I have never seen such a masterpiece since the early 90's. Masterpieces are rare these days, or maybe they are harder to find. The DREAM THEATER fan should absolutely get this CD.
More instrumental, it gives all the room to fast drums and guitars of the 2 artists. The great Tony Levin on bass to complete the oeuvre. This is prog hard rock, even metal.
The great complexity of the music satisfies me totally. Probably I'll have to review my top lists..
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.. HAPPY THE MAN!
Posted Sunday, April 11, 2004, 19:55 EST |
that I'm aware of the genre. In my knowledge, this is the only kind of gimmick existing in metal progressive rock. Nowhere you'll get a better deal for your money.
This is a collective of molded a bigger, faster, meaner one. Since I saw Secret World in 1994, I was sold to the work of Tony Levin. He contributed into many super projects (Gabriel, King Crimson and such) and his talent cannot be argued.
We could also get a round of applause for Petrucci and Portnoy (well, maybe two or three). They really are the core of this project. Together, these musicians are nothing less than fireworks.
After playing in Dream Theater for so many years, their well-known camaraderie is tangible in the tighness of the music. I wasn't a fan of Petrucci's work before this album, but now I'm more convinced of his improv' capacities. And Portnoy is.
..well himself again in his big fat rock and roll attitudes.
His energy will always be a seal of good fun and hard work in everything he'll participate. He can be heard on Neil Morse's new project, and it's goooood. I don't know what's the fuzz around Jordan Rudess.
I probably should listen to one of his albums to fully appreciate his capacities. I mean, I'm not bringing him down, I just don't see what he has that Kevin Moore or the guy from Threshold or Symphony X doesn't have. Anyway, the both albums of LTE are unique in their styles mixing fast melodies and head This is such a great instrumental effort.
It's metal combined with funk and other bizarre thins that make an incredible effort. The musicians, like always, are at the top of their game. This album contains so much technical masturbation, that it could drive the faint of heart nuts.
I happen to like the incredible, virtuostic, bombastic musicianship. It begins and end great, and there are only a few filler tracks. The opening track, Acid Rain, truly is one of the greatest openings.
A 7-String Petrucci intro always makes an album start off great. Throughout the entire album, there is a feeling of improvisation mixed with incrediblly well written sections. 914 is a groovy track, where Levin really cuts loose.
The bass line is really a great example of Levin's outstanding use of the Chapman Stick. The two epics, When the Water Breaks and Chewbacca are hit and miss. The first one, When the Water Breaks, is an instrumental masterpiece, going through fast sections, going through slow sections, and overall taking the listener to another world.
Chewbacca (As much as I love the title), is a rather boring track that really doesn't go anywhere. The song starts off slow and just keeps getting slower, I can listen to it, but I never get any real satisfaction from it. The album closer, Hourglass, is an incredibly beautiful acoustic piece.
This song features Petrucci on the acoustic guitar, and Rudess on the piano. It truly is one of the greatest endings I've heard. The guitar and Overall, this album is a great experience from start to finish.
The only weak track is Chewbacca, but still even that track is not bad. I give it a 4/5. It should not disappoint.
Posted Sunday, May 22, 2005, 03:37 EST |
I have no hesitation in giving this album 5 stars. As many of you know, it's basically an instrumental Dream Theater, which in my opinion is just perfect. It's not that James LaBrie is so bad, it's just that I love heavy instrumental music.
style except for the last track (Hourglass) which is a lot more laid back than the others. The band is 3/5 of Dream Theater plus King Crimson's Tony Levin. Liquid Tension Dream Theater at the time.
Now that the band is 75% Dream Theater, they've said that they'll probably never make another Liquid Tension Experiment album. That is a real shame. Posted Wednesday, September 14, 2005, 03:43 EST |
Ahh, another Liquid Tension Experiment album, this album was released in 1999 when at that time, Dream Theater released their most incredible album, Scenes From A Memory.
The personnel of LTE2 were the same with LTE1, John Petrucci, Jordan Rudess, Mike Portnoy and Tony Levin. And as you all know, now Jordan Rudess is one project. When it formed, Mike Portnoy and John Petrucci were in Dream Theater, and Bruford Levin Upper Extremities.
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