I think the Grammy's need a new category: "Best Use of Musical Instruments".

John's wife was pregnant and went into labor while they were recording the studio version, thus the title and baby sound effect at the beginning.

Even if this guy doesn't say much, i can tell that he's enjoying this music. His face tells us everything

"Hey, someone play a piece of music" "Oh, has it been an hour already? let's put that on a CD and sell it"

I think Magna Carta Records approached both Mike Portnoy and Terry Bozzio, both drummers of some renown, to form musical supergroups in 1997. Portnoy formed Liquid Tension Experiment, and Bozzio formed Black Light Syndrome; both of which have Tony Levin in the lineup.

1 of few 10/10 songs ever made.

I'm a guitarist myself, but Mike Portnoy is just so much fun to watch. His playful and creative style is awesome. And Tony Levin with that Chapman Stick is just the coolest looking guy I have ever seen on stage,

Unbelievable...I'm a big fan of DT but I'm still speechless...

This song has it all in terms of guitar, shredding, super bends, heavy complicated riffs, fast unison passages, everything! Just recorded this in videos on my channel, and now I'm playing it as a daily routine to practice all of those techniques, sort of as a warm-up exercise, love it!

You dived into the deep end with a perfect Rip Entry. And you were able to tread the liquid for the full 18 minutes. I hope you didn't get Swimmer's Ear !

I've only discovered dream theater this weekend by another reaction video 25th October 2020 I'm loving what I've heard so far

This is one of the more expanded LTE tracks. I lean towards "Paradigm Shift" and "Acid Rain" as the cooler tracks. I have not heard any specific reasoning as to the formation of LTE but sometimes it's just fun to play without a singer when the players are a s skilled as they are. I know it's certainly amazing to listen to.

Amazing musical memories to play a whole set of this.....and not get confused with DT stuff!

Try listening to TransAtlantic, another side band of Mike Portnoy’s, with Neal Morse. Great music👍

Jordan Rudess was accepted for study at Julliard at age 9.

Extraterrestrials I love this song, it's almost perfect. Maybe it has only one defect ...... it's too short! ;-)

Portnoy just likes playing with other people. And when they first got together Rudess wasn't in DT yet and as you said Petrucci was there because Portnoy couldn't find a guitarist.

Both LTE records are amazing!

I was fortunate enough to see these guys during their first tour. LTE is amazing and there are a few others like them such as Bozzio Levin Stevens, Levin Minnemann Rudess, Levin Torn White. LTE came from the label Magna Carta which wound up Inside Out Music. Too much talent for vocals. Another great choice.

Best LTE song. Masterpiece!

Watching 11:58-12:12 nonchalantly as though just anyone in the world could play that passage!😂🙌

Ooooh Jim yes with the LTE!!! One of my favourite prog bands. Paradigm Shift please!! (album version!!)

Pleace check out 'Acid rain' live in L.A by Liquid Tension Experiment

My favourite LTE song!

U NEED TO THE WHOLE CONCERT!!!!!!

You might like "Kindred Spirits" from the same show.

Love this song (And John Petrucci's guitar of course)

The best rock keyboardist by far

i think the most impressive thing is too keep al the timings and parts in your head while palying this xD

23:50 not only the music, but after this project, Jordan Rudess joined Dream Theater and produced the series of the best records DT ever did... they couldn't have done it without JR

For a next song by them, and considering how much you like jazzy and other crazy stuff that comes out of nowhere in your prog, I'd recommend "Another Dimension" or "Biaxident".

The keytar Jordan plays is called a Zen Riffer

jim i like they way you do your reaction videos. we need more from dream theater. i like how you don't compare bands to another. keep up the good work

Well I like your take on the best musicians ever put together. I've watched alot of takes and reactions to my favorite band, this side thing and Dream Theater proper. Yours is up there. Subbed. Tman!.....

Gaz Top going hard on the keys.

My favorite LTE track is Universal Mind (Live in NYC version) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nbaplJth1JPcqXU.htmlh, with Acid rain as a close second, and paradigm shift probably third. When the water breaks is fantastic too, although maybe too long of a song for a intro to the band. For an intro to LTE I usually go with Acid Rain or Universal Mind.

When the levee breaks, the water breaks as well.

The instrument at 13:30 reminds me of Brute Shot from Halo (2?).

I give you my likes because you look like Jordan Rudess 😂✌️

Please more dream theater

You should listen to more Dream Theater, dude!!

"Jack Luminous"-- Voivod

LTE are reforming! Jordan did a video last week where he sneaks out the info!!

I definetly believe that Petrucci take the best of his talent when he played with Portnoy... unbelievable!!!

Symphony X - The Accolade

Just a standard intro to any dream theater song this 😂

Jordan plays the Bat'Leth..

And there you go. now you have my 3 favorite drummers covered. Marko Minnemann(steven Wilson), Gavin Harrison(Porcupine Tree), Mike Portnoy(Liquid Tension Experiment) hehe. I can't recommend "The Flying colors" enough tho. thats the best Projekt of Mike Portnoy for me, closely followed by "The whinery dogs".

Oh, and PS: A Change of Seasons. Please. hahahaha

It is an epic, astonishing track though Acid rain rocks too.

Anekdoten - books of hours

Everytime I watch this video I get pissed off at the cameraman who shot it... during Petrucci's solos he focuses in on Rudess, Portnoy and Levin, totally neglecting John's masterful fingerwork! Grrrrr...

Hey Jim, You'll findout eventually that Mike Portnoy is a "workaholic", but LTE has been on hiatus for a few years because he is not in Dream Theater anymore (for 3 albums), and it was a HUGE deal for us fans (still is for many). I do enjoy the 3 albums with their Drummer Mike Mangini (who has played with Steve Vai among many others, and is friends with Portnoy), but Portnoy was a force to be reckoned with, not only as a drummer, but as a driving force for the band, kept in close contact with their fans, made sure there were Live vidz for each tour, providing "rare" tracks and doing "Cover" songs, and involved in their merchandise. But these days, I see his many side-projects/bands as more to enjoy, with great talents as well in each of them. Eventually you'll get to; Transatlantic, Mike Portnoy's Amazing Journey, Yellow Matter Custard, Cygnus and the Sea Monsters, Neal Morse/Neal Morse Band, Flying Colors, Adrenaline Mob, Winery Dogs, Metal Allegiance, and current band, Sons of Apollo. Also here are the "auditions" Dream Theater had when Portnoy took a hiatus, or fired, or split (a few vids out there with Portnoy's side and DT's version, but I digress): kzfaq.info/sun/PL2DU3TBNutEfMeG1MuXyZk4MHVIlfrDx6 Don't forget to checkout "District 97 - Snow Country" for a reaction video :). Even though, I may be the only one to know about them in your audience (well . . . maybe 2?) :p. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/isqlpKSa3NacaXk.html Fun reaction video for LTE, its been awhile since I've watched that DVD.

When you gonna do a review of Protest the Hero- Cest La Vie?

Shorten?

The Aristocrats - Bad Asteroid

I Actually like the show from BBking' s in NYC better

Jim aka British Jordan rudess

It's as though the video director said, "Don't film the guy with the chapman stick. Nobody will be interested in that."

First time I played this album I nearly jizz my pants, love the improvs.

Shortened it? What a silly idea!

it ise me. you sound like gru =))

Who is Mike Mangini? I've never heard of him...

Who would've thought if you get a bunch of A+ musicians together they write some utterly unmemorable. No one "serves the song" here. It's like mixing to many colours it just comes out black. But every musician is obviously unbelievably proficient. But the so g itself.. thoroughly unenjoyable and filled with tropes 😅

They had to stop the LTE jamming sessions as the waters broke from Portnoya wife and he had to leave to hospital for the delivey of his unborn child. Hence the name

Only Portnoy can make 4/4 sound like 48183/13

actually.. all of LTE songs is an unofficial dreamtheater song that never got out from studio.. so mr. portnoy decide to make a side project (approved by petrucci and rudess) that let all of their masterpiece can out from the studio..

Too much skinhead in one screen

Toni Levin - respect! But... Technical skills of these four musicians are beyond comprihension, but not a surprise to anyone anymore. For me this represents Dream Theater way of approach to music: Everyone plays everything they can in every song which make the songs lose all creativity, unpredictability and most of all the essence, soul. I thought this kind of music to be best possible music in the world, when I was 15. Sorry, can't like this.