Liquid Tension Experiment - Liquid Tension Experiment 2
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Artist: Liquid Tension ExperimentEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1999-06-15
Music Label: Magna Carta
Soundtracks:
- Acid Rain
- Biaxident
- 914
- Another Dimension
- When The Water Breaks
- Chewbacca
- Liquid Dreams
- Hourglass
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Free Music Review: Absolutely killer
Hit: 5 Stars
Liquid Tension Experiment's second outing is another classic outing into the unlikely marriage of prog metal, jazz fusion, improv, and a smorgasbord of other styles. 'Acid Rain' starts the disc off on a fast and furious note which blows my mind everytime I hear it and rockets by so fast that before you know it the whole 6 minutes is past. It also features one of the hardest-to-play licks I've ever attempted to learn, before the guitar-keyboard unison section with the fusion-y free drums. As a guitarist I've been learning this track for the past month and it's this lick that continues to frustrate me in its difficulty. 'Biaxident' and 'Another Dimension' are excellent as well: the former being a sort of ballad, with its piano intro that for some reason reminds me of water (the cover perhaps?) and the latter being another exercise in bombastic soul-smashing prog-metal-fusion. '914' is a short but sweet improv piece, 'When the Water Breaks' and 'Chewbacca' sound almost completely improvised and have yet to grow on me but are impressive in their own right. The disc concludes with the slow and beautiful acoustic piece 'Hourglass' which proves once and for all to Petrucci haters who claim he's "all about flash" that this man is just as amazing when he plays slow and clean.
I'm not exactly sure if LTE1 or this disc is superior, but does it matter? I think not. In short, essential.
Best Tracks: Acid Rain, Biaxident, Another Dimension
Liquid Tension Experiment 2 Poster
In 1997, neoprogressive rockers John Petrucci and Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater joined with keyboardist Jordan Rudess and veteran bass master Tony Levin to create an adventurous and joyously unrestrained musical environment. On volume 2, surging technical brilliance is abundant--and as provocative as it is impressive. These tracks were largely the result of extemporaneous jamming; each piece comes across as a finely crafted and flawlessly executed composition. Also striking are the enjoyably drastic changes of style. "When the Water Breaks" and "Another Dimension" are eclectic journeys, happily unpredictable. Quieter, more atmospheric moments unfold in tracks such as "Hourglass" and "Chewbacca." Petrucci, Portnoy, and Rudess effortlessly master intricately explosive rhythms and unleash astounding solos. Levin displays his wonderful eccentricities, particularly on the playfully wicked grooves of "914" and "Liquid Dreams." --Mark McCleereyJazz Music CDs
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