Liquid Tension (& Trio) Experiment Appreciation
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Topic: Liquid Tension (& Trio) Experiment Appreciation
Posted By: darkshade
Subject: Liquid Tension (& Trio) Experiment Appreciation
Date Posted: March 17 2009 at 13:34
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i recently got the Liquid Tension Trio 2 album When the Keyboard Breaks. it kinda got me back into the band. on one hand i was annoyed that they would release this without releasing an official live album, with different cuts of their songs. but the jams were good. so i acquired a live album from 1999 and its awesome. the first Liquid Trio album was also good, very atmospheric. Tony Levin's bass playing was nothing short of phenomenal. but of course the first Liquid Tension albums are progressive masterpieces. It always astounded me how well JP, MP, and JR could write music when theyre not concerned about how their fans will react to what they make (cough DT cough) ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm 
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Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: March 17 2009 at 14:44
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I rarely listen to it, but it's pretty good stuff. Personally I don't find anyone in the band as a particularly good improv player except Levin who is phenomenal. I prefer the second disc. I can rarely make it through all of 3 Minute Warning. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: progrules
Date Posted: March 17 2009 at 14:48
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Not much complaining from me. I gave both (real) LTE albums 5 stars and they are amongst my favourite acts of all time. Somehow I think they are even better than Dream Theater, at least they suit my taste better. Their third (the trio disc) seems quite poor but I still have to check it out. I was put off a bit by the negative reviews. ------------- A day without prog is a wasted day |
Posted By: LiquidEternity
Date Posted: March 17 2009 at 15:31
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I rather enjoy Liquid Tension, but I would have to say that their improvisational skills are pretty weak overall. Three Minute Warning and Spontaneous Combustion are not keepers in my book, though most of the rest of the stuff they did was great. I always like Tony Levin, you know. They do tend toward noodly a bit much sometimes, though.
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Posted By: Moatilliatta
Date Posted: March 17 2009 at 17:10
Righto. I'm about to sell my copy of LTE2 actually. I used to love this stuff when I first got into prog, but as my tastes have shifted, I don't find myself having any desire to listen to them. Certainly it's good music, but it's not groundbreaking or the best of its kind. I like Planet X and Gordian Knot, for example, play better instrumental prog metal. They have a sonic identity and they have an atmospheric identity that is missing from LTE. Also, I do think that the DT boys do some good improv, but it's usually when they're playing live with DT. For example, the guitar solo at the beginning of The Spirit Carries On from the Score DVD is incredibly moving and good. When they jam out in DT it's usually quite entertaining too, though I think it's clear that they are better at writing songs and solos than they are at jamming and improvising. ------------- www.last.fm/user/ThisCenotaph  
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