Top 10 Portnoy-era songs, and a bonus question

[TAC]

Oh wait. Are we talking about another Raw Dog?

[HOF]

I have probably not listened to Raw Dog more than twice. Will remedy that now.

Boy, does everyone get a rather... unique... top result when searching for "Raw Dog" on YT?

I'm glad you said this because I'm not sure what Raw Dog is and this confirms I probably don't want to search for it.

[Cool Chris]

I would probably listen to Raw Dog more if it had the ending it was supposed to have.

The ending where it stopped 5 minutes sooner?

[pg1067]

I would probably listen to Raw Dog more if it had the ending it was supposed to have.

The ending where it stopped 5 minutes sooner?

[Mojado Ilegal]

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[hefdaddy42]

I would probably listen to Raw Dog more if it had the ending it was supposed to have.

The ending where it stopped 5 minutes sooner?

I would definitely prefer that version.

[Dublagent66]

Pull Me Under
Metropolis--Pt. I
Learning To Live
Scarred
A Change of Seasons
Trial of Tears
Home
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
Octavarium
The Ministry of Lost Souls

BONUS ANSWER:  The MP era songs are my favorite, but more difficult to choose because there are more of them and more of them are better than MM era songs.  MM era songs much easier to choose for the opposite reason.  Less to choose from and less good songs.  My choice has nothing to do with who is the better drummer.  I think the overall songwriting was better during the MP days.

[Peter Mc]

I think Hell's Kitchen is one of Dream Theater's best instrumentals.  Such a well-crafted piece with soaring melodies that linger in my head for days after listening to the album.  In fact, in my opinion the three final tracks of that album should have been Hell's Kitchen >> Lines in the Sand >> Trial of Tears.   Other than New Millennium and Peruvian Skies those are the only tracks I care for on that album.

This is like you're in my head, exactly my feelings on FII right down to the songs listed being the only ones I care for.

[Dublagent66]

I like every song on FII.  Some of them that were not mentioned above, I just happen to like a lot less. 

[mariner]

In order:

1.  The Spirit Carries On.  Still can't listen to it without tearing up.
2.  Octavarium.  Love the many twists and turns in this, and love how each section of the one part of the song evokes the others on the record.
3.  6 Degrees.  Just can't get tired of this.  Ever.
4.  Pull Me Under.  My first favorite DT song.  Wasn't it everyone's?
5.  Fatal Tragedy.  The song that got me re-interested in DT in 1999.
6.  Learning to Live.  I think of WFS as the first part of this, but I get goosebumps from the reprise... every time.
7.  Metropolis Pt 1.  My first favorite epic.
8.  As I Am.  My favorite lyrics, and love the metal riff in this.
9.  The Count of Tuscany.  My favorite newer MP epic.
10. Hollow Years - I wanted a ballad in here and love the Peruvian Skies off of the 2005 tour bootlegs, but went with HY, especially after the L@B version.