Originally published in Ytsejam Records · 2009
Liquid Tension Experiment live boxset liner notes
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Originally, my intention was to record several shows and combine them to make one compilation CD/DVD release....but in reviewing the tapes, it became very obvious that the NYC and LA footage each offered very different perspectives of the shows we did...each with their own distinct personalities and both having their own charms (and flaws...)
The NYC show was very much a loud, sweaty, small club show (with a lot of energy from the crowd) and the LA show was very much a more polished, breathing, theater experience (which offered a more relaxed “presentation”).
So in the end, I decided to simply offer both shows in their entirety...
It’s not often people will get to experience LTE Live, so why not offer you guys the chance to see and hear us in both settings...?
And even though the setlists are the same, you can hear some very subtle (and also some very obvious) differences from one performance to the next...
Mike Portnoy