Author Topic: Your favorite Liquid Tension Experiment songs (Read 2877 times)

KevShmev · « **on:** June 02, 2020, 07:39:30 PM »

You can vote for as many as 5.

I am going with:

Chewbacca
Osmosis
Kindred Spirits
Another Dimension
Universal Mind

I find that these are the five songs I return to the most two decades later. It feels weird to not include When the Water Breaks, but it is what it is.

TAC · « **Reply #1 on:** June 02, 2020, 07:41:20 PM »

When The Water Breaks
Biaxident
Kindred Spirits
Acid Rain
Freedom Of Speech

Revenge319 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 02, 2020, 07:46:22 PM »

When the Water Breaks, Three Minute Warning, Another Dimension, Biaxident, Universal Mind.

The Walrus · « **Reply #3 on:** June 02, 2020, 07:50:00 PM »

Liquid Dreams and Biaxident

HOF · « **Reply #4 on:** June 02, 2020, 07:55:46 PM »

Went with:

Osmosis
Freedom of Speech
914
When the Water Breaks
Liquid Dreams

Next two would be Biaxident and Another Dimension probably.

KevShmev · « **Reply #5 on:** June 02, 2020, 07:57:23 PM »

Love seeing some early votes for Liquid Dreams. That one also just missed the cut for me.

Honestly, I am a big fan of every song on both albums.

HOF · « **Reply #6 on:** June 02, 2020, 08:09:47 PM »

Quote from: KevShmev on June 02, 2020, 07:57:23 PM

Love seeing some early votes for Liquid Dreams. That one also just missed the cut for me.

Honestly, I am a big fan of every song on both albums.

I didn’t give it much thought. Those were just the first five that jumped out to me. I think the only songs I sort of dislike are Chewbacca, The Stretch, and Chris and Kevin’s Excellent Adventure. Oh, and State Of Grace. I actually really dislike that one.

HOF · « **Reply #7 on:** June 02, 2020, 08:21:03 PM »

I’d also say When The Water Breaks is at least a top 5 MP drum part (especially the first 5-6 minutes), and might get my vote for favorite MP drum part (it would have to fight 6:00 at least).

HOF · « **Reply #8 on:** June 02, 2020, 09:57:49 PM »

I’m looking at the first LTE booklet just now and I realize how John, Mike, and Jordan look like they have aged decades since then (they have), whereas Tony looks the same as he does now, which is the same as he looked back in the 80s and will probably be the same way he looks for another 20 years.

Cool Chris · « **Reply #9 on:** June 02, 2020, 09:59:16 PM »

Clearly John, Jordan, and Mike like working with bassists who do not physically age.

The Walrus · « **Reply #10 on:** June 02, 2020, 10:11:27 PM »

Honestly, the two I voted for are literally the only LTE songs I'll put on these days. Never did like TMW.

Setlist Scotty · « **Reply #11 on:** June 02, 2020, 10:26:54 PM »

While I like the improv tracks to varying degrees, it's the full band written songs that I always go back to the most. So for me, I went with:
Paradigm Shift
Freedom of Speech
Universal Mind
Another Dimension
When the Water Breaks

Was hard not including Acid Rain or Biaxident, as they are both great tracks too. And Kindred Spirits is good, but my least favorite of these full band written songs.

ProfessorPeart · « **Reply #12 on:** June 02, 2020, 11:47:23 PM »

Paradigm Shift
Acid Rain
Another Dimension
When the Water Breaks
Chewbacca

Just missed:

Universal Mind

wolfking · « **Reply #13 on:** June 03, 2020, 12:07:01 AM »

Water, Rain, Shift, Mind, Bi

Eldomm · « **Reply #14 on:** June 03, 2020, 05:27:29 AM »

Paradigm shift
Acid rain
Another dimension
Universal mind
Kindred spirits

Fritzinger · « **Reply #15 on:** June 03, 2020, 05:29:28 AM »

Both album openers
Biaxident
When The Water Breaks

It's been quite a while since I listened to these two albums. I will do that later this week.

Indiscipline · « **Reply #16 on:** June 03, 2020, 05:46:57 AM »

Acid Rain
Paradigm Shift
Universal Mind
Biaxident
Hourglass

Nekov · « **Reply #17 on:** June 03, 2020, 05:49:56 AM »

Kindred Spirits
Freedom of Speech
Universal Mind
Acid Rain
When the Water Breaks

DTA · « **Reply #18 on:** June 03, 2020, 06:34:32 AM »

Kindred Spirits ( I always forget this song exists but goddamn is that middle section unreal)
Freedom Of Speech
Biaxident
Another Dimension
When The Water Breaks

Elite · « **Reply #19 on:** June 03, 2020, 07:11:42 AM »

Paradigm Shift
Universal Mind
Acid Rain
Hourglass

I have no idea what the others sound like off the top of my head, but those 4 are cool.

HOF · « **Reply #20 on:** June 03, 2020, 07:40:25 AM »

Quote from: Elite on June 03, 2020, 07:11:42 AM

Paradigm Shift
Universal Mind
Acid Rain
Hourglass

I have no idea what the others sound like off the top of my head, but those 4 are cool.

Hour Glass is a really great song. Would be easy to overlook it probably, but it deserves some love. Much better duet than State of Grace.

Podaar · « **Reply #21 on:** June 03, 2020, 08:19:56 AM »

Paradigm Shift
Universal Mind
Acid Rain
When the Water Breaks
Liquid Dreams

DragonAttack · « **Reply #22 on:** June 03, 2020, 08:25:52 AM »

'Hourglass'....more than a few times Queen's 'Love of My Life' can be heard, and 'State of Grace' sounds like Brian May on guitar. Nice influences.

Ben_Jamin · « **Reply #23 on:** June 03, 2020, 09:06:48 AM »

Freedom of Speech
Liquid Dreams
Acid Rain
State of Grace
When The Water Breaks

Next is Hourglass. It was a treat to see JP and JR play it live.

krands85 · « **Reply #24 on:** June 03, 2020, 09:44:29 AM »

My 'big 3' have always been:

Paradigm Shift
Universal Mind
Acid Rain

Had to have a think about the next two spots, but I went with:

When the Water Breaks
Another Dimension

Kindred Spirits just missed out.

Lowdz · « **Reply #25 on:** June 03, 2020, 10:24:48 AM »

I prefer the more “written” tracks to the jams.

Grappler · « **Reply #26 on:** June 03, 2020, 11:12:39 AM »

Acid Rain
Paradigm Shift

That's all.

devieira73 · « **Reply #27 on:** June 03, 2020, 11:15:02 AM »

Quote from: Lowdz on June 03, 2020, 10:24:48 AM

I prefer the more “written” tracks to the jams.

Me too. But, just to be fair, I listened to Chewbacca today, after a looong time, and it is AMAZING!
Very interesting the fact that, for LTE2, JP recorded his parts in the jam songs after MP, JR and TL jammed together. I think that gave to the jam songs some compositional quality.

Architeuthis · « **Reply #28 on:** June 03, 2020, 11:58:20 AM »

Quote from: HOF on June 02, 2020, 08:09:47 PM

Quote from: KevShmev on June 02, 2020, 07:57:23 PM
Love seeing some early votes for Liquid Dreams. That one also just missed the cut for me.

Honestly, I am a big fan of every song on both albums.

Oh, and State Of Grace. I actually really dislike that one.

Wow, I think that is a really well written and beautiful song!

The Letter M · « **Reply #29 on:** June 03, 2020, 12:04:41 PM »

Paradigm Shift
Universal Mind
Three Minute Warning
Acid Rain
When The Water Breaks

Honorable Mentions: Hourglass, Kindred Spirits

-Marc.

HOF · « **Reply #30 on:** June 03, 2020, 12:35:37 PM »

Quote from: Architeuthis on June 03, 2020, 11:58:20 AM

Quote from: HOF on June 02, 2020, 08:09:47 PM
Quote from: KevShmev on June 02, 2020, 07:57:23 PM
Love seeing some early votes for Liquid Dreams. That one also just missed the cut for me.

Honestly, I am a big fan of every song on both albums.

Oh, and State Of Grace. I actually really dislike that one.

Wow, I think that is a really well written and beautiful song!

It’s very twinkly and saccharine, and it drags on and on. Jordan and John have done some great duets together (the Evening With album is very cool), but this one not so much.

KevShmev · « **Reply #31 on:** June 03, 2020, 03:49:49 PM »

Quote from: devieira73 on June 03, 2020, 11:15:02 AM

But, just to be fair, I listened to Chewbacca today, after a looong time, and it is AMAZING!

That build-up after the mellow middle section is amazing, and then when JP's riffing kicks in full force near the end, that is ball-rattling.

devieira73 · « **Reply #32 on:** June 03, 2020, 03:57:30 PM »

Quote from: KevShmev on June 03, 2020, 03:49:49 PM

Quote from: devieira73 on June 03, 2020, 11:15:02 AM
But, just to be fair, I listened to Chewbacca today, after a looong time, and it is AMAZING!

That build-up after the mellow middle section is amazing, and then when JP's riffing kicks in full force near the end, that is ball-rattling.

Totally THIS!!!

Peter Mc · « **Reply #33 on:** June 03, 2020, 07:54:23 PM »

First 4 was easy for me

Paradigm Shift
Universal Mind
Acid Rain
When The Water Breaks (favourite instrumental track of all time)

Number 5 was really difficult and eventually went with Kindred Spirits but could easily have been Biaxident or Another Dimension. All are great. Freedom Of Speech has great moments but just drags too much in the middle for me so that was out.

Will also add that if anyone who likes these albums has not seen the live dvds/cds, you should make every effort to do so, they are incredible. Even the totally improvised When The Keyboard Breaks live album is amazing.

KevShmev · « **Reply #34 on:** June 03, 2020, 08:00:51 PM »

Freedom of Speech would have been top 5 for me years ago. I still love it like crazy, but I just like a few others more now.

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