Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Gershwin meets progressive rock, LTE style
Liquid Tension Experiment, which includes three from Dream Theater -- Mike Portnoy, John Pertrucci and Jordan Rudess - and Tony Levin, gives its rendition of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, and it is incredible. I have been a Gershwin fan since the early 1990s when I heard the London Symphony Orchestra perform some of his compositions in Daytona Beach, and it is a pleasure to hear how "Dream Theater" treats one of Gershwin's most enduring and popular works, Rhapsody in Blue.
My wife and I recently watched a fictionalized biography of Gershwin on American Movie Classics. During the performances of An American in Paris and Rhapsody in Blue, I could not help but thinking if Gershwin had lived in these times, he might have been part of the progressive rock music scene. I believe he might be composing the type of music Dream Theater does.
I was happy to hear Liquid Tension Experiment performed -- and recorded -- Rhapsody in Blue. Below, you can see trailers for the deluxe DVD set being released later this year.
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