21, 2016, 01:50:39 PM
I don't know, I always saw an outro as an ending to a song, so I would never suggest a song with a fadeout as a great outro - it doesn't really end, it just goes away.

Those of us who love 'Hey Jude' would take issue  ;)
I'm OK with that.

Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: JiM-Xtreme on April 30, 2016, 11:09:49 AM
Only A Matter of Time
Learning to Live
Fatal Tragedy
This Dying Soul
In The Name of God
The Dark Eternal Night
The Count of Tuscany


Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: Volante99 on April 30, 2016, 08:20:39 PM
Lie
Scarred
Innocence Faded
Count of Tuscany
The Glass Prison
Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: Hourglass Prison on May 05, 2016, 07:24:02 AM
Lots of great answers here. I'm gonna go with Raise the Knife from Score. It's just so big and majestic sounding, building up to that huge chord. And then the crowd...man, I get chills every time.  :metal
Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: RoeDent on May 06, 2016, 01:22:31 PM
Some of my favourites:

A New Beginning (DAT SOLO!)
Breaking All Illusions (The reprise of FFH, with different lyrics)
Octavarium (Again, DAT SOLO, but also the vocals before it. "This story ends where it began" is probably my favourite album-closing lyric ever.)
Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: Scar on May 06, 2016, 01:23:23 PM
Roe Dent, you come from prog archives, right? I think I've seen your name there.
Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: RJ86 on May 06, 2016, 02:49:31 PM
Learning to Live. Everything else is second best.



Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: Darkstarshades on May 07, 2016, 07:34:48 PM
Some of my favourites:

A New Beginning (DAT SOLO!)
Breaking All Illusions (The reprise of FFH, with different lyrics)
Octavarium (Again, DAT SOLO, but also the vocals before it. "This story ends where it began" is probably my favourite album-closing lyric ever.)

Wtf? FFH is reprised? Never noticed
Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: DragonAttack on May 07, 2016, 08:24:06 PM
With this fan made mix, using the intro of 'A Savior In The Square', my current favorite outro on TA is 'Our New World'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agXk_VyRtZM
Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: RoeDent on May 08, 2016, 11:55:16 AM
Roe Dent, you come from prog archives, right? I think I've seen your name there.

Yeah, I post there from time to time.
Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: IdoSC on May 08, 2016, 12:43:49 PM
Learning to Live, Breaking All Illusions, Illumination Theory, Ocavarium and Six Degrees (aka Losing Time/Grand Finale in this case) are probably my favorites.
Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: JMSE on May 08, 2016, 12:50:41 PM
Innocence Faded (that solo!)
Hell's Kitchen (that build up!)
Finally Free
TDEN (Badass rigg + Badass Jordan)
BAI (FFH reprise)
3 days
A New Beginning (standing ovation solo)
Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: jakepriest on May 08, 2016, 04:27:25 PM
Innocence Faded (that solo!)
Hell's Kitchen (that build up!)
Finally Free
TDEN (Badass rigg + Badass Jordan)
BAI (FFH reprise)

IF - the outro is the part of the song I actually skip, so out of place
Hell's Kitchen - oh yes  :hefdaddy
FF -  :metal
TDEN -  :metal :metal
BAI - meh, the outro is probably the weakest part
ANB -  I just skip this song altogether so can't say

Either way ITNOG, Learning to Live and TCOT are the three top outros for me.
Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: ReaperKK on May 18, 2016, 05:47:43 AM
One of my favorite outros was always Finally Free because MP just kills it

Yup, love the outro
Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: Runei on May 21, 2016, 02:32:57 AM
The Gift of Music
Dystopian Overture
The Count of Tuscany
Hell's Kitchen

which also happen to be my four favorite DT tracks. I guess endings are really important to me.
Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: Octavarious on May 28, 2016, 11:49:44 AM
LTL has the definitive all time greatest DT outro.
Fully agree...
I also like many more from Scarred to Octavarium or A new beginning, but LTL is unbeatable...
Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: don_waka on May 28, 2016, 09:03:25 PM
 :hefdaddy Scarred, Learning to Live  :metal
Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: DeanTheater on May 29, 2016, 06:54:51 AM
LTL.  Was my immediate thought.  My honorable mentions are:

Illumination Theory
TCOT
Breaking All Illusions
The Astonishing
Finally Free


Title: Re: Favourite outro to a DT song
Post by: TAC on May 29, 2016, 09:13:49 AM
Learning To Live
Scarred
Space Dye Vest
Innocence Faded
The Best Of Times
The Count Of Tuscany