Liquid Tension Experiment - "When the Water Breaks" Live 2008 *HD 1080p*

Liquid Tension Experiment performing "When the Water Breaks" live on their reunion tour at the Downey Theatre in Downey, California on June 27th, 2008. This is taken from a true HD source - the Blu-ray Disc of the concert which was only available as part of the LTE Live 2008 Limited Edition Box Set (which has long been out of print). To order the DVD version of this complete show, go here:
www.ytsejamreco...
For best quality, view at 1080p.
Liquid Tension Experiment is:
Tony Levin - Chapman Stick, bass
John Petrucci - guitars
Mike Portnoy - drums
Jordan Rudess - keyboards

[@tommygorat6384]

Who's come here after LTE3 reunion just confirmed ?

[@MetalheadNation]

Yep! I can already tell that this next one is gonna be just as amazing as the first two!

[@elenemachitidze3816]

Hello there 👋

[@bendersbrain]

Me :)

[@danps9005]

hahaha

[@matthewperget8251]

That short LTE3 trailer is sooo intense. Can't wait to be amazed again by these genius.

[@darkside34]

is this a fucking ALL STARS of music or what??

[@Meemaw567]

I've never seen so many people get so excited over a baby crying.

[@erichstrelow7363]

Jajajjajja is true. I love this marterpiece

[@4466svenjohnpetrucci]

You sir won the internet

[@DarioRizzuto]

You should check the thin ice from pink floyd

[@Tiziano182]

lol.. well. im high and i found out im going to be a father so.. nice trip! haha.. much love! that moment when laugh and cry its the same.

[@JaredGH26]

@@Tiziano182 congrats! Man, I hope you’re coping with the fear. I promise it gets less terrifying. You’ll do well.

[@dtonpbac]

One of the greatest Rock/Metal instrumental songs in history.

[@oceanmachine1906]

Damn straight

[@user-zx7go4dm2l]

😚

[@r0ns0n0l]

Together with the Instrumedley :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/q56tZJmuoJykepo

[@edgarmendoza5442]

2020 and still here watching these guys too.

[@jamesmurray5535]

Edgar Mendoza here with ya! Midnight with my headphones. Freaking amazing!

[@MarianoGianni1]

2020 and forever

[@markanderson4163]

and why not??lol

[@KevinRyan-MouthAlmighty]

Pettrucci and Rudess should ditch that other band and do THIS full time

[@hoopsmccann639]

i'm watching while my pregnant gf is watching vaginal birth videos on her phone. hahaha. i guess we all have our own way of preparing.

[@gregfreer9211]

I thought I was a musician. Now I'd be happy to carry their equipment for them

[@ipiano1900]

HAHA cute , good one.

[@mrz80]

I give back what God gave me, but He certainly didn't give me what THESE guys have! :D

[@kevinregan14]

Swordfight9800

[@bestintuba]

You must study Law and Medicine at Harvard first and hold a PhD Degree to be able to audition for their bag carrier position

[@henrikfalkenfleth5321]

I'm NOT a musician. So I'll carry your equipment then - that way I get a chance to get close to LTE

[@IpfxTwin]

Still blows my mind to this day the amount of mental and physical endurance it took to perform this.

[@kristopherpoulsen653]

Yet they made it look effortless!!!

[@Mako0123]

You know I came to realize it also a way to honor the main theme of the song. Thanks for your observation

[@jayall00]

Its impressive what musicians who actually love music can do.

[@benjOM100]

And writing it!

[@jima6545]

And during a concert 2:30 hours long!

[@37Raffaella]

They sound better live than anything ever recorded….❤️

[@VaelenTWoW]

LITERALLY one of the best performances of the 21st Century!

[@drums4metal]

There’s way so much virtuosity in a single stage. Mike, John, Tony and Jordan are true masters of their instruments. What a great piece.

[@jan594]

This is just a jam session with one of the best guitarists, one of the best keyboardists, one of the best drummers and one of the best bassists.

[@robertstajic1486]

I couldn’t agree more ! I love that bass guitar It looks like it has 10 or 12 strings.

[@dabeste6163]

@@robertstajic1486 It's called a Chapman Stick.

[@SyntheticFuture]

The most insane thing is that, unlikely a jam session, they can perfectly recreate this time and time again. Just remembering one of these songs would be a hand full for most :x Let alone a set list xD

[@shirleymental4189]

@@dabeste6163 Chapped lips stick actually.

[@henrikcarlsen1881]

Yes, this is quite unique.

[@Krabby_Patty]

I think everything from 1:53 to 4:44 is one of the best phrases in prog-metal history. Everything, the chords, the notes, the solos, the drum fills. Each and every part of this section is absolutely everything great about prog-metal, in 2-3 mins.

[@kwm2136]

Indeed, and the first few minutes of that timespan would not be out of character on Marillion's Misplaced Childhood album.

[@animal6287]

It makes me cry, it's so emotional. Best bit of music ever written.

[@omeraktash]

I just can't stop from turning to 1:53 just listen to this section again and again and again. I agree with everything you said about that part. can't just express how it makes me feel but I am so addicted to that part :)

[@user-fj4jb9qb8h]

Просто...божественно...🤣

[@dp-yv9gz]

Not sure what is more legendary, Tony Levins bass playing or his mustache.

[@natalnapitupulu8427]

too bad he made mistake at 09:50

[@outlierjahd7910]

@@natalnapitupulu8427 I don't think it's a mistake though

[@zpizaman]

He's a legendary alien

[@gardhul]

His mustache are playing the bass through his hands actually

[@kevinbasel8401]

@@natalnapitupulu8427 When he turned to Jordan, his mustache looked more amaizing than normal

[@kthaynes3170]

Also still listening in 2020! There's just something about Mike Portnoy on drums -- so organic, so fluid, so perfect -- kinda like John Petrucci on guitar! There's more brains on this stage than in some small countries!

[@veiso9021]

2023

[@ethericlimerick2992]

Small?

[@bernardodc9631]

I'll be listening to this in 2050 for sure

[@wfs1267]

Still watching this in 2021. Who else to? Thats dream theater army 🤟🏽

[@kalermo]

Since 1999 and still rocking!

[@mrz80]

Musical fads come and go, styles drift in and out of style, but prog does seem to endure, does it not? Music for thinking people! Music is math you can hear.

[@TimothyByrnes067]

2024...

[@dwjazz88]

I totally dig this progressive metal. Don't see too many musicians use a Chapman Stick to play this type of music. These guys are the best in their field!!!

[@danielmelcher7275]

This is how universes are started

[@bcdt1947]

???

[@brunoreggiani450]

Mike's drumming Is so powerful & musical..... One of the best drummers!!!!

[@kelvintaylor2568]

This is definitely one of my all-time favourite progressive pieces of music.

[@bernardodc9631]

I want this playing in loop on my gravestone

[@thechronmaster]

The amount of skill to play this song in one take is unreal, so happy they did LTE3

[@jeffjuhre1494]

Rudess is only guy who can look cool playing a keytar ;)

[@Smac2321]

I dunno Diego Tejada from Haken rocks it on 1985...

[@mrz80]

I thought only Herbie Hancock held that distinction. Well, maybe Edgar Winter, but most folks are too young to remember Edgar Winter :P

[@ElysiumGuardian96]

He looks like Tech9ne

[@Krabby_Patty]

That guitar lick at 3:00 is easily one of the best prog-metal moments. It's in 7/8, but it's melodic, emotional and captures everything that genre is truly capable of (in the middle of all the madness in the rest of the song)

[@ourbrightnewworld]

I must admit that I came here 6 times past 2 weeks to listen this over..

[@mariabojanabilbija1527]

Guilty 🙋‍♀️

[@Derbixrace]

The best lead tone petrucci has ever had i think, just mindblowing!

[@angusorvid8840]

I agree. I don't like his more recent tones. And I think he'd sound better switching to Duncans over DiMarzios. He was using a Crunch Lab at this show. The best of the Petrucci pickups.

[@SilverPaladin]

Still watching this in 2525. Who else?

[@DreiK96]

Still watching this in 2019. Who else?

[@souviksinha1911]

Andrei K : Me… I never ever left

[@archstanton9100]

Me too

[@marciopitta1]

so am I

[@davec5240]

Yep! For the first time...

[@johnblumstein]

MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@ShredHeads]

How do these guys remember all this stuff. Thats what really gets me.

[@PianoHero1994]

No idea how the rest of em do it but Rudess has an iPad with sheet music attached to his rotating keyboard rig. Doesn't make his stuff any less impressive tho!

[@zeroprogressive]

Mike Portnoy... what a legend...

[@cashoob6130]

Just pure perfection of instruments coexistence. Cannot get enough of this piece of art!

[@scottross2762]

Aye. Still watching. That was the best 17:52 minutes I've spent today. Tony Levin is the element that ties it all together. Portnoy impresses.

[@finkelmann]

The audio alone sends chills down my spine - watching it live makes my jaw drop and my eyes water. What an amazing piece.

[@mattpodjeski4194]

7:28 guitar and keyboard synchronization just...wow

[@thiagotecnico]

that's why Rudess entered dream theater. watch again.

[@ankihansen2489]

Harmonies

[@GodFootDaddyG]

Even the bends are on point.

[@TempoImpetuoso]

0:00 Introduction - Heaven and Hell 1:56 The Heaven 7:55 The Hell 9:43 Heaven vs Hell 13:14 confrontation 14:48 the victory of heaven 15:25 The hell will come back - Finale

[@-ArdyliusAdityaGurusinga]

which part is in the dance of instrumental

[@chewyburrito858]

Ardylius Gurusinga It's not here in the live version. It's the very last 10 seconds of the studio version

[@aymanhazim4639]

nice song names lol

[@aymanhazim4639]

petrucci and portnoy will always be best together

[@Akmal_Unimed]

Sampe ini lagu speednya gila gitarnya!!!

[@sinparadox1306]

Anyone still watching amidst of pandemic? Stay safe everyone.

[@YlL-ji2sl]

Fortunately we don’t have much of a pandemic in Germany, but i‘m listening to this masterpiece anyways. 😂 Stay safe!

[@anilsa3188]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌👌🙏🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@gregorysydow4428]

I was at this show in Downey. What an EPIC evening!

[@alexbaronikian104]

Just because a song is musically simple, doesn't mean it's bad. Just because a song is musically complex, doesn't mean it's bad.

[@chippchipp1]

Doesn't mean it's good either, though.

[@43captrexkramer]

Complex? christ I just solved string theory listening to this.

[@zizimxD]

this is like...the most epic, awesome, mind blowing and ridiculous song ever.

[@alexcazares4868]

I can listen to again and again this. It`s simply a masterpiece !

[@c0hink176]

I come here once in a while to remind myself what a great drummer mike portnoy is

[@Petruccifan77]

Still watching in March 2020. The world may end but I will have lived life to the fullest by experiencing LTE and Petrucci.

[@UnderworldInferno]

Please have this at the Super Bowl half time show next year! People can bet the over under of how many time signature changes they will have!! 😎

[@Gizfreek]

the power of beards is strong in these 4, especially in Tony

[@omdikk_]

listen this video again when my country lockdown, i have a lot of time guys

[@omdikk_]

listen this video and watch this song .. lol

[@Kosh-ht7ew]

top act !!!! amazing composing DT einer Der besten PR Bands Der Welt ever!❤🎉👌

[@ratamacueseven]

One of the GREATEST Guitarists that ever picked up a Guitar ! Bravissimo !!

[@PrivateGear]

Good old days when Portnoy and Petrucci were bros. I hope someday they will play together once more.

[@Kashwowz]

they play don't worry

[@rjordist4925]

sorry but derek sh. and billy sh. are his bros. now. haha!

[@thecamilosanchezproject]

Que Dios te oiga hermano.

[@cesarleytonm]

Me too.

[@nexdrums]

no now ONLY KOTZEN . And Mike won!

[@davidmalaschak4274]

One of the best drum performances ever. Portnoy was on fire. Crazy insane good

[@magetaaaaaa]

When Jordan breaks away from the keyboard island and starts touring the stage with the keytar! Epic moment.

[@coreyyates3385]

My favorite passage of music ever is in this song. John just oozes soul in that part. Around 3:00-4:30

[@tripanjibudiarso4987]

yes...

[@sunspark2644]

And 7:25 to 7:50

[@DeepPackChopra]

Fuck yeah!

[@mooncrew123]

It's Amazing what 4 talented musicians can do. It's out of this world what these 4 can do.

[@maehara7]

This is probably the best instrumental music of all time...

[@raimesey]

+Gustavo Maehara Such a fantastic piece of music!

[@robertbobbygaryremkes2166]

No probably about it...

[@brianevans3634]

Best ever

[@Val_kyriee]

Gustavo Maehara I agree. How anyone can even compose such complexity is beyond me.

[@benodell7906]

You do realize you’re including Bach, Mozart, Stravinsky, John Coltrane, and you know, most of the western musical cannon. It IS the best instrumental metal no doubt tho.

[@michaelwargo5702]

Why am I finding you so late ...such AWESOMENESS..love it , love it , LOVE IT ...

[@koffeetechshow]

every song from LTE and Dream Theater has always just been an entire experience and almost an escape from reality. My mind transports any time I hear a song by them.. I am in awe at the time changes and just the overall quality. I hope both bands go on to be remembered for their greatness honestly. So glad I finally got some good headphones to listen to them on, but I will always remember being 14 and jamming out with some Skullcandy earbuds in my room listening to them while I spent hours drawing and chilling out. They're inspirational.

[@rayberczik5654]

Awesome drumming as usual. Incredible musicians to go through all those time signatures and not get lost. Easy to see they do their homework and practice..a lot!!!

[@crisdrumming]

2021 and still here watching these guys too.

[@DarkoLoq86]

When Bald And Long-Haired Unite

[@Deppel57]

hair to the right, no-hair to the left!

[@arty4810]

just like in politics

[@sebastiandeery9065]

lol

[@nexdrums]

AHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@LagunaPadre361]

there is no in-between

[@marwindeneweth352]

This song, still gives me goosebumps after all these years

[@renancamara558]

Best Labrie perfomance eva.

[@seraphimdunn]

Renan Câmara lol

[@u.v.s.5583]

Don't forget the usual high standard of the lyrics by Myung.

[@kisstagals]

@@u.v.s.5583 haha

[@satyris410]

*live performance anyway

[@gaspar3885]

bst eva

[@peggykamke9047]

It’s crazy seeing Mike portnoy this young and still crazy good behind the kit

[@dancardoso_s]

This is what humans call masterpiece. Years will pass and still this song will catch all of us.

[@pkrent3461]

I have been listening to this song for about 12 years and it still sends me chills down the spine specially that 1:50 part

[@rodrigomillan3861]

…best of an era!

[@raimesey]

+Rodrigo Millan It will be a while until something this epic comes along again.

[@rodrigomillan3861]

…never lose hope…I expect them to reunite…you know, musicians when they get old, tend to get nostalgic...

[@raimesey]

Rodrigo Millan Well i hope they get nostalgic soon haha

[@FelipeSouzaMusic]

Portnoy is amazing

[@kekag]

Never heard so many people applaud at the sound of a crying baby

[@nathanlaing8441]

^this sums up the entire song and reaction

[@valeriyefimov1238]

Never thought, that in 2019 still exists that sort of HIGH STANDARD music!!!

[@FerranK68]

Mr Levin & Mr. Rudess are a great Experiment!

[@zefonbass77]

Greatest guitarist ever!!! I know there are plenty of greats but Petrucci is a different breed!!!

[@cmhardin37]

Nope Guthrie Govan is far better.

[@RodGrom]

MIKE PORTNOY HAS GOD LIKE HANDS!!! MAGICAL!!!

[@mrz80]

For a heavy duty drummer he has a really light touch :D

[@RalphGrimes]

That’s What She Said

[@inthefle]

There is absolutely no performance at all that can fully demonstrate the maximum potential of virtuosos like this song

[@jordannelson7911]

As much as I love progressive metal classical music so far has the most virtuosic music.

[@renzo3939]

can you give me some examples?

[@jordannelson7911]

the paganini caprices, many piano works by Liszt, Rachmaninoffs piano concertos... just to name a few

[@jordannelson7911]

one really great and really, really difficult piano piece is Stravinsky's piano transcription of Petrushka

[@renzo3939]

ok thanks man

[@icantfindwaldo322]

this is one of my favorite performances of all time. every time i watch it petruccis solos make me tear up because its just so fucking good

[@omairsh8]

Mike's played drums on Petrucci's upcoming solo album. They finally play together after 10 years

[@ShredHeads]

That was awesome, A dream theater reunion would be nice but that might be a stretch.

[@EpicB]

And Liquid Tension Experiment 3 comes out soon.

[@mrz80]

Really? That bears investigating! :D

[@reddiamond3842]

​@@ShredHeadsYeah

[@TheUniversomerodea]

2:50- 4:44 In my opinion is one of the most beautiful solos that Petrucci ever created.

[@warrenosborne1539]

From the perspective of a bass player since 66, I tell ya all, the drummer takes the show.

[@Smac2321]

Mike Portnoy is the standard by which most drummers judge themselves unworthy. Myself included.

[@tompramanaaccount8892]

From drummer perspective, Portnoy might not have the most advance technique out there, but his musicality alone is set him apart from others. He can make the most basic groove to be catchy as hell in the right time and the right place. Plus he knew what a good drum sounds like so combine both you'll get the most satisfying tune.

[@hammer8120]

Got LT CD in 98. Never gets old...Fantastic stuff watching those virtuosi....

[@carlosdt84]

Pandemic happened and still coming back to you guys! LTE directly to the soul!!

[@NicknLex]

The soundtrack of my life back in 1999

[@andrewarriola904]

Tony Levin rules in this

[@fabioriato]

That's a 12-string Chapman Stick. Levin is one of the guys that made the instrument mainstream.

[@natalnapitupulu8427]

well he made obvious mistake at 09:50

[@micuentita2650]

Best dream theater vocals ever

[@CyberOrca]

hahahah

[@jessicasampaio7473]

kkkkkkkk

[@pajeeper420]

I was a jazz performance major around 2003 at UArts and one day Jordan Rudess gave a clinc/masterclass and it was the best 3 hour lecture I ever sat through.

[@mediatect]

Still watching and it's 2023 here. Up to 6.7 million views now. So glad the reunion and tour took place. The new music is phenomenal yet the older stuff here is absolutely timeless.

They should make a video of this song about a father's anxiety for his own child's birth.

[@deanhibler3117]

it is named "When the water breaks", because while recording, Petrucci's wife went into labor. At 13:14 is the part where he had to leave to be with her.

[@deanhibler3117]

All true. In the middle of the recording sessions, Petrucci had to leave the studio when he got word that his pregnant wife had gone into labor. This left the other three band members to carry on recording by themselves. This is how "When the Water Breaks" got its name, for it was the song the band were working on when Petrucci got the news. The song contains a baby sound effect (a "baby soundscape", according to keyboardist Jordan Rudess) to mark the particular section the band had been writing upon Petrucci's departure. In Petrucci's absence Levin, Rudess and drummer Mike Portnoy recorded dozens of completely improvised jams, many of which would eventually be released on the 2007 album Spontaneous Combustion under the group name Liquid Trio Experiment. As such, "914" is the only song on the album which did not feature Petrucci. Portnoy alluded to the jams in the liner notes, stating that "if you dig this, there is A LOT more where it came from..." When Petrucci returned to the studio in November, he wrote and recorded guitar parts for two of these improvisations: "Chewbacca" and "Liquid Dreams". For "Chewbacca" in particular, he took the time to learn several of Rudess's improvised melodies and doubled them on guitar, which in Portnoy's words "(gave) the illusion of written composition".

[@ozzyhg]

+Dean Hibler Thanks a lot for this information.

[@bassimprovjams3772]

I think the amazing thing about the LTE3 is that they will have more than 2 weeks to write it .

[@TuxBoNic]

Its 2013 now and they are still my favourite band.

[@louissalas6996]

Its 2014 now and they are STILL my favourite band ;)

[@AngryLlamaAttack]

Louis Salas i dont give a fuck what year it is. they'll ALWAYS be my favorite band

[@BasthiaXx]

AngryLlamaAttack amen!

[@user-ut9fh9bn6b]

2013 its beafor years buth its best muzick to nostalgey rock muzick

[@Vl1imir]

2014

[@christberleu5199]

Every day, I listen to this song as I have already said here. Each time, I say to myself: Too many musical notes in these 18 minutes. But they are all necessary, indispensable and just in their place. I conclude that God Exists! The question remains : where are these four great guys?

[@bimonsolivar8898]

One of the finest pieces of music ever written!

[@sheldoncooper8199]

Whoever Uploaded this is the kindest Person on earth

[@madsonluizraymundo114]

Saudades do PORTNOY: Virtude, técnica, genialidade e carisma sem igual. Espero vê-lo no DT novamente!

[@AranProgproject]

2021 and still watching this! well, it's april 2020, but i'm going to watch it every year of my life for sure, and you're going to do the same so... se you next year!

[@vulcandj]

I think this is the best instrumental song I’ve ever heard. Blows me away time I listen to it.

[@jimmyorr1164]

I've been listening to music since 72 and Sabbath was around you guys are absolutely amazing Dynamic phenomenal I think Mike Portnoy is the best drummer in the world in John Petrucci is right there with the rest of the great guitarists

[@pinnsnare]

Petrucci's solo on 1:42 almost made me cried.

[@mariusbirk]

Still watching this in 2018. Who else?

[@inthefle]

me everyday, no joke

[@Honza5479a]

yeah, still not enough... best song from LTE definitely

[@wiggy009]

Kal El yeah like thrice a week

[@protozoarioalado]

Always

[@davidalexandermurillogavir6283]

Even me dude. We want a LTE3

[@katuasmaek7018]

Now I realize that Mike Portnoy is the soul of DT

[@anssitee]

He really was.

[@AgustinRodriguez-Bdm]

True...

[@Ssjcloud3]

You would have never thought you would hear people cheer and go insane for a babies cry. Ha. Same with misunderstood. A cry of familiar joyful melody. It shows that it's what the connection and content of pain and sadness, not its act. Lovley soul touching wonder by the masters of virtuoso melodic soul and magical groove. Keep playing life and love with everything.

[@harryor01]

Fantastic timing. This happened in my brain, when my son was born. Cheers new fathers :D

[@craigbutterfield592]

Thanks for the recommendation You Tube Algo RYTHYM thing. Lovin it.

[@michelemarroni]

The best instrumental song ever

[@u.v.s.5583]

It can't be, but honestly it is a very mindblowingly great piece!

[@bolancarpenterjr8753]

la verdad no entiendo las razones por las cuales algunas personas le dieron al no me gusta, esto es magico

[@hunterofrobs1578]

LTE 1,2, and 3! My god, aren't we lucky! The magic of these musical geniuses confound and astound, our logical brains, and raise us up to a higher plane. Tony, John, Jordan, and MP; I am truly, truly grateful for thee! Ahhhhh yes! Here we go again...

[@queenoflight6033]

2024 here and still ROCKIN it

[@TheArchanoz]

Best prog instrumental band :)

[@natadono4012]

You need listen OSI

[@kartikokusumo8046]

Indeed