Home› Other Music

The Flaming Lips

rage333rage333 Posts: 157
edited July 2006 in Other Music
Just picked up "At War With the Mystics" and I absolutely love it. I heard they are amazing live and I think they are the next band that I want to go see. Anyone reccommend some other great Flaming Lips albums?
"when the power of love overcomes the love of power,the world will be at peace"-Jimi Hendrix
Post edited by Unknown User on
«1

Comments

  • merkinballmerkinball Posts: 2,262
    Get the following:

    1) Soft Bulletin
    2) Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
    3) Clouds Taste Metallic

    Then start filling in the rest. Soft Bulletin and Yoshimi are essential, and probably the closest in sound to Mystics. If you have a surround sound system, pick up the cd/dvd versions of those two to hear them in all their 5.1 glory. Beyond those two its a much more guitar heavy, less synthesized sound.
    "You're no help," he told the lime. This was unfair. It was only a lime; there was nothing special about it at all. It was doing the best it could.

    http://www.last.fm/user/merkinball/
    spotify:user:merkinball
  • dont_go_on_medont_go_on_me Posts: 877
    seeing them in about a month with Sonic Youth :)

    Yoshimi and Soft Bulletin are great.
    "I'll do whatever the song dictates - if it doesn't need a real lead, then I won't do one. But if it does, then I'll fuckin' go off." - Mike

    "Japan is awesome; the fans there knew all the words to all the songs...at least phonetically." - Stone

    "I know this song so well, I can smoke a cigarette, have a drink, brush my teeth, take a shit, and mow the lawn while singing it. But I'll only be doing a couple of those things during this version." - EV
  • CM1847CM1847 Posts: 577
    Yoshimi is most like At War... so that would be a good next step. The Soft Bulletin is better than either IMO, but it is a different style so there is no telling how you will like it.
  • BinGnarlyBinGnarly Posts: 508
    Can't go wrong with Yoshimi I love that album Im seeing them at lalapalooza im pretty pumped.
    Shows:
    San Diego 2003
    Grand Rapids 2004
    Grand Rapids 2006
    Detroit 2006
    Columbus 2010

    "With my own two hands I can change the world."
  • LedZepFanLedZepFan Posts: 1,009
    i just got into them myself...really dug AWWTM and am planning on getting Soft Bulletin soon
    I've faced it, a life wasted, and I'm never going back again.

    Some die just to live.
  • alobaralobar Posts: 310
    Soft Bulletin kicked my ass continuously for a month straight when I first got it. Definitely get that album as well as Yoshimi and Clouds Taste Metallic.
    "I wanna believe in the mercy of the world again."

    WAR + MAGIC BEANS = PEACE
  • kdpjamkdpjam Posts: 2,303
    transmissions from the satellite heart is another good one, imo.
    lay down all thoughts; surrender to the void
    ~it is shining it is shining~
  • rage333rage333 Posts: 157
    I think I will go pick up Yoshimi and Soft Bulletin next. Then some other ones. Thanks tho. I really am diggin this band. Anyone every seen them live? how do they pull off all that synthesizer shit with only 3 people?
    "when the power of love overcomes the love of power,the world will be at peace"-Jimi Hendrix
  • kdpjamkdpjam Posts: 2,303
    i like soft bulletin a bit more than yoshimi. i've never seen them live...
    lay down all thoughts; surrender to the void
    ~it is shining it is shining~
  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,228
    Yes you need to go get yoshimi battles the pink robots and the soft bulletin.

    I do like soft more then yoshimi as well.

    you need to hear the song Do you Realize. It is one of my all time fav songs. It is on yoshimi .

    And they are great live. I saw them earlier this summer at a festival and i have tickets to see them in the fall at a club. It will be great again i'm sure :)
    Charlotte 00
    Charlotte 03
    Asheville 04
    Atlanta 12
    Greenville 16, Columbia 16
    Seattle 18 
    Nashville 22
  • merkinballmerkinball Posts: 2,262
    rage333 wrote:
    I think I will go pick up Yoshimi and Soft Bulletin next. Then some other ones. Thanks tho. I really am diggin this band. Anyone every seen them live? how do they pull off all that synthesizer shit with only 3 people?

    Its actually 4 people live. Since Steven plays drums, synth, and guitar, they bring an (excellent) touring drummer along. Live everything seems pretty structured as they have to use some backing tracks to get the full sound. But Wayne is such a charismatic frontman, they pull it off with ease. One of my favorite bands to see live (seeing them tomorrow night, as a matter of fact). Its as much a party as it is a show, with confetti, strobe lights, streamers, video screens, singing puppets, balloons, and dancing santas and aliens.
    "You're no help," he told the lime. This was unfair. It was only a lime; there was nothing special about it at all. It was doing the best it could.

    http://www.last.fm/user/merkinball/
    spotify:user:merkinball
  • kdpjamkdpjam Posts: 2,303
    merkinball wrote:
    Its actually 4 people live. Since Steven plays drums, synth, and guitar, they bring an (excellent) touring drummer along. Live everything seems pretty structured as they have to use some backing tracks to get the full sound. But Wayne is such a charismatic frontman, they pull it off with ease. One of my favorite bands to see live (seeing them tomorrow night, as a matter of fact). Its as much a party as it is a show, with confetti, strobe lights, streamers, video screens, singing puppets, balloons, and dancing santas and aliens.

    have fun tomorrow.. i'm envious!!
    lay down all thoughts; surrender to the void
    ~it is shining it is shining~
  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    BinGnarly wrote:
    Can't go wrong with Yoshimi I love that album Im seeing them at lalapalooza im pretty pumped.

    im gonig to be there too. im stoked. do they have any best of compilations or anything? im too broke to buy albums but id like to learn a little of their catalogue before i go see them...
  • merkinballmerkinball Posts: 2,262
    kdpjam wrote:
    have fun tomorrow.. i'm envious!!

    Oh, I will. No doubt about that. On Sunday they are filming the show at the Hollywood Bowl for a DVD release, I wish I could make that one as well.
    "You're no help," he told the lime. This was unfair. It was only a lime; there was nothing special about it at all. It was doing the best it could.

    http://www.last.fm/user/merkinball/
    spotify:user:merkinball
  • bharQbharQ Posts: 1,201
    seen em at Vegoose last year and Sasquatch festival this year (cold and wet after the hail)... both sets were incredible... they have so much crazy shit going on on stage!
    09/04/05 - Calgary, AB
    08/02/07 - LOLLA!!!
  • StellyStelly Posts: 170
    Great, great band! And fantstic live, which has already been mentioned.

    1) Soft Bulletin
    2) Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robot
    3) At war with the Mystics
    4) Transmissions from a Satellite Heart
    5) Clouds Taste Metallic
    8/22/98 - Toronto
    8/26/98 - Cleveland
    10/7/00 - Detroit
    4/25/03 - Cleveland
    6/23/06 - Pittsburgh
  • UKDaveUKDave Posts: 5,557
    Got to agree Soft Bulletin & Yoshimi...

    Saw them support The Who a few weeks ago and have tickets for November :D:D
    Astoria Crew
    Troubled souls unite, we got ourselves tonight...
    Astoria, Dublin, Reading 06
    Katowice, Wembley 07
    SBE, Manchester, O2 09
    Hyde Park 10
    Manchester 1&2 12
    This is just g'bye for now...
  • stonesgstringstonesgstring Posts: 4,613
    Yes I liked them supporting the Who too.
    I heard the singer being interviewed by Chris Evans yesterday on Radio 2.
    20/04/06 ~ 23/08/06 ~ 09/09/06

    14/09/06, 16/09/06, 17/09/06, 19/09/06, 20/09/06 ~ The Stone lookalike leg of the 2006 tour

    18/06/07 - Amazing, just amazing

    04/07/06 ~Proud to be part of the AIC Astoria Crew~

    Rockin' out to Creadles
  • UKDaveUKDave Posts: 5,557
    stonesgstring wrote:
    Yes I liked them supporting the Who too.
    I heard the singer being interviewed by Chris Evans yesterday on Radio 2.

    Got At War With The Mystics now too :D didn't realise the Becks advert was It Over Takes Me.......!! :eek: :cool:
    Astoria Crew
    Troubled souls unite, we got ourselves tonight...
    Astoria, Dublin, Reading 06
    Katowice, Wembley 07
    SBE, Manchester, O2 09
    Hyde Park 10
    Manchester 1&2 12
    This is just g'bye for now...
  • stonesgstringstonesgstring Posts: 4,613
    I got Yoshimi battles the pink robots on the way back from yours Dave. :D Good album that one
    20/04/06 ~ 23/08/06 ~ 09/09/06

    14/09/06, 16/09/06, 17/09/06, 19/09/06, 20/09/06 ~ The Stone lookalike leg of the 2006 tour

    18/06/07 - Amazing, just amazing

    04/07/06 ~Proud to be part of the AIC Astoria Crew~

    Rockin' out to Creadles
  • UKDaveUKDave Posts: 5,557
    stonesgstring wrote:
    I got Yoshimi battles the pink robots on the way back from yours Dave. :D Good album that one

    Actually think both Soft Bulletin and At War With The Mystics are better ALBUMS but love Fight Test, Yoshimi, Do You Realize?? etc... :o
    Astoria Crew
    Troubled souls unite, we got ourselves tonight...
    Astoria, Dublin, Reading 06
    Katowice, Wembley 07
    SBE, Manchester, O2 09
    Hyde Park 10
    Manchester 1&2 12
    This is just g'bye for now...
  • lukins fridgelukins fridge Posts: 237
    Stelly wrote:
    Great, great band! And fantstic live, which has already been mentioned.

    1) Soft Bulletin
    2) Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robot
    3) At war with the Mystics
    4) Transmissions from a Satellite Heart
    5) Clouds Taste Metallic

    exactly!

    i saw them live last sunday in Philly and wrote this in another post:

    What an amazing show...just straight entertainment from start to finish. giant human hampster ball, tons of balloons bouncing above the crowd the whole time, confetti, streamers, fisheye lens in the mic (so you have a funky view of Wayne the whole time), teletubby videos, bohemian raphsody singalong...i found myself seriously cracking up most of the time.

    ...needless to say you're in for a great time
    Those undecided,........ Needn't have faith to be free
    And those misguided, There was a plan for them to be
    Now you got both sides Claiming killing in Gods name
    But God is nowhere,..... To be found, conveniently

    What goes on?
  • rage333rage333 Posts: 157
    lukins fridge wrote:
    exactly!

    i saw them live last sunday in Philly and wrote this in another post:

    What an amazing show...just straight entertainment from start to finish. giant human hampster ball, tons of balloons bouncing above the crowd the whole time, confetti, streamers, fisheye lens in the mic (so you have a funky view of Wayne the whole time), teletubby videos, bohemian raphsody singalong...i found myself seriously cracking up most of the time.

    ...needless to say you're in for a great time


    thats sounds insane..........I would love to go see them. Do they have any concert DVD's?
    "when the power of love overcomes the love of power,the world will be at peace"-Jimi Hendrix
  • kdpjamkdpjam Posts: 2,303
    i had the fearless freaks dvd... their "story", its really good but not so much concert..
    lay down all thoughts; surrender to the void
    ~it is shining it is shining~
  • kdpjamkdpjam Posts: 2,303
    the flaming lips are going to be on jimmy kimmel's show in a few.
    lay down all thoughts; surrender to the void
    ~it is shining it is shining~
  • merkinballmerkinball Posts: 2,262
    Hey, I can give my show review. Band was great, crowd was not so great. Basically, since it was a free, all ages show after the horse races, there was a TON of people there, crowd was huge. Up front it looked great, but I was stuck near the back, and where it was a lot of pushing and talking. Ended up leaving halfway through the show, and missed the live debut of My Cosmic Autumn Rebellion'. But, it was free and the Lips, so I can't complain!
    "You're no help," he told the lime. This was unfair. It was only a lime; there was nothing special about it at all. It was doing the best it could.

    http://www.last.fm/user/merkinball/
    spotify:user:merkinball
  • merkinballmerkinball Posts: 2,262
    Want to see what their new set is going to look like? Heres some video of the first test run with the U.F.O.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp2uvqg0tfo&search=ufo%20test%20run

    Looks great, not sure when its supposed to make its actual debut though.

    Edited to add more youtube goodness:

    Yeah Yeah Yeah song backing video:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixljwjrj-bs

    Waynes speech to the graduating class of Classen High School (an arts high school)
    part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SzWtkMVBRI
    part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT0qENSrDO4
    "You're no help," he told the lime. This was unfair. It was only a lime; there was nothing special about it at all. It was doing the best it could.

    http://www.last.fm/user/merkinball/
    spotify:user:merkinball
  • kdpjamkdpjam Posts: 2,303
    merkinball wrote:
    Want to see what their new set is going to look like? Heres some video of the first test run with the U.F.O.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp2uvqg0tfo&search=ufo%20test%20run

    Looks great, not sure when its supposed to make its actual debut though.

    that is cool ;)
    lay down all thoughts; surrender to the void
    ~it is shining it is shining~
  • vedhead011vedhead011 Posts: 300
    intodeep wrote:
    And they are great live. I saw them earlier this summer at a festival and i have tickets to see them in the fall at a club. It will be great again i'm sure :)

    So based on this description:
    lukins fridge wrote:
    What an amazing show...just straight entertainment from start to finish. giant human hampster ball, tons of balloons bouncing above the crowd the whole time, confetti, streamers, fisheye lens in the mic (so you have a funky view of Wayne the whole time), teletubby videos, bohemian raphsody singalong...i found myself seriously cracking up most of the time.

    Does all of this stuff translate well in an outdoor venue? It's freakin' awesome in a club, but is any of it lost in the middle of a big field with a stage and thousands of people?
    AskPearlJam: PearlJama101-guest says: Who's idea was it for Eddie to play banjo on "Soon Forget"?
    Eddie: I don't know whose idea it was but it was turned down.
  • lukins fridgelukins fridge Posts: 237
    vedhead011 wrote:
    So based on this description:



    Does all of this stuff translate well in an outdoor venue? It's freakin' awesome in a club, but is any of it lost in the middle of a big field with a stage and thousands of people?

    the outdoor venue in philly was actually pretty small so it translated great. i guess i could see them not being able to do this isn a big field but i bet they find a way
    Those undecided,........ Needn't have faith to be free
    And those misguided, There was a plan for them to be
    Now you got both sides Claiming killing in Gods name
    But God is nowhere,..... To be found, conveniently

    What goes on?
Sign In or Register to comment.