Dream Theater

I think that ADTOE is DT's best cd yet. I love the guitar solo in Breaking All Illusions, 6:08 to 8:50, especially feeling the Santana vibe from 7:12 on. This got me to thinking, what was the best guitar solo and on what cd? For me it's easy. The first time I heard it I thought that if I ever learned just ONE thing to play on a guitar, it would be this. I imagine how cool it would be to walk into a music store, plug in a guitar to "test" and rip off this solo and then turn off the amp and return the guitar and just walk out. My favorite guitar solo is on Falling into Infinity, the song Lines in the Sand from 5:37 to 7:28. I don't play guitar so maybe it's hard or maybe it's easy, all I know is it moves me every single time I hear it. I can hear the emotion, don't need any words. Of course the great thing about JP, and everyone else in DT, is that they play with that level of skill and feeling every song. Anyway, would love to hear your take on the subject.

Dude I just deleted a post I made similar to this one. Not trying to step on toes, I didn't see this earlier. That's the second time I was on the same wave length with a DT fan in this forum in the last 48 hours.

I really like all the guitar work and the prog on Outcry. BAI is a masterpiece especially that solo you listed.

The whole guitar in Score's live version of When The Spirit Carries On, but specifically 5:47-7:18.

And that Lines In the Sand solo was awesome, thanks for posting that.

@comment: hit me up at jeffsoderberg@comcast.net when you have a second. I want to talk about something off board so as to not unleash hell. thanks.

i,d say this was a great topic to choose.i would pick the gutiar solo passage from dark eternal night is my favorite gutiar solo from dt

yeah i would i have to say the solo from spirit carries on is one of my favourites. or at the end of goodnight kiss (6 degrees)

There're many ones, but from the most recent albums I'd pick the solo of Rite of Passage, best guitar solo of 2009 for sure!

Inevitable Summer solo on Live Scenes from New York 2000. :)

Tough one.
I guess my top 3 is:
Stream of Conciusness solo
Under a glass moon solo
Breaking All Illusions

Let's be honest, all of John's solos are either amazing or very impressive.

But one thing that always get's me is the sweeping in a couple of solos.

The "Voices" Guitar Solo really stands out for this, I love the way it builds.
And "Beyond this Life" has some badass sweeps in some interesting scales aswell.

There's definitely some more of these but I can't pinpoint which songs they're from right now. Haha

Wow! There are so many great solos and my favorites will be different depending on when you ask me. The ones that come to mind at the moment, in no particular order, are About to Crash, This Dying Soul and Lie.

LOVE THIS TOPIC!

Here are some of my favorites:

Under a Glass Moon - 3:56-5:30
Erotomania - Can't really pick just one part of this great song.
Lie - 3:51-4:22; 4:47-6:34
Scarred - The intro solo(0:25-1:06)cemented DT's status as my favorite band.
Beyond This Life - 7:10-8:18,9:05-10:06
Goodnight Kiss - 3:14-6:18, brings tears to my eyes and leaves my speechless every time I hear it. AMAZING
In The Name Of God - 7:34-11:00
Sacrificed Sons - 5:47-7:50
Octavarium - 21:26-23:09
Forsaken - 3:37-4:06
Constant Motion - 3:52-5:10
The Ministry of Lost Souls - 9:27-9:57,12:44-14:57
A Nightmare to Remember - 9:33-10:00
The Best of Times - 9:59-13:08, IMHO it ties with Goodnight Kiss as the finest moment in music history.STUNNING
The Count of Tuscany - 17:00-17:31
Lost Not Forgotten - 1:43-2:31,7:09-8:08
Outcry - 5:39-6:24, SO FREAKING SICK
Breaking All Illusions - 7:11-8:54, at first I thought this was some Pink Floyd someone had found on the cutting room floor.