Liquid Tension Experiment - "When the Water Breaks" Live 2008 *HD 1080p* 

is this a fucking ALL STARS of music or what??

I thought I was a musician. Now I'd be happy to carry their equipment for them

2020 and still here watching these guys too.

Still blows my mind to this day the amount of mental and physical endurance it took to perform this.

I think everything from 1:53 to 4:44 is one of the best phrases in prog-metal history. Everything, the chords, the notes, the solos, the drum fills. Each and every part of this section is absolutely everything great about prog-metal, in 2-3 mins.

Not sure what is more legendary, Tony Levins bass playing or his mustache.

This is just a jam session with one of the best guitarists, one of the best keyboardists, one of the best drummers and one of the best bassists.

LITERALLY one of the best performances of the 21st Century!

This is how universes are started

They sound better live than anything ever recorded….❤️

There’s way so much virtuosity in a single stage. Mike, John, Tony and Jordan are true masters of their instruments. What a great piece.

Who's come here after LTE3 reunion just confirmed ?

That guitar lick at 3:00 is easily one of the best prog-metal moments. It's in 7/8, but it's melodic, emotional and captures everything that genre is truly capable of (in the middle of all the madness in the rest of the song)

Mike's drumming Is so powerful & musical..... One of the best drummers!!!!

The amount of skill to play this song in one take is unreal, so happy they did LTE3

The audio alone sends chills down my spine - watching it live makes my jaw drop and my eyes water. What an amazing piece.

this is like...the most epic, awesome, mind blowing and ridiculous song ever.

Still watching this in 2019. Who else?

Just pure perfection of instruments coexistence. Cannot get enough of this piece of art!

Aye. Still watching. That was the best 17:52 minutes I've spent today. Tony Levin is the element that ties it all together. Portnoy impresses.

7:28 guitar and keyboard synchronization just...wow

Just because a song is musically simple, doesn't mean it's bad. Just because a song is musically complex, doesn't mean it's bad.

Good old days when Portnoy and Petrucci were bros. I hope someday they will play together once more.

The best lead tone petrucci has ever had i think, just mindblowing!

How do these guys remember all this stuff. Thats what really gets me.

Never heard so many people applaud at the sound of a crying baby

Anyone still watching amidst of pandemic? Stay safe everyone.

Awesome drumming as usual. Incredible musicians to go through all those time signatures and not get lost. Easy to see they do their homework and practice..a lot!!!

Mike Portnoy... what a legend...

This is probably the best instrumental music of all time...

listen this video again when my country lockdown, i have a lot of time guys

every song from LTE and Dream Theater has always just been an entire experience and almost an escape from reality. My mind transports any time I hear a song by them.. I am in awe at the time changes and just the overall quality. I hope both bands go on to be remembered for their greatness honestly. So glad I finally got some good headphones to listen to them on, but I will always remember being 14 and jamming out with some Skullcandy earbuds in my room listening to them while I spent hours drawing and chilling out. They're inspirational.

It's Amazing what 4 talented musicians can do. It's out of this world what these 4 can do.

My favorite passage of music ever is in this song. John just oozes soul in that part. Around 3:00-4:30

Best Labrie perfomance eva.

Still watching in March 2020. The world may end but I will have lived life to the fullest by experiencing LTE and Petrucci.

Still watching and it's 2023 here. Up to 6.7 million views now. So glad the reunion and tour took place. The new music is phenomenal yet the older stuff here is absolutely timeless.

the power of beards is strong in these 4, especially in Tony

There is absolutely no performance at all that can fully demonstrate the maximum potential of virtuosos like this song

Its 2013 now and they are still my favourite band.

I was at this show in Downey. What an EPIC evening!

this is one of my favorite performances of all time. every time i watch it petruccis solos make me tear up because its just so fucking good

This song, still gives me goosebumps after all these years

2:50- 4:44 In my opinion is one of the most beautiful solos that Petrucci ever created.

Mr Levin & Mr. Rudess are a great Experiment!

One of the GREATEST Guitarists that ever picked up a Guitar ! Bravissimo !!

When Jordan breaks away from the keyboard island and starts touring the stage with the keytar! Epic moment.

I think the amazing thing about the LTE3 is that they will have more than 2 weeks to write it .

…best of an era!

How in the world do they remember everything?

I was a jazz performance major around 2003 at UArts and one day Jordan Rudess gave a clinc/masterclass and it was the best 3 hour lecture I ever sat through.

Pandemic happened and still coming back to you guys! LTE directly to the soul!!

2021 and still watching this! well, it's april 2020, but i'm going to watch it every year of my life for sure, and you're going to do the same so... se you next year!

Whoever Uploaded this is the kindest Person on earth

la verdad no entiendo las razones por las cuales algunas personas le dieron al no me gusta, esto es magico

2024 here and still ROCKIN it

One of the finest pieces of music ever written!

Thanks for the recommendation You Tube Algo RYTHYM thing. Lovin it.

From the perspective of a bass player since 66, I tell ya all, the drummer takes the show.

Now I realize that Mike Portnoy is the soul of DT

Wow! All In One! Timing, Dynamics...Everything!

I grow up with the band & i go to older with the band 4ever till im die ❤

Best prog instrumental band :)

Heard for the first time today, brilliant, I was already enthusiastic after the first beats. Thank you for uploading and greetings from beautiful Frankfurt am Main - Germany.

The best instrumental song ever

LTE 1,2, and 3! My god, aren't we lucky! The magic of these musical geniuses confound and astound, our logical brains, and raise us up to a higher plane. Tony, John, Jordan, and MP; I am truly, truly grateful for thee! Ahhhhh yes! Here we go again...

just incredible. proud to say I got all LTE on cd .but seeing em do it live ? wooooowwwwwww!

Incredible musicianship I will never grow tired of.

❤️ closer to heaven since everything 2019 07 😊❤️

From 3:00 to 4:33 the perfection itself. Harmonies, melodies far beyond what the ears can hear. Oh Gosh!

Instrumental music doesn't get any better than this.

Love this song, reminds me of the the situation when my wife’s water broke and the Rush to the hospital, the birth of my son, the birth was traumatic, emergency, 12 hours our more, ect, but a beautiful boy, small birthmark on his back, love, touthin him up, #Susan, Bruce , David Tribe, Thunde r Bay , Ontario, I was really in to music, teaching at the time, ie, Raffi, , Claudia Schimthd, from Chicago, If I only had a Brain, and Spon River,early Woody Guthrie. Thank you, I am sure not to many people got this song, I Love Zhou’s Group, also a close friend in the past with some in Sweden, thank you, Sandviken.

Whenever i listen to this song i picture the story of a person from birth to death. With ups and downs constantly merging through the different stages of life chronically. The second baby-sound is this person becoming a father/mother and so on. For some reason i always picture it as a sketch animation, oh someone please make my thoughts into reality!

LTE 3 CONFIRMED!!! December 2020 :D

there should be a prequel to this song called "When the Condom Breaks"

2024 and it gets better along the years...

I still cant actually believe how good MP is. My god what a musician!

The real MVP: Portnoy's blurry out of focus camera, consistently.

this song probably best insurmental song ever

'Oh look , Petrucci's playing a solo. Let's cut to either shots of the band from the far left or closeups of everyone in the band EXCEPT Petrucci! We want it so that the SECOND Petrucci does his awesome sweep at 15:12, we cut straight to Mike Portnoy's angry face!'

yes of course still watching and listening in october 2019 and ENJOYIN.......!!!

top act !!!! amazing composing DT einer Der besten PR Bands Der Welt ever!❤🎉👌

Muito bom, Excelente! Sensacional! Uma leve mistura de Rock Progressivo Moderno+ Progressivo raiz (Déc. 60/70) + Progressive Metal... Há muito que não ouço um estilo destas assim... passagens que lembram Genesis e EL&P, Triumvirat, etc...

More notes played in this tune than all the other songs released in 2019 put together....

A fantastic piece of music. It's going to be a loooonnnnggggg long time before something else as good as this comes along (If something has please tell me haha)

11 years later... and it still being fire 🔥🔥🔥

Fantastic timing. This happened in my brain, when my son was born. Cheers new fathers :D

Screw the new Dream Theater album, make LTE3!!!

This track over time is becoming one of my 5 most regularly listened to. That says ALOT. Consider a couple of them are Yes- Gates of Delirium, & Genesis- Supper's Ready :)

LTE: Half Hair, Half No Hair

These guys are working class. That’s in my opinion what sets them apart. I can as a working guy can relate to this. Thank you guys for welcoming us into this great work.

8:00 to 10:20 is just a masterpiece

better than the studio version.

2020 and still #1 in my book!

WOW!!!!! This was beyond beautiful!!!!!!

Wow.. what a guitar tone. Brilliant playing all round though - masterful musicians.

Fantasztikus !!!

I wish Tony's bass had been more in front the mix, with stronger mids. He can have such a cool funky vibe. The guitar and keyboards take over a lot of space in the mix. A bit too much.

Incredible, amazing performance. But I have to say, Mike Portnoy stands up as a monster of drums. His cleanliness, his proficienship, his musical rendition of such hard drummming creation makes me wonder how can he be such a perfect musician. Wonderful work.

This was... INCREDIBLE