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Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

capthowdy1027capthowdy1027 Posts: 3,270
edited August 2011 in Other Music
is one of the best damn albums ever made.

Just thought I'd throw that out there.
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  • RYEzupSFRYEzupSF Posts: 6,003
    I love this album. Could not stop playing it when it came out. Recently rekindled my love affair with it- had to let it rest after it was attached to some bad times and memories. So nice to have it back.
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    awesome record.
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  • Digital TwilightDigital Twilight Posts: 5,642
    Damn, I lost this album a while ago and totally forgot about it. Need to go and find a copy soon.
  • merkinballmerkinball Posts: 2,262
    Great, great album. The surround DVD is a spectacular mix too.
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  • he.who.forgetshe.who.forgets Posts: 4,593
    love me some yoshimi :)
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  • BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    Never heard of this, but with a name like that i gotta check it out on youtube.
  • capthowdy1027capthowdy1027 Posts: 3,270
    merkinball wrote:
    Great, great album. The surround DVD is a spectacular mix too.

    It sure is. It's amazing to just sit on the couch and be surrounded by that sound. I've always kinda wished I did some kind of drug, cause I can only imagine how insane that would be to be messed up on something and to listen to Yoshimi in 5.1.
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  • geckogecko Posts: 1,712
    I love it, too. Awesome.
  • Better DanBetter Dan Posts: 5,684
    I agree..Awesome album!
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  • jdesantis1983jdesantis1983 Posts: 411
    "Her name is Yoshimi, she's a black belt in karate"!!! great album, probably my favorite of theirs.
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  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 93,804
    Greatest Flaming Lips record EVER!
  • Lone Drawn MeteorLone Drawn Meteor Posts: 1,230
    jdesantis1983 wrote:
    "Her name is Yoshimi, she's a black belt in karate"!!! great album, probably my favorite of theirs.

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  • redrawredraw Posts: 1,289
    capthowdy1027 wrote:
    merkinball wrote:
    Great, great album. The surround DVD is a spectacular mix too.

    It sure is. It's amazing to just sit on the couch and be surrounded by that sound. I've always kinda wished I did some kind of drug, cause I can only imagine how insane that would be to be messed up on something and to listen to Yoshimi in 5.1.

    Highly recommended.... :D:D
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  • SoybeansSoybeans Posts: 256
    This album rocks my face off..
    Also, check out that experiment thing they put on youtube recently. It's out there.
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  • capthowdy1027capthowdy1027 Posts: 3,270
    Soybeans wrote:
    This album rocks my face off..
    Also, check out that experiment thing they put on youtube recently. It's out there.

    Yeah, 2 Blobs Fucking is pretty damn out there. Still very cool.
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  • FenwayFaithfulFenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    Bump. Amazing stuff live.
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  • jervin007jervin007 Posts: 3,182
    Just picked up tickets to see them in Portland. They are coming to the State Theatre in October. 1500 capacity should be amazing. Last time I saw them was at BOA Pavillion back in 2005-2006 and was blown away. Can't wait!!
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  • FenwayFaithfulFenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    jervin007 wrote:
    Just picked up tickets to see them in Portland. They are coming to the State Theatre in October. 1500 capacity should be amazing. Last time I saw them was at BOA Pavillion back in 2005-2006 and was blown away. Can't wait!!
    I was just at BOA Pavillion last week to see them. Fantastic.
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  • BIGDaddyWilBIGDaddyWil Michigan Posts: 3,069
    capthowdy1027 wrote:
    is one of the best damn albums ever made.

    Just thought I'd throw that out there.


    I couldn't agree more!!!! I picked this up on vinyl on RSD. The Heady Nuggs box set is fuckin' awesome!!!
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  • jervin007jervin007 Posts: 3,182
    FenwayFaithful wrote:
    jervin007 wrote:
    Just picked up tickets to see them in Portland. They are coming to the State Theatre in October. 1500 capacity should be amazing. Last time I saw them was at BOA Pavillion back in 2005-2006 and was blown away. Can't wait!!
    I was just at BOA Pavillion last week to see them. Fantastic.

    Yeah, when I saw them at BOA it was sensory overload. Excited to see them in a small indoor venue. Clean up is going to be a bitch for The State though. :lol::lol:
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    Funny, I dreamt that I met Wayne Coyne last nite and I'm not even a huge Lips fan. I mean I dig them, but not enough to have Wayne Coyne appear in my dreams :?
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  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,496
    I was obsessed with this album for the first year it was out. IMO it is their best work.
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  • veddertownveddertown Scotland Posts: 5,260
    "Do you realise, that everyone you know someday will die..?" One of my favourite lines from any song by any band. I remember hearing it and buying the album on the strength of that line alone. At the same time it's sad, true, scary and provokes thoughts that you would rather keep locked away to appreciate the small amount of time we do have on this crazy planet. I know a lot of Lips fans who preferThe Soft Bulletin but Yoshimi is for me their best work by far.
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  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,496
    veddertown wrote:
    "Do you realise, that everyone you know someday will die..?" One of my favourite lines from any song by any band. I remember hearing it and buying the album on the strength of that line alone. At the same time it's sad, true, scary and provokes thoughts that you would rather keep locked away to appreciate the small amount of time we do have on this crazy planet. I know a lot of Lips fans who preferThe Soft Bulletin but Yoshimi is for me their best work by far.

    That line always makes me laugh. Is that sick? :lol:

    I never understood why The Soft Bulletin was held in such high praise. I like the album, but don't think of it as a masterpiece.
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  • White DiscussionWhite Discussion Melissa Texas Posts: 2,812
    I love the soft bulletin too!!!
  • merkinballmerkinball Posts: 2,262
    veddertown wrote:
    "Do you realise, that everyone you know someday will die..?" One of my favourite lines from any song by any band. I remember hearing it and buying the album on the strength of that line alone. At the same time it's sad, true, scary and provokes thoughts that you would rather keep locked away to appreciate the small amount of time we do have on this crazy planet. I know a lot of Lips fans who preferThe Soft Bulletin but Yoshimi is for me their best work by far.

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    I think Soft Bulletin is held in such high regard because it was such a transition for the Lips. It was a much different sound than anything they'd done before, where Yoshimi was a continuation of that sound that they found with Soft Bulletin.
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  • benjsbenjs Toronto, ON Posts: 9,219
    This thread inspired me to download Yoshimi last night and listen to it through... I would say that was a 'holy shit' album for me. Amazing.
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  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,496
    benjs wrote:
    This thread inspired me to download Yoshimi last night and listen to it through... I would say that was a 'holy shit' album for me. Amazing.

    And it gets better and better with repeated listens.
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  • capthowdy1027capthowdy1027 Posts: 3,270
    merkinball wrote:
    Flaming Lips & Edward Sharpe performing Do You Realize??? at Hollywood Forever Cemetery

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24QePZbmzz4

    Holy shit that was amazing. Wow... just wow.

    I like Soft Bulletin but I think Yoshimi blows it away. I didn't really care for their newest one though, Embryonic. There was just nothing that really stood out on that album for me.
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