But The Soft Bulletin fits humanity more than any other idea or concept. Lush production, highly artistic melodies, and absolutely unforgettable vocal hooks, like "I accidentally touched my head / And noticed that I had been bleeding / For how long, I didn't know" from 'The Spark That Bled' or the chorus of 'Suddenly Everything Has Changed.' The entire album has an incredible amount of thematic issues in the lyrics, mostly including, but certainly not limited to, mortality and death. What became of this was the most powerful music the band could ever create. Starting with the optimistic 'Race For The Prize,' the band chose not to use guitars and stray far away from the norm when it came to their music. Ambitious, symphonic, and nearly perfect, The Lips' 9th album was the afterthought of Zaireeka - the 4 CD experiment the band released two years prior. The Soft Bulletin In almost every aspect, The Soft Bulletin is a landmark achievement. Great! Below is the band's entire discography, categorized by listenability and greatness, from greatest to worst, starting with the very best. But, maybe you're not already aware of this. They're still making tons and tons of music. The Flaming Lips are currently in their 30th (!!!) year as a band, with no signs of slowing down. Bold statement, I know, but The Lips have been one of the most iconic bands in all of alternative music. But, beyond all of their weirdness, their music is some of the best the world has seen in the past three decades, if not the some of the best ever made. The album covers are unique, the singles are completely insane, and the band members are anomalies in themselves. It's completely easy to point out how weird the band's entire discography can be, especially from an aesthetic view. He could surmise that if youre in this reasonably hard, plastic, circular environment, itll be strangely reflective.The Flaming Lips can be viewed (and are most likely viewed) as a truly weird band. Thats how (producer) Dave Fridmanns mind works. Im on the side of mysteries but we dont want that mysticism to be a veil for the truth.ĭid you really record songs inside your bubble? If he says, "I woke up and God told me to go to war in Iraq, they go, "Okay and we go to war. When it pertains to George Bush, I think he has a gullible following here in America that doesnt question his ideology and his mysticism leads him everywhere he goes. What does At War With the Mystics refer to? That said, when I sing, "You think youre radical/youre really fanatical, I can see that being pointed at both a suicide bomber and at myself. But we sing songs about stopping the war because theyre fun to sing and they let you release a certain anxiety or frustration, like all art does. In a bleak period, the Flaming Lips have responded with a raw, emotional record that gets deeper with each listen.Ĭoyne: I have no illusions that were gonna stop a war or change Bushs mind by making radical rock music thats never gonna happen. "Free Radicals) that gives the record its astonishing dynamic. For all the Sabbath-y riffs of "The W.A.N.D. or "My Cosmic Autumn Rebellion, theres something majestic about the prog/funk of "The Wizard Turns On, and "Vein of Stars. While "Pompeii Am Götterdämmerung is significant for Steven Drozds premiere as a lead vocalist, its Coynes experimentation with different voices (i.e. Coyne takes aim at an empty pop culture landscape on the soaring "The Sound of Failure/Its Dark Is it Always this Dark? and taps into the restlessness of youth on the brilliant "It Overtakes Me/The Stars Are So Big, I Am So Small⁝o I Stand a Chance? Beyond its overt socio-political commentary, the record also has a fantastical sound. Wayne Coynes writing is abstract but theres something meatier and uniquely American about "Yeah Yeah Yeah Song and "Havent Got a Clue, which practically knock on the White Houses front door. Like musical Martians observing us with great concern, they convey all the frustration and optimism they can muster on At War With the Mystics. With the world unraveling bit by bit, the Flaming Lips needed to make a record as fascinatingly outspoken as this.
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