| Spontaneous Combustion | ||||
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| Studio album by Liquid Trio Experiment | ||||
| Released | 23 October 2007 | |||
| Recorded | October 1998 at Millbrook Sound Studios | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion, progressive rock | |||
| Length | 78:06 | |||
| Label | Magna Carta Records | |||
| Producer | Mike Portnoy, Jordan Rudess, Tony Levin | |||
| Liquid Tension Experiment studio albums chronology | ||||
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Spontaneous Combustion is the first Liquid Tension Experiment album released under the name Liquid Trio Experiment.
Background[]
In 1998, the band entered the studio to write a new album. However, partway through the writing process, John Petrucci had to leave the sessions due to his wife giving birth. This left Mike Portnoy, Jordan Rudess, and Tony Levin with time to improvise and jam together.
While the sessions were recorded in 1998, they were not released until 2007 due to the master tapes being lost. As a result, the recordings on the album, described as "the only remaining records of these sessions in existence", were taken from Portnoy's 2-track stereo DAT. A few of the tracks recorded during these sessions were later expanded into songs that appeared on Liquid Tension Experiment 2, such as "914", "Chewbacca", and "Liquid Dreams".
Personnel[]
- Mike Portnoy - drums, percussion
- Jordan Rudess - keyboards
- Tony Levin - bass
Tracklist[]
- Chris and Kevin's Bogus Journey - 7:54
- Hot Rod - 6:21
- RPP - 3:06
- Hawaiian Funk - 4:39
- Cappuccino - 3:26
- Jazz Odyssey - 8:49
- Fire Dance - 8:23
- The Rubberband Man - 6:52
- Holes - 4:38
- Tony's Nightmare - 2:49
- Boom Boom - 6:33
- Return of the Rubberband Man - 9:43
- Disneyland Symphony - 4:47