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Gotta Do "When the Water Breaks", which is the actual craziest Live Performance ever

Drew, the keyboardist is also in Dream Theater, Jordan Rudess

When the water breaks!! Another 16 minutes long masterpiece by those guys.

LTE - When The Water Breaks (live in LA 2008) is an absolute MUST react!!

Tony Levin is playing a Chapman Stick. He is one of only a few masters of the instrument. Another amazing alternative to traditional bass is called a War Guitar , which is holy crap!

"When The Water Breaks" from this same show is awesome.

I'm 15 and I really dig your content, and love dream theater/LTE and other prog bands. Actually I saw them live in February this year, it was amazing!

Nice reaction, and now that You mentioned about time signature changes, You are prepared to listen "the dance of ETERNITY" of DT !

The bassist is Tony Levin and has played with so many ultra talented musicians and is one of those himself.

A lot of people are people are suggesting When The Water Breaks, which is indeed an amazing song (my favourite from LTE) but Freedom Of Speech or Kindred Spirits are also great songs imo.

YOU DESERVE MANY MORE SUBSCRIBERS AND MANY MORE VISITS FOR YOUR CONTENT!

Jordan is there too so 3 DT members.

Drew, you mentioned Porcupine Tree so can we have some more pleeeeeeese.

I've been a fan of DT my whole life since my dads really into em, I'm only 19 and they're my favorite band. Younger fans do exist :o

Unexpected choice. Appreciated choice.

Liquid Tension Experiment- When The Water Breaks

I discovered this band on Yt a few years ago and now they are probably my favorite band! They are music GODZ! They changed music for me forever!

well keyboardist , drummer and the guitarist are all from dream theater and the bassist is a legend from king crimson

Keep up the great reviews!!

When the Water Breaks NEXT INDEED! And Jordan Rudess is the keyboardist on both of the band too, Liquid an Dream.

I was one of those who suggested this song. Great reaction! It's always good to see your mind exploding lol

Tony Levin was with Peter Gabriel and King Crimson. He's playing the Chapman Stick Bass, And Mike Portnoy, John Petrucci, and Jordan Rudess (keys) ALL from Dream Theater

I loved this video ! Cheers from Brazil !!!!!!!

Where owls know my name by Rivers of nihil pleeeease

Idk why the whole series of edits around the 3:20 mark made me laugh so much. Especially the long finger edit. Great work blending some funny edits into this. I like your comedy style.

"When the water brakes" bro, this is the next one you should check out!!

Dude I´m 25 and Progrock/Progmetal has been my go to since like 7 or 8 years. You´re not alone man don´t worry haha. awesome reaction btw

Hey Drew, I just turned 21, and i love Dream Theater and LTE. cheers from The Netherlands

DT And LTE are my favourite groups for a long time, so happy to see LTE will be uniting again for a 3rd studio album! Also nice to stumble across this channel; subscribed 😊🤙🏻

I'm about to turn 26. I had my prog rock/ prog metal phase between 19 and 22. I still love the music, and I love your reactions to it

The "Bass" is called a "Chapman Stick". The player is Tony Levin from King Crimson. In the 80's and 70's he also played for/with Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon, David Bowie etc. He's member of King Crimson since the early 80's. Other great Chapman Stick players are Trey Gunn (also at Warr Guitar) or Simon Fitzpatrick (plays with Carl Palmer Band, Carl Palmer from "Emerson, Lake & Palmer"). Chapman Sticks usually have 8 to 12 strings in different string configurations (like 4 bass + 4 treble, or 5 bass + 7 treble, or 6 bass + 6 treble strings etc)

The instrument Tony Levin is playing is called a Chapman Stick, which has 10 strings that covers the range of both a bass and guitar. It's played by tapping, so you can (as Tony does at times here) play both a melody and bass line at the same time. It takes INSANE skill to master, and Tony Levin is a master of masters. Edit: I wish Petrucci's solo album had all Stick as opposed to bass, so we could hear how that works against his playing without keyboards.

I'm as old AF. But I still like your channel. Btw, the studio version of "Universal Mind" by these guys will blow your mind.

Awesome reaction, Drew. I'm 28 e DT is my favorite band since 10. Enjoy!

Liquid Tension Experiment was formed by Mike Portnoy as a side project. His initial plan was to get someone like Dimebag Darrell from Pantera on the guitars but that didn't come to fruition and then John Petrucci took the guitar spot. The chemistry of Portnoy of Petrucci has made that signature DT sound that we're so familiar with, which is why this sounds really similar. Tony Levin is on the Chapman stick and bass, he also plays with a lot of prog giants including King Crimson. Jordan Rudess is on the keyboards in Liquid Tension experiment, he has been in Dream Theater since 1999. When the first two LTE records came out Rudess wasn't in Dream Theater. Derek Sherinian was on the keys from 1994-1999, who had replaced the original keyboard player Kevin Moore at the time. After these two LTE albums, he was replaced by Jordan Rudess, as Rudess agreed to be a part of the band when Petrucci and Portnoy asked him to join Dream Theater. I hope that it clarifies everything.

Tony Levin is the bass player. He was the bassist for Peter Gabriel. Saw him live at the point and he did not disappoint. Other than playing the chapman stick, he also attaches drum sticks to the tips of his fingers to get a more percussive funky sound on electric bass. Unreal

Dude, if you can get ahold of the Official Bootleg "When the Keyboard Breaks", do it! I was AT THAT SHOW in Chicago - Jordan's keyboard failed, so they just IMPROVISED the rest of it - over an hour. They all started playing each others' instruments - it was freaking crazy amazing! :)

“A few blokes goin’ fuckin’ ham,” might be the best description I’ve ever heard of LTE. 😂

What makes that solo more sick is that it is improvised.

That's what it's actually called, the (Chapman) Stick, Tony Levin is the guy's name (on keyboards, Jordan Rudess, also Dream Theater), and he is probably the most gifted and talented musician of the four men on stage, but certainly the most prolific and experienced musician. He's recorded I believe well over 1,000 records, with several of the greatest bands and singers of all time. Plus, he's been playing bass, and Stick, for Peter Gabriel ever since he left Genesis and went solo. And even now, in his 70s (well, not NOW now), he still tours most of the year, with several bands, including for instance King Crimson, which he's been a part of since the early 80s.

Tony Levin, Bass. Played with everyone. Heavily involved in King Crimson. Portnoy, Ex Dream Theater drummer currently Sons of Apollo and others. Jordan Rudess was invited to this project by Portnoy, and became later the current keyboardist of Dream Theater. Petrucci was pulled in to this project because none of the other choices for the project was available, so Portnoy invited his then band-mate...

This set the guitar world on its ass...over 40 years ago. Ultra groovy tune. Van Halen - I'm the One

I didn't catch this till someone else pointed it out on the original upload of this, but occasionally Mike hits a percussive device that to us makes no noise, but it plays a tone in the other band members' in-ear monitor that signals it's time to move on from one improvised section to the next, so they don't have to constantly look to the drummer for a visual signal.

If you want more Liquid Tension Experiment check out Paradigm Shift, Universal Mind, Kindred Spirits and When the Water Breaks

22 here. I got bit by the prog bug three years ago, although I wish it'd happened sooner. Most people I know either love it or hate, but for me it was an acquired taste...I couldn't get behind the long instrumentals, bridges and wacky solos at first. I kept wishing they'd go straight to the point, but I was completely amazed by the attention to detail and the skill of the musicians that I HAD to try more. I was hooked after I'd heard Shine On You Crazy Diamond...and it's kind of hard not to. Luckily, the genre is so varied that I can safely say that there's a band, an album or a song for every mood a lover of rock or metal can go through. And it's quite hard to name a musical experience more thorough and more entertaining that prog.

Yoo drew im 21 and this is one of my fav bands lol so ur not alone. The reason it sounds familiar is because you heard dream theaters 'instrumedley' which contains pieces of this track and other liquid tension ones.

So first: I told you! Second: this is one of the best videos you've done yet. I love the new camera angles and effects. Third: I would love to see you react to more live performances, especially of prog, metal, and the like. And lastly: do some Animals as Leaders or Tigran Hamasyan live performances soon!

The keyboard player is Jordan Rudess from Dream Theater. Try the track Paradigm Shift for more crazy shit, State Of Grace for beautiful shit or Freedom Of Speech for beautiful and crazy shit

This particular performance had a lot of improv soloing so it may have felt a little less like a "song" vs. a jam session. Like others mention, "When The Water Breaks" from this same show is a masterpiece. Read the background for that song from the "Liquid Tension Experiment 2" wikipedia page if you check it out.

ive been into prog ever since i was like 4 bc dream theater was always my fav band

AND Jordan Rudess! From DT also. DT are the MASTERS!🙏🏻

Tony Levin is playing a Chapman Stick Bass. Really cool instrument that focuses on tapping rather than finger style/pick/slap bass playing.

I really loved when you said that prog rock might be an acquired taste. I'm 55 years old, my first acquaintance with prog rock being at 9, when an older friend of mine introduced me to ELP's Tarkus. Listening to that marvelous music literally changed my life. Now watching younger generations marvel at the sequels of that incredible wave of amazing music makes me feel that there is hope for humanity. Thank you so much.

Paradigm Shift by Liquid Tension Experiment is another must listen

I'm 18 and watching this...there's always someone ;)

When the water breaks is the next LTE song you SHOULD listen to.

You probably recognize it because they have played snippets of it in various other instrumentals on their live albums.

Also something to check out: Stick Men. A Jazz Fusion 3 piece, featuring a guitar-ish thing made for tapping, drums and Tony on his stick. Saw them live in a small club and it was great. Keep in mind too, Tony is in his 70s, throwing out bangers like that.

Portnoy and Petrucci were part of Dream Theater from the fundation, when they played in Liquid Tension Experiment they convinced Jordan Rudess, the keyboard player, to join DT becase Kevin Moore (former DT kb player) left and the new player wasn't as good as Jordan, who didn't want to play with them at the moment, they convinced him, and the tracks you've listened of DT are actually those 3 guys. So if Jon Myung were playing bass there, it would be dream theater... That's why it sounds so similar

So LTE originally started out with 2 members of DT: Petrucci and Portnoy. Bassist Tony Levin is from the legendary Prog Rock band King Crimson (who like to take down reaction vids of their music so don't do it) and Keyboardist Jordan Rudess was in the Dixie Dreggs ( another Prog legend). The 1st LYE album was sort of a recruitment tool to get Jordan to join DT; didn't work at first. He eventually joined DT on the Scenes from a Memory, Part 2 album so when LTE's 2nd album came out you had 3/5 members of DT in LTE. Also you probably heard the LTE song Paradigm Shift (somewhat similar to Acid Rain) in a DT video for Instrumedley where they take snippets of DT songs and piece them together to make an instrumental for live shows. That's my guess. Just subbed so thanks for the reactions.

Just love the way how you just melted listening to this hahahaha. I swear i felt the same the first time. Love it man, keep it going!!!! Check The count of tuscany!!!

LTE is amazing. You should love this. Jordan Rudess on Keyboards also from Dream Theater

3 members of Dream Theater (John Petrucci - Guitar, Mike Portnoy = Drums, and Jordan Rudess - Keyboards) and 1 member of King Crimson (Tony Levin = Chapman Stick (a 10 to 12 string instrument that is used to play bass lines usually )

Man the channel has grown a lot over time. You should react to some Sabaton, I think you'll like them and they're always popular reactions!

Cool effects bruh

Periphery - The Bad Thing, you'll like it! Plus one of the guitarists is John Petrucci's nephew so ya just know he's awesome hahaha I'm 24 and been into Prog Metal for about 10 years now!

Omg 😳 that was so insane! That’s Tony Levin from King Crimson and Peter Gabriel on stick...following that thought check out some King Crimson...you’ll dig them for sure...the 72-74 era and the 81-84 era are so great 👍🍀😎

Those swirls are so funny lol, makes you look like a character from South Park

I didn‘t think it possible to look that cool sporting a pr0n ’stache. I‘m not sure, but I think you may have watched an instrumental medley by Dream Theater that the beginning of this was part of.

It'a a wondrous thing to see someone being introduced to the Chapman Stick.

Liquid Tension Experiment-same show-awesome prog metal cover of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.

For prog rock from Mastodon one of my favourite songs is "Asleep in the Deep" very chill and the whole song feels like your spiraling down a rainbow vortex. Music video is killer too.

Grew up with tension during the mid 90s

There's a part of a song called Drunkship of Lanterns by The Mars Volta, my all-time favorite band, that Portnoy is doing the same rhythm for at 9:44. Just a little cool thing I noticed.

You should react to Children of Bodom. Songs I would suggest: Are you dead yet, Angels don't kill, Everytime I die, In your face, Needled 24/7 or Downfall🤘Btw Bodom is a lake in Finland and in 1960 3 teenagers were killed there and one was injured and it still is one of the biggest crime mysteries in Finland's history.

So I guess that's what it looks like when someone's soul melts

Drew, you just have to react to Haken. Start with Haken: crystallized. Absolutely fun experience with all the funky beats they put in.

Sounds a bit like Dance of Eternity which I love.

Liquid Tension was formed when Portnoy and Petrucci wanted to fuck around instrumentally. They brought on Rudess, and liked him so much they booted Derek Sherinian from DT after their bland commercial outing with him as keyboardist. Sherinian was also featured on Change of Seasons, but merely played the keys and did not have much input in the songs. He isn’t terrible, just not a good DT fit. He was involved in a decent band called Platypus. Liquid Tension helped DT indirectly by bringing Rudess on board, and the rest is history.

In my opinion this era of John Petrucci’s Ernie Ball BFR is the greatest. This is the best he’s ever sounded. The thing has so much strength on the low end and crunchy sounds on the high, it’s unmatched.

You should do a video on their song Three Minute Warning, it's a full unedited improvised jam session that is nearly ten times as long as the title suggests

Also keep in mind that LTE is born as a jam project and that's what they actually do, the song structure is the same as the studuo album but the solos are improvised. In the shows they also do a couple 10 minutes completely improvised jams which are pretty cool. Anyways as i said in another comment, go for When the water breaks next, they'll be the best 17 minutes you could wish for :)

Love these guys. Maybe listen to Bi Axident

"Another Dimension" for sure

Basically is dream theater without singer and bassist! But Tom Levine is another insane bassist.

My drum teacher introduced me to prog rock

Im 19 and I watch these

Yup, LTE is basically instrumental DT but with a real unique bassist. Amazing stuff, for sure. Jordan Rudess just mentioned a couple months ago that they may get together again in the future. Here's hoping! =D

Another Dimension from the same gig is also worth a look! :D

The day i saw that video, i understand Petrucci is on the next lvl of humanity

When the water breaks! Dark Eternal night, honor thy father

I'm 16 and love metal and prog rock

I’m telling you, pick something from the latest live video set from Steven Wilson. So many good PT and SW songs and Nick Beggs on the Chapman stick.

The keyboardist in here would go on to be in Dream Theater and be the current keyboardist since 1999

Keyboard extraordinaire Jordan Rudess joined Dream Theater after LTE. Sure, you're going to notice simularities to DT but these are merely pieces that arose from jam sessions. Tony Levin the bassist/Chapman Stick player has been a longtime mainstay with Peter Gabriel and King Crimson. 😊

I got way into this kind of progressive music like Dream Theater, Primus, and Tool just a few years ago, and I'm only 17 so you're definitely not alone when it comes to younger people liking these genres.

A little backstory. This album was initially recorded in like 1997. Dream Theater has just parted ways with their keyboardist Derek Sherinian and was looking for a new player. This was a side project by John and Mike and essentially served as Jordan Rudess’s audition for Dream Theater. They released two albums as Liquid Tension Experiment, both are great and from around that late 90’s timeframe.

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Great reaction vid! LTE is sooo good. Not every track is nonstop like that one. The two records are quite diverse, and I prefer it to DT due to the blissful lack of LaBrie. ;) Keep up the fun work! And maybe do WHEN THE WATER BREAKS, as many others have suggested. It's amazing!