Liquid Tension Experiment - Acid Rain Live In L.A. 2008

[@marcoapdias]

I look and go: "Man Tony is insane!" 2 seconds later: "No, Jordan is insane!" 3 seconds later: "No, Mike is insane!" 5 seconds later: "No John is insane!" 575 seconds later: "I AM GOING INSANE!!!"

[@diegoandrescaceresmareco6904]

was say for the camera man

[@37Raffaella]

They are some of the best musicians ever….

[@VRN-Bl]

Plot twist: You calm down and accept that all of them are Insane

[@ZbigniewZadecki]

9oppoo😊looooooopop9998oooooooooo

[@ZbigniewZadecki]

​@@37Raffaella99oiioooiiiooooooooopooooooooooppoooooooooo8ooooooooppooooppooooo9oooooooooooooo0k😅ooooooooooooo

[@v0rtic]

how the fuck is it possible that the live version is even better than the studio version? these guys are aliens, and freaky ones too

[@Mysticbean54]

mantid look up surfining with the alian by satriani

[@robotchicolisto2043]

Only the greatest can do that. Celia Cruz and Queen Imo did the same

[@humbertooliveira8014]

Not humans

[@sheldoncooper8199]

@mantid The Technological Advancements that happend between 1999 to August 2009.

[@sheldoncooper8199]

@Mezzy Mez No i meant the Instruments and the Amps not Smartphones

[@MilesElzinga]

John Petrucci's arm is illegal in 11 countries.

[@M4NA5]

LMAO xD

[@jlucasound]

He is considered a Deadly Shredder. He was never arrested because he is not a Hack.

[@vinnyhydeSWT]

Miles Elzinga 🤣😂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 best comment of the year

[@antares8341]

Haha good one

[@thechillimangoarts]

Favorite part 1:01

[@dead_end_king]

Portnoy having the time of his life. So good.

[@surajsharma3703]

Every time ever. Such a presence on stage.

[@ayushsuyayush]

Makes me want to learn more and quit the drums at the same time. God!!!

[@fabienlamour3644]

@@ayushsuyayush no! Just play at your level and be happy to play drums it's good for health!!!!!

[@krisztiankoblos1948]

we too :)

[@willmoblo75]

I’ll ignore the fact he interacts like a jazz drummer in a rock setting or the chops. But I miss him in DT. He’s second to Bonham for me, but had he been born earlier mighta given him a run for his money. Portnoy is such a clever drummer

[@DarrylOctober]

From 3:45 to 6:15 Petrucci hits more notes than I've ever played in my entire 20 years of playing the guitar

[@JohnsJustSaiyan]

The truth fucking hurts

[@stinkypinkerton1528]

So true.

[@dorjeization]

lol

[@JohnsJustSaiyan]

Wut?

[@ninethstringvc2003]

:D Looks like he didn't play guitar for more than 20 years. He's so hungry and kind of "Hey! Look at me, so fast and awsome! Let me play alone this game."

[@zizimxD]

those guys are far beyond the human limits of musicianship

[@wahidtrynaheghugh260]

josé guilherme thomé they are very good. Not metal but check out karn evil 9 2nd impression, from Emerson lake and Palmer. Or just the the whole album brain salad surgery

[@empanadasfritas7142]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA Jews are so pretty

[@empanadasfritas7142]

SHHHHHH shut up! human limits. Shhhhh! Your limits.

[@empanadasfritas7142]

Pretty sure my latin limits are way longer than yours. Just saying

[@zizimxD]

@@empanadasfritas7142 vai dormir meu fi, larga de ser doidão

[@matthewdyck5503]

Tony Levin is just effortlessly cool. What a legend.

[@willmoblo75]

Levin is fucking incredible

[@GabrielNardinMusic]

Look at Mike in 6:11 hitting the pad to his right, which apparently doesn´t produce any sound. That is his call to end the improvised solo section and head towards the next riff section of the song. When he hits that, the rest of the musicians hear a percussive signal in their in-ear monitors so they don`t need to be looking at the drummer all the time to know when the solo should end. If you pay attention closely, he uses the same type of pad in 0:14 (this time in his left) to count 4 and allow he and John start at the same time without having to use 4 stick hits or 4 hi hat notes heard outside by the people. He used this stuff too when DT played Metropolis live in that part when lights went out producing a silence that apparently wasn`t counted along with a click track or anything like that. That mixture of a heavy amount of improvised stuff but yet being held inside a really controlled environment instead of your typical free jazz band wankery where everyone does whatever they want whitout a defined direction, has been for me the most clear and cool defining element of this amazing band. They jammed a lot, but not to the point of getting you bored. And besides that jamming, they had songs with motifs and arrangementes composed in the studio and studied later, even if they were produced in a short amount of time like LTE 1. I am not sure if I really want them to make another album if the honest musical chemistry between them is not really back after the differences Mike had with Jordan and John, but I am surely thankful to them for making this great music that I still listen after so many years.

[@flapjackson6077]

Interesting!

[@MpSniperM1911]

i really had no idea this existed

[@markabellar4152]

wtf i dont understand any words you say

[@MpSniperM1911]

@@markabellar4152 just look at mike in the beginning of the song, he hit something that doesn't make a sound to us but all of the band members can listen to

[@markabellar4152]

@@MpSniperM1911 i think most of live is like that.they use that tool right?

[@boboakulu1908]

I already knew, Petrucci was insainly good, but this is just... dam. I wanna start learning guitar just so I can quit it because of him.

[@jonathanwalther]

made my day

[@svenlima]

+Bobo Akulo I read the "I will quit" comment often below the videos of 14 year old Tina S. who frustrates many male teenage and adult guitar players :-) kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3OXoY14oq6Snbc

[@fambuild]

HEHEHEHAHAHAHAHAHAH !!!!!

[@vladymartinez1232]

@@svenlima 😂😂😂😂

[@lobo_mtMau]

@@svenlima yeah she makes me wanna quit even more than petrucci

[@AbhishekSharma-zq5qk]

they opened a 2 hour concert with this song. already played 2 bilion notes or something

[@patrickbeintema9184]

Hahahaha, true!!

[@mr.know-all6984]

Indian! 😂😂😂😂😂😂 So guys have world class bands ? 😂😂😂😂😂

[@pauljnellissery7096]

@@mr.know-all6984 yeah man. Check out The Down Troddence

[@trikkinikki970]

I was thinking if they did this song and were like "have a good night" i would still be satisfied.

[@Chrono337]

I discovered this video about 6 years ago, and I'm still blown away every time I listen to it.

[@RinaldoJonathan]

never gets old.

[@liampellerin9696]

Are you from Québec? My grandmother was a Tardif from La Beauce.

[@Chrono337]

yep! from Montreal though

[@larangenicolas8685]

C'est une version avec Derek Sherinian au clavier qui me ramène ici et... bon bah y'a pas photo Rudess a carrément plus de doigté. Et c'est vrai que cette version est super. Bonjour de la Belgique !

[@GuitarScratchRemover]

Absolutely. Unbelievable.

[@YaHozna1]

Love how they keep smiling, like "you hear this shit we're playing?". Can tell they're enjoying themselves.

[@Ruhguevara]

Gandhi rocks that chapman stick

[@kayenaatsandhuks]

Rubén Guevara BWAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHH

[@tfredheim2415]

lmao

[@motatejedaeric5595]

Xdxdxd

[@sahilchoubey3111]

Lol

[@davidalexandermurillogavir6283]

I've thought he was Walter White from Breaking Bad

[@davidluiz389]

vocals by john myung...

[@MP-im6qh]

+David Luiz That made my day. Hahahaha

[@brutql]

+David Luiz ahah fuck x)

[@TheShinigami931]

ROFLMAO xD

[@r316hz]

LMAO!

[@phillipmorris6805]

David Luiz that's not john tho

[@EetFuk8]

Pure Petrucciness

[@polgraslo]

Nobody talks bout Tony Levin? That man it's beyond awesome.

[@taunoctua245]

Tony is a God.

[@dr.juerdotitsgo5119]

He's a legend, but his talents are wasted in this band. Just Petrucci and Rudess trying to figure out who's the fastest and loudest.

[@BobSacamano666]

I'll talk about Tony.

[@solacedagony1234]

@@dr.juerdotitsgo5119 The various levels of elitism in the comments are fun to watch.

[@LEONINMusic]

Looks like one of them is going to levitate at any moment

[@OneBfloodcontrolProject]

This is outrageous, men! hahaha

[@muaddib9433]

Lol xd

[@vladymartinez1232]

😂😂😂😂 ikr

[@sesclaytpoop8525]

And that one is Tony Levitin

[@stxrmxan3462]

Looool hahahahah

[@giuseppealfano8347]

2:37 "yea, I'm doing light-speed arpeggios"

[@zicuro299]

"This shit is easy" Face.

[@jackmeginniss6327]

Tony Levin on the Chapman stick. That guy has always been amazing.

3:07 what an amazing groove, there is no one like Tony

[@MrNicolas15a]

WE NEED the Liquid Tension Experiment's 20th Anniversary Reunion Tour!

[@Vulkanzed-117]

Nicolás Serrano C. Yeah tony is down you just got to ask jordan john and mike.

[@Juan-jw5tf]

Well ... Dreams come true now!

[@Cortez77fr]

New Album in 2021 !

[@Cobalt985]

LTE3 announced! And I'm so excited!

[@three11maniac8]

So impressive when the lead guitar and keys do unison runs together.

[@skipmichaels6184]

This is the gold standard for bands that endeavor to play "tight" !

[@pringkaarwanda]

Did anyone notice that Jordan Rudess have some problem with his keyboard when it comes keyboard solo part? Jordan keys solo was supposed to start at 6:33, and it didn't. You can see John, Mike & Tony face at that time, confused what happened to Jordan because Keys solo is not starting until 6:52 😂 Jordan said "wow" at 6:59 telling other that he almost failed keyboard solo part 😂 The same problem happen to John Petrucci in "Universal Mind" in this concert. His guitar amp down right in the middle of Jordan Rudess Piano Solo. Portnoy have to write message on a paper and run to Jordan to tell him continue the piano solo a little bit longer while John amp being restored 😂

[@gangoffour6690]

Maybe you can take Jordan's place in the band !

[@668547ful]

for a 2 hour show 2 mess ups with technical problems isn't that bad.

[@drumsaresexy]

Pringka Arwanda I respect you greatly for noticing that

[@BGkeys88]

He had a technical problem with the new Roland Phantom G8.... It was the newest keyboard by Roland at the time and he agreed promoting it. At the show in Chicago it completely went bananas and they had to continue playing without a keyboard. The video from that show turned into one of the most sought after, because they had to turn it into an open jam session and the guys switching instruments..... Here is a link of them with JR on lead guitar and JP on bass: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oV7KlIqDn9Snnac

[@explosivo1980]

Dude!! good call !! They were like we have been grooving this long don't fuck it up!!! Jordan covers well and I wouldn't have noticed if you hadn't pointed it out!!

[@Lithos]

This is what happens when Tony Levin form band with Jesus Christ, Merlin, and Thor.

[@danielperez-zx8cd]

***** hahaha genious

[@baranbozada1156]

+Lithos lol

[@lMatheusx]

+Lithos 2:31 best part

[@MP-im6qh]

+Lithos Hahahaha

[@AirForceVet76]

haha true though

[@neeltheother2342]

Son: Why is my sister named "Rose"? Dad: Because your mother loves roses. Son: I see. Thanks dad. Dad: You're welcome, Acid Rain Live In L.A. 2008.

[@TimWilson89]

Literally cried with laughter at this, love that meme XD

[@AgustinRodriguez-Bdm]

LOL HAHAHAHAHAHA 😂

[@huntercovarrubias6312]

That got a good laugh out of me thank you

[@gigidustin8367]

Arlila?

[@neeltheother2342]

@@gigidustin8367 Ooh, that's a good one.

[@KirilVarbanov]

If we could plug that song's energy output into the electric grid of a city, it would have been enough for a whole year.

[@Dahn.Baern.]

I’ve been watching this performance for about 14 years now

[@davidalexandermurillogavir6283]

This is a tsunami of notes. Great Music. It transmits power

[@darwinwatterson4568]

no it's a storm, and the rain is acid

[@sergioramiz]

Guiness world Record: "Most difficult song to play... ever!" - Winners: this four insane musicians.

[@BorislavVeselinov]

I would say that the title would belong to pi by after the burial. But sure. I can imagine this being just as hard to play.

[@saranoxxis]

Someone here isn't aware of the existence of Animals As Leaders. And that's only when it comes to metal

[@sergioramiz]

@@saranoxxis I know who they are. I was just praising Liquid Tension Experiment, just that.

[@gerardotejada2531]

Frakcture by King Crimson, Black Page by Frank Zappa and Entre dos aguas de Paco de Lucía. Those are the most difficult pieces of modern music.

[@tromboneman4517]

First Fragment… look them up.

[@Yosef1952]

Yes! This is what I want. Blazing, howling electric guitar that pushes music right to the edge, not just raising the roof, but blasting the roof into a million pieces. The whole band is amazing. What intensity from everyone!

[@Trevor_M_F]

6:54 Jordan plays it off so coolly. They effortlessly adapt. This is the purest form of a supergroup.

[@deanmadonia4044]

The best part about all of this is that is not just technical playing for the sake of being technical. So much feeling and groove behind this. It's like Edgar Winter's on steroids

[@vincentl7007]

THIS PERFORMANCE IS UNBELIEVABLE !!!

[@ServingOthers99]

11 years later and this is still one of THE greatest musical performances I've ever seen, in person or in video. Petrucci's solo is actually beyond human

[@thomaspascucci6041]

THE BEST IVE EVER HEARD PETRUCCI !!!! NO QUESTION !!

[@Deathshuck]

I like to think I'm pretty well educated when it comes to guitar and technique, but to this day, whenever I see Petrucci do his thing at 5:05 I can't believe it. I seriously can't believe he just did that, even though I saw it with my own eyes. I mean just look at it, it doesn't even look human and I'm not trying to be funny. My words are insufficient to describe it so I'm not even going to try.

[@brazwen]

That's John Petrucci for you.

[@daviddedu]

Try Guthrie Govan ;)

[@Deathshuck]

David Black I love Govan.

[@Tyler500x]

awesome,right? :)

[@LouisMinett]

It's impressive but I can't hear the notes, the effect sounds like shit in the mix. :/

[@Humbuckerhead1]

Been listening to this song for 10 years but been a while since I seen a live performance of it. Mind 💣💣💣💥💥💥 every time. It's better than the record version. They were all so in sync with each other back then. Every second of their songs. The skill of jp and Jordan rudess to play note for note with each other will never not amaze me. These guys were and still are some of the best ever musicians on the planet. I gotta go watch it again then again and again.

[@felipeveliz5391]

I totally hear you, the same has happened to me since I first listened to this song. What a nice musical journey it is! Cheers!

[@distortedfate1281]

the musicianship is mind blowing.

[@svartmetall]

Whatever instrument you play,. this should inspire you to get better at it. Utter brilliance.

[@ownstyle5878]

This has to be one of the greatest live solos ever

[@100salman1]

I'm here for like a millionth time.

[@evanderguitarist]

2:36 "That's soo easy,"

[@TheMaximaZ]

Evander Leal

[@IAmTheStig32]

**Pulls out a book and starts reading, still playing**

[@Kazwell96]

it really is though. it's just a matter of dexterity and stamina

[@Yizak]

+Kazwell Yeah mate that comes with years of practice

[@maiawiklauri5079]

partnoy best drumer ! need more partnoy warld :))

[@kipwebb7565]

These guys are insane. Doesn't seem humanely possible to play any faster than they are. Wow. Awesome dudes.

[@ec2683]

I still seriously can't get over Tony in this video. He makes it look effortless to play the Chapman Stick like that.

[@juliancurieses2936]

I remember when my guitar teacher showed me this video 6 years ago, change my musical perspective absolutely

[@cbarv]

Damn !!! These guys are amazing. Petrucci's solo is unbelievable.

[@kingkeys05]

I always love seeing such outstanding musicians performing for 2+ hours. Just 4 amazing people across the stage doing their magic.

[@crazyhorse2995]

I commented on this 2yrs ago. Proud to say still watching and listening. Haven't seen a match for these 4 guys. What a collection of amazing talent. All 4 are gods of music. I will NEVER tire of this performance . EPIC.

[@inthefle]

crazy horse29 Unmatched indeed!

[@michaelmcculloch5957]

Its just ridiculously not fair how talented some musicians are. Four absolute masters of their craft.

[@hf7228]

que bestialidad este tema ... hace 25 años que lo sigo escuchando y está cada vez mejor!

[@flapjackson6077]

Like a fine wine! 🤙

[@CoryDHughes]

Petrucci is and forever will be a god on guitar.

[@mtjensen5]

And with Tony Levin, what a treat!

[@OwentheRocker]

Best Shred ever, by the God himself! Thank you, John Petrucci, for inspiring so many musicians, and just being a monster player!

[@andsoitgoes2177]

I think it's safe to say that while they were active... during the 2nd Album and tour, Liquid Tension Experiment was the greatest band in the world. Not an overstatement.

[@KentR1M]

And So It Goes instrumentally... yeah

[@ytsertd333]

You're kidding right? Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin...

[@YaHozna1]

@@ytsertd333 I think he means at that time.

[@Pej88]

@@ytsertd333 Son inferiores a Liquid tensión Experiment. Hay que estar sordo para no notarlo. Liquid tensión Experiment está a un nivel superior yo diría a cualquier otra banda, y eso que este no es de mis estilos favoritos, te lo dice alguien que escucha Death Metal.

[@Cobalt985]

@@ytsertd333 PF and LZ are both massively overrated... King Crimson did more work for music as a whole.

[@michaeldavenport4470]

Tony has the coolest look,over years of playing in front of his amp has made him faster and cleaner than ever. wow K.C. lives onforever

[@CristianAleitte]

He switched to world domination mode on 5:05

[@chrisklecker]

That's also Time Travel Pose #313. It's so he can return to that point in time when the solo is done.

[@leonardosenff4990]

Wow ! !!!!!! Perfect !!!! 😱😱👍

[@yabo2424]

Absolutely brilliant ! Petrucci is beyond flawless its guitar playin at such a magnetic level .. That opening jam was just mind blowing ! So awesome !

[@sleeplessingc]

The show of a lifetime.

[@Think.twi.e]

What a bass man, just awesome.

[@roadkingryder6685]

This is my first time hearing of or seeing this band....UNFUCKINGBELIEVABLE! INSANE TALENT BEYOND MEASURE!

[@To-mos]

I love how this performance is second nature to them, considering how skilled they are.

[@Mr.Heksasens]

What a extasy of sound, and music !!!

[@anzarningqiulu2613]

Crazy play. Amazing

[@er1ckferd1nandus]

It's 2020 and I still need this kind of music

[@karimkadmiri3341]

Watching this masterpiece live brings more charm.

[@AlejandroRdzVolta]

Still a ear-gasm!, i used to running hearing this master piece.

[@ashtonperez4614]

Not only are all the solos from them amazing but can we stop and admire how tasty the riffs and grooves are in this song outta this world good.

[@AndySosa91]

that moment when you realize there's a whole wide world you haven't even met

[@jenshiang1996]

Damn true QQ

[@markox6xalienseed778]

fantastic music everyone controls their instrument perfectly👍

[@davidlilja8610]

What a Guitar Solo! 😍😍

[@MrShoryuken1]

Tighter than two coats of paint. Just amazing!

[@lokimolo]

2:37 , " haha , this shit is too easy for me ! "

[@leonardoalonsocastellotti1388]

hahahahha you'r right!

[@necdetcapar3996]

One of the coolest instrumental music ever made.

[@lucianmihalca4189]

Oh !! How can it be more awesome Petrucci is killing it what a machine

[@simo2805]

How freakin cool is Tony Levin?! Amazing musicians. Like of all them, obviusly, but I really love him and the way he plays with everybody of every type of music

[@23OMEGA777]

All of creation has conspired for these 4 in this very moment. Jesus Christ my face melted 💀🔥🌌

[@parakhchaturvedi755]

John petrucci is another level 🎸

[@TheBogami]

Cant judge a dt song after one listen, i ll be back here after listening it 99 times consecutively

[@marianoayrton]

Son increíbles!! Como haces para no comparar con cualquier otra banda. Son de otro planeta !!! Son fantásticos

[@myztikaalx]

This is some next level song writing skill. What a performance from the guys in Liquid Tension Experiment, every member is absolutely on point. Keep rocking people of KZbin! 🔥🤘🙌👍👏👊🎶🔥

[@francolinares4112]

The BEST Guitar SOLO FROM PETRUCCI

[@olivermateo3109]

Wow!!! That was like an orgy of sound, heavy yet the groove is ass kicking!!!

[@kingcrimson234]

Every one of these musicians are arguably the absolute best in the world at their instrument. And they're in the same band. I don't spin up LTE or DT when I want to hear the best songwriting of all time, but if I just want to be blown away by raw musicianship I really haven't found a better option yet.

[@Heatwave9000]

They're songwriting is fine. Not every song needs to be written as verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, chorus. Progressive rock/metal shouldn't be used to describe a genre but a way of structuring songs differently. Saying a genre is progressive makes little sense since all good music progresses. Its about pushing boundaries not sticking to the same confines as pop music. I'm sure they could write 3-5 minute hits but that's not what they are into.

[@jackregz]

Petrucci's solo on this one is absolutely lethal.

[@combatjm89]

Awesome! Been a Tony Levin fan since 1981. I did hear a riff very similar to one off of Return to Forever's Romantic Warrior album...

[@funboyxxx1749]

Hell yeah !! Dream theater !m! Both guitar and keyboard solo Was Insane !m!

[@alabamacoastie6924]

Portnoy, one of the most confident and rock solid drummers of all time.

[@ivan_almedbass97]

After all these years, they're back :')

[@dwightboyko5756]

I love that happy and content look Tony had at 2:06!!

[@phillipsavage2556]

Mr(s) Sheehan and Petrucci are amazing . Mr. sheehan is by far the greatest guitarist of color I've seen in my 60 plus years; an honor sir

[@thegreatpoo2electricboogal318]

I’ve never seen anybody make a keyboard look so cool.

[@brunovallesmunoz4757]

9:03 Always loved that VICIOUS fill

[@SethBergile]

No light or theatrics, just incredible musicians!

[@genyavolkov3828]

Lучшая композиция в современной музыке, которую слушаю и смотрю уже 100 раз!

[@sido6992]

That small fill by Portnoy at 6:31 is so freaking crisp!!

[@myturbulance]

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[@GOIETZ]

HUGE tone from Petrucci! My goodness! 1:08 if you guys can pick up that massive Chorus crunch... Holy probably my favorite tone from him through all of his career.

[@peternorthe1912]

I love how this style of music allows the Chapman Stick to be played to it's fullest potential. I can't imagine any else being more qualified to play it either!

[@thomasforesman3978]

Tony is PURE CLASS!!!!