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Liquid Drum Theater (DVD). (Featuring the Music of Liquid Tension Experiment and Dream Theater). By Mike Portnoy. For drum set. Instructional/Drum/DVD. Progressive Rock, Metal, Hard Rock and Instructional. Instructional video: DVD. Published by Hudson Music (HL.320305).

ISBN 063403829X. Progressive Rock, Metal, Hard Rock and Instructional. 5.3x7.5 inches.

This DVD documents Mike Portnoy's innovative drumming in the highly acclaimed fusion/progressive metal music of Dream Theater and Liquid Tension Experiment. Disc One features music from both CDs by Liquid Tension Experiment. Mike performs 8 songs/segments and breaks down parts from each, explaining how to develop a toolbox of fills and patterns to draw from. Featured throughout is exclusive footage of the making of the first LTE album, as well as rare live footage of the band. Disc Two focuses on the music of Dream Theater. Mike performs 11 songs/segments from the Falling into Infinity and Scenes from a Memory CDs and isolates the drum parts from each song. He discusses playing in odd-time signatures, developing double bass technique, soloing and much more. Includes exclusive live footage of Dream Theater from their 1998 World Tour. Special DVD Features: 2 bonus, live performances - one by Dream Theater and one by Liquid Tension Experiment! Over twenty minutes of new footage! Also, a full-length commentary by Mike, a camera switching option, a photo gallery, and more! DVD Running Time: 190 minutes.

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May 20, 2009

seriously?

if you think michael portnoy is such an average drummer, why don't you try playing his part on the dark eternal night? as far as skill and entertainment go, michael portnoy is good enough to challenge neil pert from rush!

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September 14, 2006

MIKE PORTNOY IS AMAZING

that Ryan guy down there obviously knows nothing about drumming because mike portnoy is definitely not over rated, he's won so many awards for a reason, he's amazing! and the fact that he tought himself all of that stuff is just insane, i would love to be that good! i...

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Kevin Moore

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August 25, 2006

I'll choose MP rather than DW

To tell you honestly,Dave Weckl is WAY BETTER than Mike Portnoy in the technical side of drumming...BUT...Mike has come up with his own style of playing,which oppossess alot of other number of drummers around the world...the LTE albums prove to be a masterpiece and MP is proud to be one...

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Anonymous

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Difficulty Level:
Advanced

November 13, 2005

Rather Dave Weckl anyday

Mike Portnoy, the lord of unsubtlety, but whilst some drummers are unsubtle (e.g Dave Weckl) but fabulous musicians Mike Portnoy is actually not that good! He taught himself, and you can tell, he uses fast fills and lots of crashes to make it all sound very exciting, but if anyone...

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Aaron

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Advanced

September 30, 2004

MIKE PORTNOY! LEGEND!

Look people the reason people like Dream theater and Mike Portnoy is because they are a fantastic band. And we like Mike because he's the worlds greatest ever drummer! I've tried his stuff and I can't do a lot of it! His off beats are fantastic...So if you say he...

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