Liquid Tension Experiment

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(1997 – present)

Liquid Tension Experiment is an instrumental progressive rock/metal project consisting of Dream Theater members John Petrucci (guitar), Jordan Rudess (keyboard), and Mike Portnoy (drums), as well as progressive rock icon Tony Levin (bass, Chapman stick) of King Crimson. The combo was formed as a side project to Dream Theater in 1997. Rudess was asked to join the band largely because of the success of the Liquid Tension Experiment; Mike Portnoy mentioned it in the introduction of the “Liquid Drum Theater” instructional DVD and in the Score Documentary. Jordan Rudess had previously declined the offer to join in 1994, instead becoming a member of the Dixie Dregs. The band played fast, fusion-based pieces similar to those of Dream Theater, if somewhat more jazzy, less orchestral, more virtuosity, and (almost entirely) devoid of vocals.

Liquid Tension Experiment released two albums, Liquid Tension Experiment (1998) and Liquid Tension Experiment 2 (1999). A third album, Spontaneous Combustion, was spawned in between from DATs of jam sessions of Portnoy, Levin and Rudess. It was released as Liquid Trio Experiment as Petrucci couldn’t participate to these sessions. Parts of these, though, were later included in LTE’s second album. All three albums were released on Magna Carta records

Liquid Tension Experiment also played a few live shows in New York, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles (1999 NAMM included!).

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edneoson wrote:
Monday afternoon

Freedom of speech, the best !

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javier0889 wrote:
Saturday evening

LTE is cooler than DT mostly because they have Tony Levin with them

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WEFC87 wrote:
last week

GOOD BAND!!!!!!! EXCELLENT!!!

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Razor745 wrote:
last month

Because it's too cool for DT.

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sitanshu wrote:
last month

when this is here, there is no need for dt. WHY THE FUCK THESE PEOPLE DON"T PLAY LIKE THIS ON DT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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biomorfo wrote:
last month

cool project!!!!

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polystreptikum wrote:
last month

SOOOOOOO MUCH BETTER THAN DT!!!! [4]

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Smooooooth wrote:
last month

I'm watching Tony Levin with "Stickmen" next week... I wish it was LTE though -\m/_(O.o)_\m/-

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melez102 wrote:
last month

Progressive, but not metal. Much closer to a some kind of jazz-rock then prog metal.

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David_J1973 wrote:
last month

Never before have I felt so divided between a band's first two albums. The first one I absolutely love, the second one I consider trash. Weird.

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kazian5 wrote:
October 2009

True progressive music

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mambo4dude wrote:
October 2009

http://www.last.fm/music/Oblate+Spheroid/_/Deimos+%28DEMO%29?autostart

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TuomariNurmio wrote:
October 2009

Pretty neat stuff it is

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mhunke wrote:
October 2009

When the Water Breaks is their best song IMHO

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d3viant1 wrote:
October 2009

Liquid Dreams is a new state of trip.

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deeee1991 wrote:
September 2009

the three minutes warning impro is genius....

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The_Mikey wrote:
September 2009

lol, hey reconJ, if you wanna hear video game soundtracks in rock-band format, go check out The Black Mages. It's a japanese band formed by all of the composers of the Final Fantasy music. They play the FF soundtrack in a prog-rock format, it's pretty cool. and, yeah, LTE = awesomeness. I REALLY wish DT would break up and LTE could become a full-time project. God, somebody go shoot James Labrie...

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reconJ wrote:
September 2009

This is what Super Nintendo game soundtracks would sound like if they were done by a complete band.

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riddle63 wrote:
September 2009

One of the best!

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tenaciousdrt wrote:
September 2009

yes, proof that people will insult any kind of music...as long as it has the "experiment" moniker tacked on.

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