Ranking the JP "outro" solos

[Dream Team]

There's probably a couple more that fit the criteria, but if I had to rank these 10:

1. Octavarium
2. The Best of Times
3. Bend the Clock
4. A New Beginnning
5. Take the Time (Live in Tokyo version)
6. Illumination Theory
7. At Wit's End
8. The Ministry of Lost Souls
9. Innocence Faded
10. The Alien

[durga2112]

Nothing will ever top "Take the Time" for me - I couldn't possibly tell you the number of times I would turn the volume on my CD player up as high as it would go, just hoping to hear another note or two. I'm just really thankful that the next song on the album starts off quietly, otherwise I probably would have deafened myself a long time ago. 

[TheOutlawXanadu]

The Octavarium outro solo is just iconic. That solo feels like not just the cap on a song, or an album, but a 20-year career (to that point).

[CraftyCaleb2483]

The ITNOG outro solo on Budokan is worth a mention too

[Misirlou]

The Best of Times, for sure.

And it´s my overall 2nd favorite Petrucci solo after Lines in the Sand.

[bosk1]

A few that come to mind:
-Octavarium:  Just huge.
-A New Beginning:  Haven't heard it mentioned in awhile, but I remember a LOT of people loving it.
-Bend the Clock:  I'm not quite as high on the song as many, but that outro solo is fantastic.
-Learning To Live:  Not really a "solo" in the traditional sense, but his guitar work at the end of the song really adds to the epicness of that ending. 

[Northern Lion]

JP loves his outro solos, and he's very good at them.  My personal favorite is A New Beginning.