Liquid Tension Experiment's Three Minute Warning

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^ I agree, most of the best compositions on LTE2 blow most of the best compositions on LTE1 away, including Three Minute Warning. However, it is quite a trip and a very enjoyable listen. In fact, LTE1 flows great from beginning to end, whereas LTE2 loses steam towards the end of the album (last couple of tracks).

^it isn't  just Portnoy.

Edited by Snow Dog - March 25 2013 at 17:59

Snow Dog wrote: ^it isn't  just Portnoy.

It's a lot of everything .. and a lot of Portnoy.

Let it be known that Petrucci and Rudess are still on good terms with Portnoy, so the chances of another LTE reunion (and maybe a new album) are very high.

I only have this first LTE album as dbl vinyl (nice package, for sure) and it's a knock-out beginning to end.  And Three Minute Warning is a full-on blast.  I really appreciate on-the-spot jamming/improv (the same way 'My Brother The Wind's debut was made up of instant jams) so it's right up my alley, and what these guys come up with is nothing short of amazing.  Levin always impresses. I never understood though what those extended super-fingers on Levin's hand are supposed to achieve (a more 'percussive' attack is all I can muster...)??

darkshade wrote: Let it be known that Petrucci and Rudess are still on good terms with Portnoy, so the chances of another LTE reunion (and maybe a new album) are very high.

That would be a show worth seeing. Do you think Tony Levin would rejoin for it?

I'm also happy that Portnoy still has the DT bootleg site up.

I like both albums very well and I really like TMW.....

I listened to LTE2 first and I think I'm more partial to that one (Chewbacca and Acid Rain are amazing, and I like the ballad songs from LTE2 better). However, Three Minute Warning has SO MUCH going for it.  It's a close call... Three Minute Morning is probably the best single recording from the LTEs.. but LTE2 is probably the best Album.

I don't much care for 3 minute warning.  I much prefer LTE2 over the first one, but both have good tracks on them.  For me, I just can't stand Petrucci when he pretends to improvise.  I just get the sense it's not really his thing at all, and he's not very good at it (IMO).  His random bits of shred just seem out of place and almost never mesh with what the others are doing.  The rest of the guys do a decent job, but I prefer the shorter improv's on LTE2, especially because Petrucci overdubbed his parts later, which I think works better for him since he can plan out what he's going to do.  Again, no flaming, I'm just stating my opinion on it and I think aside from lack of improv skills, Petrucci is an amazing guitarist.