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Mike Portnoy - Liquid Drum Theater. (Featuring the Music of Liquid Tension Experiment and Dream Theater). By Mike Portnoy. For Drums. Videos. Video. Hudson Music #HDZLQ01. Published by Hudson Music (HL.320196).

This two-video boxed set documents Mike Portnoy's innovative drum stylings in the highly acclaimed fusion/progressive metal music of Dream Theater and Liquid Tension Experiment. Volume One features music from both CDs by Liquid Tension Experiment and includes footage shot at Millbrook Studios, where both were recorded. Mike performs eight 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. 89 minutes.

Volume Two focuses on the music of Dream Theater and features footage shot at Beartracks Studios. Mike performs eleven 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. 86 minutes.

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5 star rating

Location: from Los Angeles, CA

Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced

May 21, 2004

thsi is the best

i think this is the best thing i've ever seen!! i liked it!! the moves, the riffs everything.its all good!!! and ive learned a lot of things with this.

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5 star rating

Location: from rochester, ny

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Intermediate/advanced

May 30, 2002

PURELY AMAZING

His in-depth lessons and breakdowns of songs are perefect. There is no other way to describe it! And of course dream theater is too amazing for words !!

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5 star rating

Location: from Somerset, New Jersey

Difficulty Level:
Advanced

December 16, 2000

Master Of Madness

Mike Portnoy has to be one of the most difficult drummers to play. His time signatures, fills and just rhythms are amazing. Both videos are great in that he goes over some of the most difficult areas in his work. He gives tremendous help with understanding wild time signatures, learning...

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Location: from Arlington, TX

Difficulty Level:
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September 11, 2000

One of the best drum videos out there.

Mike Portnoy goes over Double Bass Technique, Odd Time Sigs, and a lot of DT and LTE songs. This video is worth it just to watch him play the songs. I've gone through through this video like 4 times just for entertainment, but I also learned a lot about his...

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