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

Liquid Tension Experiment's 10th Anniversary Reunion Tour.
Musicians:
John Petrucci - Guitar
Jordan Rudess - Keyboards
Mike Portnoy - Drums
Tony Levin - Bass, Chapman Stick

[@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

[@gavinmeriablenow]

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

[@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."

[@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….

[@Varun.Balram]

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

[@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

[@EetFuk8]

Pure Petrucciness

[@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

[@YaHozna1]

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

[@matthewdyck5503]

Tony Levin is just effortlessly cool. What a legend.

[@willmoblo75]

Levin is fucking incredible

[@giuseppealfano8347]

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

[@zicuro299]

"This shit is easy" Face.

[@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

[@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?

[@LEONINMusic]

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

[@jameskevindemetilla5604]

This is outrageous, men! hahaha

[@muaddib9433]

Lol xd

[@vladymartinez1232]

😂😂😂😂 ikr

[@sesclaytpoop8525]

And that one is Tony Levitin

[@stxrmxan3462]

Looool hahahahah

[@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.

[@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

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

[@polgraslo]

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

[@taunoctua245]

Tony is a God.

[@lokimolo]

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

[@leonardoalonsocastellotti1388]

hahahahha you'r 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 😂😂😂😂

[@mauriciom.9864]

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

[@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.

[@SethBergile]

No light or theatrics, just incredible musicians!

[@davidluiz389]

vocals by john myung...

[@MP-im6qh]

+David Luiz That made my day. Hahahaha

[@DonDiegoDellaVegas]

+David Luiz ahah fuck x)

[@TheShinigami931]

ROFLMAO xD

[@r316hz]

LMAO!

[@phillipmorris6805]

David Luiz that's not john tho

[@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.

[@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!

[@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!!

[@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 :))

[@three11maniac8]

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

[@felipefarias7654]

Petrucci's tone here is MASSIVE!

[@jackmeginniss6327]

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

[@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

[@airforceaggie]

haha true though

[@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.

[@angry_tim]

This is the real dream theater.

[@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.

[@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.

[@skipmichaels6184]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@Mcobo100]

Petrucci and Rudess trying to break spacetime

[@user-hp8dc6ek6j]

PETRUCCI YOU BEAST. RUDESS YOU MAGICIAN. PORTNOY YOU GENIUS. LEVIN YOU KING. THIS QUATRO.

[@100salman1]

I'm here for like a millionth time.

[@FranzKarma]

Petrucci is so awesome... He fuckin nailed that solo lol

[@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. :/

[@vincentl7007]

THIS PERFORMANCE IS UNBELIEVABLE !!!

[@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

[@AndySosa91]

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

[@jenshiang1996]

Damn true QQ

[@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!

[@svartmetall]

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

[@leonardosenff4990]

Wow ! !!!!!! Perfect !!!! 😱😱👍

[@MarioK593]

2:06. Tonys face: "Damn, I don't know what I'm doin' here but this shit is awesome!"

[@JuanJose.Rosero]

that Petrucci solo made me shit on my pants.

[@snowdog90210]

You shit ON your pants? Like you removed them and took a shit on them?

[@sido6992]

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

[@myturbulance]

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[@nabilhattaz]

Who’s here after they've announced the LTE3?

[@huntercovarrubias6312]

Oof, you caught me

[@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

[@ownstyle5878]

This has to be one of the greatest live solos ever

[@noname79797]

This is the best instrumental on earth that anyone has played...Jordan's smile is full of pride and satisfaction. Portnoy plays it very easily and too relaxed..you are the best musicians united... until now no one has been able to beat the complexity of the instrumental dream theater

[@davidalexandermurillogavir6283]

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

[@lateralus86]

2:36 that smile

[@hf7228]

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

[@flapjackson6077]

Like a fine wine! 🤙

[@thomaspascucci6041]

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

[@FranzKarma]

3 years ago I commented how Petrucci was awesome in this song, I'm here again to say I'm fucking impressed again by his guitar playing

[@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!

[@parakhchaturvedi755]

John petrucci is another level 🎸

[@Bryce-xj9ye]

So that was Petrucci's legendary "infinite notes" solo .....holy shit.

[@distortedfate1281]

the musicianship is mind blowing.

[@evilbug555to666]

Portnoy is a beast on drums 💪💪

[@caio509]

2:36 notification pops up on Jordan's iPad: hey Jordie come to see me, I'm home alone

[@alexburchell1891]

His response; "I can't, I'm trying to set fire to my keyboard using my fingers alone"

[@kingkeys05]

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

[@mousikoulisgelo]

The bass player is an actor too.He plays in breaking bad series....

[@wiggy009]

I seriously don’t know if your joking or not

[@loujrisautistic8379]

Don't credit him for shit

[@marvinsoriano4328]

geladaras HEISENBERG!!!

[@Vulkanzed-117]

geladaras I didn't know Heisenberg was a bassist. Cool

[@MRJJJarhead]

i was thinking ben kingsley

[@CoryDHughes]

Petrucci is and forever will be a god on guitar.

[@SuplexCity2014]

I've listened to this probably 1000 times and I am still p*ssed they haven't released it yet as a single on Spotify

[@EraAnibra]

Look at it from the bright side, you always get to watch these 4 gods do it in front of your eyes and have the full experience.

[@yabo2424]

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

[@kipwebb7565]

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

[@cbarv]

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

[@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.

[@sleeplessingc]

The show of a lifetime.

[@STR-pu1ix]

GOD OF GUITAR.

[@clashwithmoi8926]

5:05 JP solved the problem of a sustainable energy source

[@alabamacoastie6924]

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

[@jackregz]

Petrucci's solo on this one is absolutely lethal.

[@francolinares4112]

The BEST Guitar SOLO FROM PETRUCCI

[@anzarningqiulu2613]

Crazy play. Amazing

[@Dahn.Baern.]

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

[@michaelmcculloch5957]

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

[@To-mos]

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

[@dwightboyko5756]

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

[@puravidatomanik451]

Tony Levin is a beast!

[@necdetcapar3996]

One of the coolest instrumental music ever made.

[@rishavbanerjee5565]

Petrucci and portnoy are just awesome!!!!

[@ivan_almedbass97]

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

[@ernest438]

Holy fuck I haven't listened to this in over 10 years! I fuckin love this

[@thegreatpoo2electricboogal318]

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

[@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...

[@mtjensen5]

And with Tony Levin, what a treat!

[@Think.twi.e]

What a bass man, just awesome.

[@MrHeksasens]

What a extasy of sound, and music !!!

[@er1ckferd1nandus]

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

[@MrShoryuken1]

Tighter than two coats of paint. Just amazing!

[@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.

[@23OMEGA777]

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