Dream Theater Instrumentals

[JakeStratham]

Some Dream Theater fans may consider what follows to be sacrilege. I encourage you to give it a chance.


[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R4M7qw_qAo]Dance of Instrumentals - Dream Theater - YouTube[/ame]


The creator took instrumental segments of several songs and "spliced" them together. He chose great pieces. He also did a phenomenal job with the transitions. The segments are taken from the following songs (included are the times during which you'll find them):

Octavarium (Intro) = 00:00 - 3:49
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (Overture) = 3:50 - 10:39
Stream of Consciousness = 10:40 - 21:36
Lost Not Forgotten (Intro) = 21:37 - 24:07
Endless Sacrifice = 24:08 - 27:16
In The Presence of Enemies pt. 1 (Prelude) = 27:17 - 31:19
Dance of Eternity = 31:19 - 35:55
Build Me Up, Break Me Down = 35:56 - 36:36
Constant Motion = 36:36 - 38:38
On The Backs of Angels = 38:38 - 39:44
The Ministry of Lost Souls = 39:44 - 42:41
Overture 1928/Strange Deja Vu = 42:41 - 45:56
Beyond This Life = 45:56 - 49:51
Breaking All Illusions (Instrumental 2nd half) = 49:52 - 54:19
Octavarium (Solos) = 54:20 - 56:23
In The Name of God (Synth Drumbeat) = 56:24 - 56:27
As I Am (Intro) = 56:28 - 57:55
A Nightmare to Remember (Intro) = 57:56 - 58:45
This Dying Soul (Intro) 58:46 - 59:37
Outcry = 59:37 - 1:03:35
The Dark Eternal Night = 1:03:35 - 1:06:39
Sacrificed Sons = 1:06:40 - 1:10:16
Fatal Tragedy = 1:10:17 - 1:13:06
Metropolis pt. 1 (Instrumental Section) = 1:13:07 - 1:16:53
Learning to Live (Intro) = 1:16:53 - 1:18:00
Octavarium (Rudess Solo) = 1:18:00 - 1:19:17
The Shattered Fortress (Petrucci solo/TRoAE Reprise) = 1:19:17 - 1:20:26
A Nightmare to Remember (Instrumental Section) = 1:20:26 - 1:22:19
The Shattered Fortress (Rudess Solo) = 1:22:19 - 1:23:50
Metropolis pt. 1 (Intro) = 1:23:51 - 1:25:35
This is The Life (Guitar Solo) = 1:25:36 - 1:26:14
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (Solitary Shell Instrumental) = 1:26:15 - 1:28:14
Breaking All Illusions (Instrumental 1st half) = 1:28:14 - 1:28:50
In The Name of God (Instrumental Section) = 1:28:51 - 1:31:38
Octavarium (Razor's Edge Solo) = 1:31:39 - 1:34:39
The Root of All Evil (Intro) = 1:34:35 - 1:35:24

If you love Dream Theater's music, but need to wipe the vocals to concentrate on your work (or just dislike LaBrie's work), you'll like the above video.


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For reading this far, here's Petrucci's solo album "Suspended Animation"...


[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUj6nDs_Mqg]John Petrucci[/ame]


If you're a DT fan, you'll miss Portnoy's work (see Liquid Tension for instrumental work featuring both artists). But Petrucci's work makes up for the loss.

Enjoy.

 

[Moxie]

I laughed seeing this topic right below "Does Music Take Up Too Much Of Our Brain's Memory?" I've often wondered how the DT guys can memorize all the stuff they do for live shows.

 

[intent]

He also did a phenomenal job with the transitions.

That's an understatement. Coming from someone who has always been more of a fan of the music than the vocals (for any music, but especially DT), that's an hour and a half of pure kickass. Thank you.

 

[JakeStratham]

I've often wondered how the DT guys can memorize all the stuff they do for live shows.

I agree. They're pretty amazing.

It probably helps that they received high-level training. If you're a fan, you may already know that Rudess (keys) attended Juilliard as a kid, and Petrucci, Myung, and Portnoy slummed it at Berklee College of Music as adults. So, they can go a bit further than the verse-bridge-chorus-verse-bridge-chorus-solo-3-1/2-minute dreck that passes for music these days.

For anyone interested (Moxie, I assume you've heard the following song), here's a 42-minute piece of sweetness. Eight movements (see wiki for the breakdown)...


[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZCTbUjdRIE]Dream Theater - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (320kbps / 1080p / all of the quality) - YouTube[/ame]

That's an understatement. Coming from someone who has always been more of a fan of the music than the vocals (for any music, but especially DT), that's an hour and a half of pure kickass. Thank you.

I've listened to quite a few compilations of DT's instrumental work. They've been lacking, either in selection, sound quality, or transitions between pieces. The video in the OP is the first time someone has done DT's discography justice.