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Oh my gawwwd. Your music is so quirky and weird. That must mean you're like…really smart… and deep, right? Right??? I used to really dig this era of off-beat indie. But looking back, I'm coming to the opinion that it lacks staying power. Especially this brand of it. It's just a bunch of banal vocals churning out nonsensical lyrics over catchy beats with spacey soundscapes and some sci-fi sound effects layered in. I cared at the time because that's what was popular, but I find it really hard to give a shit about it now. It's too self-important. Too convinced that I, the listener, should care about what they're putting out simply because it's what they're putting out. I know this is a hot take, but there's nothing here that Bowie didn't already do - and do better - decades prior… or that other acts (like Animal Collective or Tame Impala) wouldn't go on to do - and do better - over the next two decades. You're the middle children of psych/art rock musical history, and I'm left wondering why I should care? Maybe I'm just in a bad mood, but the more I listen to this trying to decide what rating to give it, the more I kind of hate it. I think I'm going to have to give out my 3rd ever 2-star rating. 2/5 Highlights: Race for the Prize - Remix
Very eclectic and talented band and lead singer, just not for me 2.5
Not my favorite album by them. Bonus point for being prolific.
I've heard of the Flaming Lips but never really knew anything by them, so I was interested to see what this was like. The best way to describe this is one of two ways: 1. A crappy carnival with a few good rides, but it all started to melt. 2. A jack-in-the-box which was low on batteries. Anyway, a couple of things stood out: - They have a very interesting style, one that takes a lot of risks, which is very cool. Occassionally this is to their determent, though I generally liked this, except . . . - The singer is terrible. I'm betting he is revered by a few for some strange reason, but his voice is very inadequate. Strained but in a bad way, with limited vocal range that stays in a very annoying spot. - The lyrics might be worse. Singing fly in the air, comb your hair over and over again? Completely uninspired. I take that back, the vocals are worse. Definitely. If you want to get the gist, listen to The Spark That Bled. Some weird chords at the beginning, terrible singing, then some cool instrumentals in between more terrible singing. Unfortunately, the redeemable qualities are well outweighed by the lack of good vocals or excellent song construction. Very confident that some people love these guys, mainly because they are looking for something different. Sadly, in this case, different = very bad. Still, giving them a 2 because of the risks they take (respect). Edit: Essentially all of the 5 star reviews I have seen are from people who already love the band and/or have seen them a series of times. None from someone discovering them for the first time, which I find very interesting. This is definitely a band that you either love or hate, there really is no in between. For me, I can't get past how bad the singer and lyrics are. This album would have been much better for me as an instrumental.
2,5
Below Average
I did not like the album. I see so many people loving it and I just don’t really understand. I think it all would have sounded better without any lyrics or singing. The lyrics are so bad, I feel like they just put whatever rhymed together. The singer was not even really singing and he was not even singing the right key half the time. I also agree with some people who says he sounded a little like Kermit the frog.
Dull...
Meh. It's interesting I guess? Too showy, voice too soft, too cute.
It all sounds rather uninspired and unexciting. Plus I don't really like to vocals on this album. It's not clear to me why this is considered highly enough to be included in the list - it's not even average.
Ok
Music was OK. Vocals were horrible. How this is in the 1001 is beyond me.
I own this album and have always found it disappointing, I do like some of Yoshimi but this is both pretentious and seems overly simple both lyrically and musically.
The Flaming Lips are a very specific acquired taste that I never acquired. I tried but just wasn't for me.
2 estrelas
Another possibly fun album torpedoed by an unlistenable lead vocalist. There were some fun songs in the back half, but at the beginning I thought this was a parody album made in some amateur capacity.
Yoshimi (reviewed a while back) hits me in the right spot (as long as I'm in the mood for it. This album didn't do it for me. 2 stars.
Not very interesting and at time far too maudlin.
Couldn’t get past the whiny, grating vocals.
I expected a band called The Flaming Lips to be a lot more fun
There was alright stuff on here but just overall bleh stuff. 2 stars
Rich & effervescent in some places and weak and kind of schizophrenic in others. Wayne’s voice is a bit rough as always, but it works quite well in some contexts. I like the instrumental track “The Observer” and “Race for the Prize”.
Just didn’t hit for me. Found the music fairly forgettable and boring. Vocals sounded thin and slightly grating. No standouts.
Great music, terrible vocalists. What a shame.
Unremarkable. The lead singer's voice is a bit screechy sometimes. No standout tracks for me
Not sure why, but I've always felt kinda meh about The Flaming Lips. Some tracks really can hook me, and I have enjoyed seeing them live, but somehow I am not generally attracted to their music. This album is no exception.
2. dislike vocalist
Didn't enjoy this one, there are nice elements and the recognisable vocals add character, but it all feels a bit cobbled together. None of the songs fascinate me, they merely exist.
This is a weird one for me. There's definitely some commonalities in sound with things I like (My Morning Jacket, specifically), but I just don't love it.
Eh, okay
Maybe I just wasn’t in the right mood, but I just couldn’t sit through Kermit the frog singing much longer. Had to turn it off halfway through. 2 stars because there are some good moments sprinkled in (mostly when there’s no vocals!)
Nothing spectacular from them. There are some good songs on other albums, but nothing too impressive here.
I made the mistake of staying for The Flaming Lips after a Dinosaur Jr. show. Until then, I really didn't mind FL and viewed Wayne Coyne as a curiosity of sorts and was familiar with Pink Robots. Over the next 120 minutes, he brought out all kinds of balloons, mugged for the camera and fell all over himself to prove just how wild and interesting he is. But the truth is neither he or the FL were more than elaborate carnival barkers. I'd never heard this album before but needless to say I went in with a low bar and lot of bias. Surprisingly, it wasn't as irritating as I expected and I found myself really digging the Waiting for a Superman track. Other than that, the Flaming Lips cann kiss off in the air.
Hate his voice. Hate it even more after hearing him live and him telling me every 30 seconds to clap louder. Why don't you sing better and THEN I will clap louder.
1. Very unpleasant distortion effect on the drums. Hard to listen to. Also, going in with some bias; I don't like this band 2. This guy's sings like he's mocking another singer that he hates. 3. This song actually sounds pretty cool, but the vocals ruin it for me. This guy just doesn't have the chops to pull off his imitation of Neil Young 4. I cannot wait to not be listening to this anymore 5-8. Unremarkable 9. "Putting all the vegetables away...". Yeah, fucking rock-'n'-roll, man!!!! Ugh 10. Intro sounds like the score for an epic western movie reminiscent of Ennio Marconi, which is cool. I'm digging the choir too. Of course, the main vocalist ruined it 2½ minutes in Yeah, I think I'd like all of this if the dude just didn't sing ⭐ ⭐
This was an okay album. Not what I expected from the Flaming Lips. Wayne Coyne's "singing" is better taken is small doses. I liked "Race for the Prize". The rest of the album was unremarkable.
Just as I'd remembered it. Front-heavy and still not that great. Has moments that are pretty cool, but it's not worth sifting through the entire album to find them.
Not terrible, but also not amazing. Kinda boring-lead singer sounds like a shitty version of the Eels lead singer mixed with a muppet, which was distracting. Would not revisit. Some interesting instrumental stuff?
Did not care for this one as much as Yoshimi. This one was just a little boring.
I went into this not being a very big fan of The Flaming Lips and I'm still not. The production's pretty good, but I'm just not nuts about the vocals. I hear they're much better live.
I wouldn’t have know it was them with a thousand guesses. That’s not a good thing
Decent, but not anything special really. "Race for the prize" and "Waitin' for a superman" were pretty good.
I like some aspects of this band, but this record was just too much for me. There are some beautiful orchestral parts and creative sounds, but it lacks meaningful melodic content to me.
Not sure what it is but I did not gel with this album. Musically I can see it is really good, maybe it's the vocals that I didn't enjoy as much. There were some ok tracks. Stand out tracks: - The spark that bled - Waitin' for superman - Feeling yourself disintegrate
# 367 : I don't love it, I don't hate it. I thought it was very ordinary and Quiet forgettable.
Do you like rock music? If you do then this album for you. This album suck. The guys voice is horrible I don´t like it. Also the lyrics sucks too. This album just suck I would not recommend this album.
The first song we listened to on this album(the spiderbite) kinda sounds like they were rushing while making it but maybe that is their style. it was kinda boring but (waiting for superman) sounds way more smoother. There are no big gaps between the lyrics or the instruments so it sounds way nicer. Overall they have some good songs but i would recommend this album.
the album waiting for Superman is a boring song why I think that is because nothing really sound interesting to me like the lyrics they just sound plain and boring and the singer isnt really the best fit for the singing I think the instruments are fine but the rest I don't think is really good I think this album isn't that good and I would not recommend listening to this album
Do you like weird lyrics in songs? If so, this album is for you! There are one or two songs with lyrics like that. I do like this album, but not the songs with weird lyrics. But other than that, it's okay. The singers' voice is really good, and the background music is really good.
I just didn't like it that much! Aside from the one song that I always loved, the rest didn't land the way I thought they would. I found his voice almost unbearable, which is nuts considering how much I have loved other albums by Flaming Lips
i listened yesterday but i dont really remember what it sounded like so perhaps it wasnt that influential on me
Couldn't get into it - feels far too radio friendly
Not as good as the Robots one
Fine, not my style, very 90s
I just can’t get into these guys.
I am not sure if I like it or not. It has a lot of ideas combined into one record. That is maybe too much. But maybe I just didn’t understand it completely.
Pretty average. Creatively intriguing but not for me.
Unlikely to listen to this again.
Meh
Race for the Prize is great. Everything else is shockingly mediocre.
eh
#358. If ,like me, "She Don't Use Jelly" is the only Flaming Lips song you've heard, and you were wondering if maybe the rest of their songs were better... well, the short answer is: no. Sorry. 2/5: umm...
Not my thing
I quickly ran out of patience and turned it off early. There's just no weight to any of it. "MEDIOCRE!" -Immortan Joe
Kind of an odd experience. I wasn't really able to connect with the music, though that's not to say it was unpleasant. The production and mixing is solid, the use of strings is decent (if a little too standard and non-boundary-pushing), and the layering does give the impression that this should be really good music. However, there are too many flaws to justify any medium-to-high rating. As many reviewers have noticed, the vocalist is quite bad, having a promising timbre but with half the notes being very off-pitch. (This gets really distracting as early as the opening track, Race for the Prize (Remix) – which is also the strongest on the album.) The instrument-playing is not impressive/virtuosic in any capacity. Additionally, a lack of solid hooks really holds the music back. There's not too much to say here. The Soft Bulletin is fine, but nothing special. 2/5 Key tracks: Race for the Prize, Waitin' for a Superman
Wow a band named after thrush that sounds like LCD Soundsystem for even bigger losers. Instrumentals are good, but once that crybaby wankers voice kicks in I really just can't do it. This record what Radiohead sounds like to people who hate Radiohead You're lucky to get a 2 lads
Probably the album I tried to give the best chance in recent memory. I was keen to give this a good listen when being introduced to the dreamy/trippy and often melancholic instrumentals. Being released right near the turn of the century feels interesting too, given the change in direction of the indie revival/'landfill' era that would come to follow. When the elements of this album work for me, they work really well. drums and other percussion don't usually come to the forefront for me when listening to music but there was something really attention grabbing about them here. 'The Soft Bulletin' feels like an appropriate title for the guitar in a lot of this, never too overbearing and feeling almost cloudy in the atmosphere they bring. Most of my gripes with this are with the singer. Who takes aspects of other irritating vocal performances I have had issues with previously and blends them together. His performance feels very sincere and is at times tolerable, but will then go into some sequence where he is choosing to either over-accentuate things in an overly American way, or going into this hoarseness in his throat that leaves him sounding scracthier than the Squeaky voiced Teen from The Simpsons. I think it actively made me like the album less on repeat listens the more I tried giving it a chance Highlights: Race for the Prize, The Spark That Bled
"The album was also noted for its fusion of ordinary rock instruments, electronic beats, and synthesizers. Its large, layered, symphonic sound has also earned it a reputation as the Pet Sounds of the 1990s from a few critics." Perhaps these same music critics were too busy doing whippets and sucking each other off to remember one of the pillars of the Beach Boys' sound was the vocal harmonies between the band members. Straight up, this album was a fucking slog to listen to. The Spiderbite Song genuinely made me physically uncomfortable the first time the singer first said the word 'spiderbite'.' The instrumentals here are phenomenal, the arrangement is great EXCEPT FOR THE DRUM TRACK. Good fucking god, you're telling me this is their ninth album and they let the drums come out this shit? I guess the critics are right, Pet Sounds was known for innovating by using unorthodox methods of making music like using hairpins to pluck piano wire. I suppose drums that sounds like shit is basically the same thing right? In all seriousness, the instrumentation here is amazing if you can get past the drums here. I am not going to talk about the vocals. This album doesn't have the luxury of being released at a time where it would have been considered innovative. The fact that this has a 100 on AllMusic is fucking crazy to me. The Observer is a song that demonstrates how great this album is without vocals. The more I listen to albums from this book (especially 90s-onwards) the more I realise that Joe's Garage is not on here because it shit talks music journalists. 5/10
Pish
Terrible apart from the 1st two songs which I liked it massively dipped and the songs became a skippable mess, vocals poor as well
grunge
It was aight, I just dont particularly like this genre of music (i thought i filtered it out)
Lo he escuchado sin prestarle mucha atención. El Race for the prize está bien, pero no lo veo un disco fundamental.
Un autre album indie rock insipide, avec un chanteur au talent vocal douteux. Ô grand générateur, combien d'albums indie me reste-t-il à affronter pour atteindre l'illumination?
1001 tone deaf vocal tracks continues.
I’ve heard great things about this band that I’ve never listened to. This was a disappointment. Maybe I should have started with a different album.
Exasperating, as there were some decent songs spoiled by the drum mix. It sounds like they're back in the garage but not in a good way.
Thought I might enjoy more. But no.
Listen to the Eels Novocaine for the Soul...could have been the same band/record. The whiny vocals are nails on chalkboard for me.
The lead singer's voice is annoying to the point of distraction. It's like a joke I'm not in on. He sounds like Daniel Johnston or the lead singer of Dr. Dog. One he was probably influenced by the other he probably influenced. I want to write this off but there's a whimsical quality to it that is kind of endearing. It's growing on me, there's a sadness behind the happy vibe that is appealing. There's a similarity to The Shins. I listened to it 30 minutes ago and I cannot tell the difference between Race for the Prize and Race for the Prize (Remix).
I have a strong aversion to The Lips in general, but of all their highly acclaimed 'classic' albums, I've always thought this one was the worst and never understood the hype.
Not for me 2/5
Don't like singer's voice
Wow this vocalist is annoying. Musically it's decent which is why I guess it's 2 stars.
I had a friend who's taste in music had me completely stumped. He was big on classics like The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Queen. He even recognized talent in Badfinger! Reversely, he praised garbage like King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard and The Flaming Lips. The whiplash is unreal. "The Soft Bulletin" has no real arrangement, the vocals trip over themselves, the pacing is a train-wreck, and the band seem to be tone-deaf. I'm not sure I want The Flaming Lips to be lumped with other alternative rock acts like Neutral Milk Hotel and Radiohead.
Experimental Rock? Some songs are quite weird and stressful. Others are okay, but nothing that hooked me.
the intro track was okay, everything else was very very boring NNN
Didn't like it...can't really put my finger on the reason.
There are some interesting aspects to this album, but its hard to look past the singing and mediocre lyrics...
I honestly didn't know what I would be hearing. To my ears it's enjoyable but didn't knock my socks off. Good vibes and blends of indie rock, psychedelia, trance etc
2.5 it’s alright. I feel like their goal was to just make cool sounds rather than make good songs
Ok
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While The Flaming Lips are an accomplished and celebrated band, I find them boring and uninspired.
I like their music, but the main singers voice can be grating.
Wanted to like it more than I actually did.
2.36
tough listen
Op zich wel relaxte muziek. De zang vind ik wat minder prettig.
Interesting. Started off very intriguing, but just kept progressing to be weirder and less pleasant. A shame.
4.8/10 1. Race for the Prize 2. The Spark that Bled 3. The Gash
I’m not a fan, not bad playing or singing, some nice scores, but nothing to get your teeth into. It’s more of a poetry album, which is not what I’m looking for.
Seichter Dreams Pop.
Meh...
Crap music, paired with uninspired lyrics and a vocalist whose voice is like nails on a chalk board.
Just not my thing. It was painful to listen to the whole album. I feel like my high school band had better tone and talent than this attempt.
Not my taste.
I have heard of these guys before. Interesting listen.
There’s no excuse for Wayne Coyne’s voice
Singer’s voice sounded like a 13 going through puberty and was very shaky at best. When they started singing about spider bites and flying insects, they lost me.
This album is fortunate it caught me on a good day otherwise it would be getting a 1. Happily for all parties involved I was in a good mood so this gets a 2 but my goodness I did not enjoy sitting through this album. So far all the indie albums this site has forced me to endure have been absolute buns. I don't know if that's just because this site is choosing stupid indie bands or if this just means I do not like indie as a genre (which could very well be the case and I'm perfectly fine with that). Wayne Coyne's voice is awful. He cannot sing. Somebody had to have told him that early on because I don't understand how someone could enjoy listening to that man try to sing. It is unpleasant on the ears. The instruments were great.
don't understand why this is on the list. way too much use of distortion, discordant sounds. and not a fan of vocals, or lyrics
Ugh. No.
Weird album. Never understood the popularity of the Flaming Lips
I don’t believe this is required listening. Played it through though.
Probably a 3 for the music, 1 for the lyrics and so we'll average it out to a 2.
let’s stop using the label “indie” as an excuse to sing really badly
I don't really like this album. I remember liking the lips but not this album I guess
Ugh
I was not minding this but then it went downhill after the spider bite song.
Holy pretentious nonsense, Superman!
My second Flaming Lips album in a few days. I like when bands get experimental, but jeez this falls short for me. When it works it's really good, but a lot of the time it sounds like at least one of the instruments is fighting the others just for the sake of being different. The lyrics are atrocious. I certainly won't be listening to this again.
Omg turn down the drums We're these lyrics written by children?
Nah, I would rather have Yoshimi than this album.
Strange album. A mix of pop/soft rock music with electronic effects. The lyrics seemed borderline childish at times, like someone carefully guiding you through a psychedelic trip. Never really gets interesting somehow. 2.5/5 Probably won’t listen again.
Man, I guess I just don't like The Flaming Lips?
58 minutes and 14 tracks that blended together into a nondescript melange of forgettable sound. Here's a soft bulletin for you...if you really want to listen to something good from the 90's, find something else.
Honestly not a bad album, it's just a little ruined by the Lead Singer's terrible voice. It's got some cool alt sound though
Not for me. Every song felt similar. Boringly long.
Kinda boring
Very different.
With the exception of Mokran mix tracks, most are dominated by a jazzy feel. They lack a consistent melody, but are driven lyrically in a speech-like, highly rhythmic declamatory style delivered with pained vocals.
I didn’t care for these lyrics. I think I’m not much of a Flaming Lips fan. This listen didn’t really grab me and I found the music repetitive and bland.
Interesting music, cool instrumentation. Not really my thing though and not a big fan of the singer’s voice.
Very meh. Very boring. The lead singer doesn’t have a very good voice, and the writing seems basic. Wouldn’t listen to again.
Meh
Don’t like leads voice. Grating.
Enjoyed the music, but not the vocals so much
Great opening. Musically so good, but couldn’t get past the guys voice. Hard to listen to over the course of the full album.
Немам неки посебан утисак, и ово је ок 4/10
Kannte ich nicht. Das erste Stück klingt älter, als es ist. Die Synth-Sound sind schlecht gealtert. Verzerrte Drums? Hm. Gesang ok. Insgesamt not my pair of shoes...
I wish the singer had a different sound. Instruments are a bit all over but not in a bad way. Can't really get into it with his voice and how it works with the rest of it all. I didn't get a lot out of this one sadly. I liked the energy from the drums on Race for the Prize.
I've liked a Flaming Lips track here and there through the years, but I'm not sure about a whole album. The sound blends the songs sound a little repetitive. Might revisit tho
Not much more than "meh" can be said about this album.
True to the album title, "The Soft Bulletin" is, in fact, annoyingly soft. Like cream of wheat. Or cottage cheese. It's just painfully wimpy. There are no teeth behind those flaming lips, apparently. The instrumentation is alright which is why this doesn't flat fail. But it was a close thing, let me tell you. A super-soft 2 for a super-soft album.
First time with this album. Not a great first impression.
nowhere near as good as Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots. this really wasn’t that good at all.
2.5/5 - I was once lucky enough to leave a Flaming Lips concert early
I needed more time. In 1999 I can see this being a big album, but it’s pre strokes indie revolution and I feel that. I didn’t vibe with the vibe. Feeling yourself disintegrate and what is the light started to grow on me but other than that everything blended together.
How this album was recognized as being one of the best albums of the decade baffles me. More psychedelic rock and more drug-induced experimentation. While fairly easy to play in the background, this album is very forgettable.
Spotify het nur en remaster, aber de mix isch biz weird, und sehr stereo. Cover weissnöd, graphic design isch öpperem sini liedeschaft. Ich het würkli gern biz snare ufem linke Ohr. Sie singet halt au nöd bsunders schön. Het mich nöd würkli begeisteret, han ide zweite hälfti au nüme so richtig zueglost. Nur es paar intressanti parts hend mich zrugg gholt, aber meistens isch mir de Gsang denn glich zu "indie" gsi.
ichvha bis etz nur de name vo dere band ghört, nonie bewusst es lied. Race for the proze no cool mit de verzerrte drums und sochli melancholische melodie. a spoonful weighs a ton. sini stimm bricht mega? oder autotune? uuuuh syth time hoppla recht geil immerno crnchy drums. the spark that bled. ok funny trap hi hat. blöser mega schhön mit de sus (amogus) chords. er singt nöd soo guet, frogmi ob da nervig wird. boooo aber wenn de e bass und drums und klavier dropped und alles gohts los huere geil. und bgvs au am duregeh. die troche country gitarre links isch cool. und d blöser werded plötzlich chromatisch. de song macht en Sangwich, er hört so uf wiener agfange het. instrumental und textlich. schön. the spiderbite song. er singt würklich nöd so guet. instrumental sehr alles ufs mol? mega luute trömmeli. buggin. er macht autotune. funi. isch de song e allegorie für öpis? de hässig bass geil. checki aber nöd de song. what is the light? viel geiler sobald orgle debi gohts los. ischs kontrabass? huere geile bass. er macht gern de song sangweech. the observer. kickdrum konstanti kick immer umen. waitin for a superman. stimm gfallt mer besser wenn sie wenig macht. zimliche standard indie song. drums cool. Suddenly everything has changed. melodie no nice. lofi strings au. slapback gitarre melodie sehr cool. d changes döt au sehr nice. plötzlich swing mit drum machine. The Gash, direkte Übergang. Booooh tüüfe gsang sehr nice. drums wieder sehr sick. sehr zeppelin und lehned zrugg. sehr schöni chords mit piano und alles, er singt immerno chli schräg und tönt mengmol quält. Feeling Yourself Disintegrate mega links rechts scat dingsbums chli unagnehm. ok s hört uf und denn wird de song zimli repetitiv, immer de titel wird gsunge. inere bitz nervige melodie? Sleeping on the roof, insektegrpsch hinedra no schön. nocher sehr repetitiv und halt instrumental. ok fertig album. het paar seehr cooli sache drunder und s isch krass kreativ instrumentiert und gschriebe. ich cha leider mit sinere stimm wenig afange und d songs sind mer amel chli imne zu ähnliche mood. find au dases zum teil chli pretentious würkt.
Eh, it's okay. I think this might get a 3 or even a 4 if I were in the mood to listen to this, but I also think I'd very rarely be in the mood to listen to this.
Someone get him a voice coach. Sometimes better than decent beyond that
Ugh. I really don't like the Flaming Lips, mostly because of Wayne Coyne's vocals. You're artsy and so quirky--I get it! Now give us a break and sing normally. The times you do (a few songs towards the end of this album I think), it's not terrible. I gather the Lips' sound has evolved over the years but between this and the Pink Robots album I have zero interest in finding out.
Wel geinige eigenwijze muziek, maar de stem van de zanger verpest het deze keer voor mij. Zingt hij nou expres vals?
Een rustig rock-album waar duizenden andere van gemaakt zijn. En laten we eerlijk zijn. Vergeleken met die duizenden andere is dit niet de beste stem. Af en toe komt er muzikaal een aardig stukje voorbij. Net voldoende om het album van de allerlaagste score te redden.
Decent. Listenable. Yoshimi and the Pink Robots is way better though.
I don't really care for the flaming lips
Surprisingly just fine. Thought I'd enjoy Flaming Lips more, but this album just falls a little flat for me. Not bad at all, not skipable.
Hmmm. Hviezdičky 2. Ale nie je to inak príšerné ako Eminem 😂 Možno aj 2,5 by som dala A k tomu Neilovi Youngovi nižšie - piesne veľmi príjemné na počúvanie, harmonika, trochu to pripomína slovenský gospel 90. rokov. Ale ten Neilov plochý hlas sa mi nedá dlho počúvať.
Instrumentals are the only reason this isn't a 1/5. The vocals are grating. Sleeping on the Roof was my favorite (straight instrumental).
Awful. Don’t get it.
pretty much all songs sounded the same
Je m'attendais à plus aimer ça. Je pense que je comprends pourquoi le band a une bonne influence sur la scène indie/alt, mais ce n'était pas tellement mon genre. Je dirais ça a surtout avoir avec les chants qui ne me plaisaient pas vraiment. J'ai aussi tout simplement trouvé ça long. 4/10
Similar theme thoughout the album, easy on the ears.
Psychedelic weird stuff 2/5
Some standout songs but listening to it for too long grates my nerves
first song was really good tho. was expecting better
So I know I should like this album. But I just didn't. It could be that it would be amazing to hear live, but it was like there was something missing that I couldn't put my finger on.
2/5 Nice instrumentals, but way too disoriented and chaotic for my liking.
This is perfectly fine.
Honestly this is just not for me. I didn't hate it but something about Wayne Coyne's singing just does not do it for me. And the instrumentals were interesting at times but nothing really struck me, don't think I'll ever come back to this one.
Ok, not really my cup of tea. A bit like radiohead
Unremarkable but not bad
I never really got in to "The Falming Lips", always felt like a band i just didn't get. I found myself enjoying some instrumental songs like "The Gash" or the instrumental parts in "Race for the Prize" but i can't really get over the vocal style which i found a bit whiny.
I honestly can't stand Wayne's voice, and makes it incredibly hard for me to listen. Sounds like a pitcher version of the lead singer of Death Cab. I did really like the instrumentals in some, like Race for the Prize, but overall, it was not an enjoyable listen for me. Honestly, interlude-type situations can be so hit or miss and The Observer was a definite miss for me
I wanted to like it, there are some good melodies and some of the arrangements are really interesting, but the vocal performance and airy-ness of the record were too much for me to enjoy
I was excited to listen to this one but it turned out to be boring and kind of excruciating.
-omg these were the pink robot guys!!!! -excited to be listening to another album from them -never really noticed before hilarious that the band is named the flaming lips -this album sounds very similar to the other album i heard from them -i also am not as big of a fan of these songs -i remember liking the other album better than this one tho -these songs aren’t bad but just a bit boring -the gash is so far the most interesting song on the album -overall this album was not that exciting for me
Had some cool moments. Daily boring. I zoned out a lot.
ok didn't listen to all
Enjoyable moments. Bit of a mess at times. Original
Interesting. I liked one it more in beginning. Too far out there for me. Little too slow too. Weird music man. Bugs and shit. lol. Could barely listen to it tbh. But not awful.
Interesting not not for me
I listened to it on repeat today for over 2 hours and I can’t remember one song. Something about a scientist? Not one for me.
Bruh it sucked
not really my jam
Not my thing.
2, almost 1
Cliche 90s angst and oddity. Didn’t keep my attention.
Meh
The instrumentation in this album is great but I’m not a fan of the lyrics and the singer’s voice.
Couldn't get into it. Kind of disappointing.
Not a fan. Guy sounds whiny
Ooooh this wasn't my cup of tea. Flaming lips have never done it for me, Coynes vocals grate me so good. This was all a bit bubblegummy for my personal taste. Fav track: Race for the prize 2/5
Sometimes I start one of these albums and I know immediately that it's gonna annoy me, and I stop paying a lot of attention. And it's normally psych or classic rock and it goes for an hour. These are the dark times of the 1001 albums project. Probably good for those in the know, but the vocals and twee instrumentation just frustrated me. One and a half. Fave track: Feeling Yourself Disintegrate
Race for the Prize is a great opening track, the rest felt inconsequential
Very dreamy and melancholic music. Wayne Coyne's vocals are not the strongest by any stretch of the imagination and at times he lacks confidence in it.
The singer's wavery weak voice made every song sound similar and none of the music made an impression
Not terrible, but lyrics were often strange or a literal story being read out in song-form, which did not work for me.
I've tried Flaming lips, and they're just ok for me.
Meh
I liked it kinda, but mainly it was very boring and every song sounded the same.
Inoffensive but forgettable
Another one that passed over me leaving no real lasting opinion
I like the songwriting. I don't like the muddy wall-of-sound production or the singing.
Thoroughly unremarkable
I probably need to revisit this one later but I just don't understand the hype... Tame Impala does a better job at this style of psych rock.
Not even sure what genre this was, some okay songs in there but overall sounds like a mesh of one very similar song.
Kerralla kuunnellessa mielenkiinto lopahtaa ja lässähtää tasapaksuksi saman toistoksi. En tosin tiedä paraneeko pienissä erissä kuunneltuna. Reilu 2*
Ei jääny erityisesti mieleen. Jotenki soi vaan taustalla eikä aiheuttanut tunteita
Thought the album got off to a solid start with Race for the Prize. Then went into "just OK' mode. Think I've overused the word unremarkable lately, so I'll say this album was pleasant, yet unfulfilling. Maybe OK to listen to when trying to relax your mind, but even then, some times this guys voice began to annoy me a bit. Nothing outright brutal to hear, but just not my kind of listening enjoyment. I do think my beautiful wife would get into these guys and if she did, that would probably be the only times I would revisit this album or even the band. Songs I thought were good to Ok were Race for the Prize, Waiting for Superman and the Spiderbite song. I guess I rate this as just.....meh and OK. Probably won't revisit unless Mindy enjoys and I will bring to her attention I'll give this a 2 to 2.5. The number on the scorecard will be a 2 Somewhat surprising to me was the first 2 songs that played on my Spotify, after the album was complete. The Pixies, Wave of Mutilation and The Jesus and Mary Chain, Sometimes Always. Don't see either of the bands similar to Lips. But then again, I've only hard this one album by Flaming Lips. Love their name though!
2.5 Supposedly this is the moment that The Flaming Lips went from alternative rock to space-y psychedelic, and while they definitely have stuff from this period that I enjoy, this album didn’t do much for me. The production is pretty solid and does a good job of building atmosphere, but it really all runs together. Maybe that’s the point, idk, but I couldn’t pinpoint any song or even moment that stood out as particularly enjoyable. If I absolutely had to pick a favorite, it would probably be Feeling Yourself Disintegrate, though really I think that one just stuck out to me because it has an opening almost identical to Queen Bitch by David Bowie. Don’t feel like I have a ton else to say. The soundscape is interesting and enjoyable enough that I’d probably be willing to go up to a 3 if the album were a little shorter, but as you get closer to the end you really start feeling that one-hour runtime. That all to say, I do really, really like the songs Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots and Do You Realize?? by these guys, both of which are on the follow-up to this album, so maybe this is just the very beginning of a sound and style of songwriting that the band had yet to perfect.
oke maar niet wauw, het greep vaker naast men aandacht dan dat het me wel greep
a few takeaways from this album: the songs made me sleepy… until the drums kicked in. the drums were WAY too loud in the mix for this album. i was only able to get through about four songs before i gave up. and the singer sounds like a cartoon character. not really into it.
The music on this was quite good. The singer is not and while it works for some of the songs and is stylistically appropriate, I found the voice often distracting from the music to the point of making it unpleasant.
Not their best.
Not a bad album at all, just not sure if this is the Flaming Lips album that should be on here. Personally I think they have better albums than this one. Still not a bad one I did enjoy the listen! Some songs seem to blend together on this one and not many really stand out to me. Middle of the road type of album.
This band comes to Ogden Twilight frequently, and I’ve tried them over and over, and I’m just not feeling it with this album, either. It’s serviceable but not re-listen-able.
2.5/5 Eeesh, this singer's voice really grated my nerves. It sounded like every song was out of his register. If they are your songs, couldn't you edit them so that they were in your comfortable range? Some of the actual music was very good, like the instrumental portion. Very rich and robust sounding. Not going to revisit this.
Fanger meg ikke
I've never really understood why this album is considered a masterpiece. I guess musically it is quite good, and is a significant departure from their earlier music. But I really can't stand Wayne Coyne's screechy singing for very long. The lyrics are also way too simplistic for it to be considered "one of the best albums of the 90s". I'd take Yoshimi over this any day.
Meh, I liked ‘Feeling yourself Disintegrate’ and ‘The Spark that bled’. But nothing very special, skipped most songs as I did not really like the vocals and the drums are way too heavy sometimes.
I assume his mom didn't tell him to stop singing
Today I learned I am not a fan of flaming lips.
Production good, voice good, all in all very nice but all in all just some pop album.
ok
na tentativa de alterar o estilo música dessa banda específica, eles basicamente soaram como qualquer outra banda do mesmo gênero. não achei o álbum tão ruim, mas nada é memorável nele.
uuuuuh diferente ? experimental ? indie ? De qualquer forma, não posso analisar tecnicamente, visto que me falta conhecimento para isso - mas sonoramente é esquecível; uma tentativa de fazer algo diferente que, pelo menos pra mim, não funcionou.
I really didn’t enjoy it very forgetful
Not a big fan, nice voice but just couldnt get into it
это первый альбом, где техническая составляющая очень мешала воспринимать музыку. местами происходит какое-то безумие по панораме; барабаны то по центру, то чуть смещены, то долбят в одно ухо; с остальными инструментами происходит нечто похожее. при этом отдельные треки звучит крайне внятно. отмечу треки The Observer и Sleeping on the Roof, которые очень выделяются по вайбу, пространство замирает и ты остаешься в этом ощущение. ещё интересно звучит Feeling Yourself Disintegrate, поначалу звучало немного кринжово, особенно вот этот голос в начале бегающий по панораме, но общее ощущение неплохое от трека в остальном мешанина, которую я чет ваще не понял. ставлю 2 за местами интересные идеи и пару хороших треков
2 раза подряд смешанные чувства Окей, идеи партий синтов и барабанов прикольные. Но! Вокал улетел куда-то далеко (хотя слушал ремастер): Панорама тебя больше путает и заставляет следить; Само качество вокала и его обработка оставляют не самые приятные впечатления: Бочка какая-то ультра дисторнутая Короче, вроде и прикольно и интересно, но я больше разочарован
Хех, у ударника фамилия "Дрозд": хорошую себе профессию выбрал. Не понял сакрального смысла пихать в альбом ремиксы, да ещё и в самое начало: чтобы сразу показать, что самим конфетку сделать не получилось что ли...? И да, что опять блин со стерео не так... вторая песня убила нахрен. А ну и да: вокалист не вывозит. Ему прям очень тяжело, он сипилявит на верхних нотах, не выходит на них чисто, иногда просто мимо поёт. Ну что, я так чувствую, фанаты психодела снова будут пытаться оправдывать этот альбом, мне он не понятен. Мне понравилось, что это что-то новое жанрово, относительно нескольких предыдущих альбомов, чуваки активно используют синты и электронные барабаны. Но сведос... ну хорошо, где-то он даже приличный: в Buggin' remix, например. А, точно, это же ремикс! Да и вообще, вторая половина лучше первой, как так-то...
2.5
The songs are all in such a high key that the singer can't reach the high notes. That's just bad execution of songs that could have worked.
Some weird concepts going on, which I like. Not good enough to make a lasting imoression
2.5 really. Bit meh.
Mä en oo koskaan tajunnut Flaming Lipsiä, vaikka ehkä pitäis? Vähän indie, mutta ei riittävästi, vähän tunnetta mukana, mutta ei tarpeeksi. Jotain semmoista, ja aika tylsää, vaikka yritin tällä kertaa tykätä.
Mah, qualcosina ogni tanto c'è
I still don't get it. Theoretically all the parts of a great album, but it just doesn't jive with me. Maybe it's too optimistic for this cynic.
Boring.
If you don't like the voice of the singer, the (okay) music is also not pleasant.
The Soft Bulletin disappointed me. It's all a bit too whimsical and occasionally weird without any punch or purpose to it, and I can't get on with music like that. It's music made to be a background soundtrack to something much more interesting.
I like the experiment soundscapes and spacy vibes, but there are not enough hooks or emotions here to connect to. It always feels like they're building towards something that's really gonna groove...but it never quite gets there. So it's more "interesting" than it is enjoyable. "Waiting for Superman" is great, playlist-worthy track.
Just kinda annoying. I wouldn't describe it as 'dream pop', its a bit jangly and the singing is whiney and out of tune
Race for the prize- Not the biggest fan of the lyrics but catchy and luscious instrumental makes up for that👍 A spoonful weighs a ton- Bit of a confusing composition, I like riff in middle but not the rest The spark that bled- I don’t think this succeeds for me in forming a narrative The spiderbite song- Interesting percussion👍 What is the light?- cute love(?) song. Full title reeks of pretentiousness 👍 The observer- lofi study music core Waitin’ for a superman- This is just dull Suddenly everything has changed- many songs represent mundaness by grocery shopping. Wonder why that is The gash- maybe I’m just not in the mood but this seems overproduced Feeling yourself disintergrate- i was gonna like this one until i remembered the horrible intro then two remixes.. okay then This is another quite mid indie rock record. 2/5
Meh. This band has got loads of alt rock cachet, but I don’t get it. Few good singles in the catalogue, but overall too highbrow artsy fartsy conceptual bullshit for me.
Not my Album. Like every other of their Albums more. But they habe some amazing Songs. See my Spotify faves.
Pop tranquilo y algo melódico. Algo de chispa le falta. Quizás un tanto depresivo
Quite nice, but a lot of sound tinkering and little composition.
The singer’s voice isn’t working for me
It's nice, not great.
Kind of good but also kind of not good
Dull and uninteresting to me.
Why does he write about bugs so much? I don’t think he has any business being a singer or a songwriter. Some of the songs are cool. I like the observer and the gash
Not my sound, not terrible though.
I like how adventurous and unpredictable the music is but I can’t be the only one who finds his voice grating. His vocals held back a few of these songs for me. I’m sure this is a grower of an album and one listen while running errands on a Thursday isn’t going to do it justice. But there weren’t a lot of songs that I could wrap my hands around and enjoy on a first listen. I’m open to persuasion on this one but it didn’t do much for me on the initial go-around. A few tracks stood out as standalone songs: “Race for the Prize,” “Waitin’ for a Superman,” “The Gash,” “Feeling Yourself Disintegrate”
Not a bad album. Kind of like an over the top rock musical event. I think the sound overall is good but I've never been a huge fan of the band and this album continues in that. The singer's voice is a little whimpery and I think that they suffer from this thing that happens in software development- called "feature creep" where they lost in the big ideas a bit too much. It's always been my gripe with the band and this album generally has the same issue.
spark that bled was cool. overall not super into this one though
Rhythms were good, musicians talented, I just don’t think that guy should ever sing. Ever.
I'm struggling with this one - I don't like his voice at all, and it's all just a bit weird and floaty and weak.
Get a singer !!
It's ok I guess, some nice songs, but nothing really blew me away.
Desperately in need of a singer. And maybe a drummer…
Whats with the WB logo? Thought this was a movie soundtrack at first. Turns out just more indie pop-rock. Let's see... Wimpy vocalist singing through too much reverb ✅ Ambiguous or irreverent lyrics that purposely lack any emotional depth other than melancholy ✅ Everything awash in reverby synths ✅ Music that's just catchy enough to be accessible, and just creative enough to be called artsy (but only minimally so on both ends) ✅ Yep, this is your good ol' generic indie pop-rock. The only redeeming aspect of this album is some very interesting musical passages and melodies ("The Gash" is best I'd say), but unfortunately the singer really ruins every song. And the lyrics don't help none.
Pretty good single, interesting album. Loved the sound and feel, but misses that little spark.
Too soft and bland
Yea it was fine
A bit boring
I could never get past Wayne Coyne's voice. Unique but monotonous. I get that this album was a departure from their guitar-driven stuff, but it's just too whimsical for my taste.
They need to fuck that singer right off. Grating, obnoxious, terrible. How the fuck do people listen to that immature whine? The bits when he is not whining are fine.
Nice vocals but boring beat.
nah
Was ok….
This album was overhyped in the book. I guess the songs are OK (though nothing special), but I couldn't finish the album. I find the singer's voice quite annoying and whiney, but the real offender is the mix. The drums are overbearing in volume with too much room ambience a lot of the time and the bass is much too soft. I really couln't get into this. Disappointing 2/5
“Sloppy” and “Amateur” Are perfectly fine adjectives to describe certain forms of artistic expression but not what I look for in Albums to Hear Before I Die.
Nothing particularly exceptional. The singer is quite bad and the songs are very generic.
2.5
Ah eeeehhh
More unique than what I heard before regarding arrangements, but very bizarre in different ways.
It was okay, not quite my thing.
Best Song: The Spark That Bled. The rhythm changeup that hits in the middle of the song is nice. Worst Song: The Spiderbite Song. The plodding pace, along with the basic rhyme scheme, makes this song almost feel like a Dr. Seuss book put to music. Overall: Thoughtful, well-produced music that doesn't sound as old to me as it apparently is. The vocals are almost too nasally, but they remind me of John K. Samson from the Weakerthans, which helps.
Found this boring.
I didn't know this band. It's not bad.
this album wasn't awful! but i guess i now join the many people who are confused why two flaming lips albums are on this list. i understand this list is the albums you should listen to, not the best albums ever, but i remain befuddled. it had some nice moments, but on the whole, it wasn't anything remarkable. well, that's a lie, because the spiderbite song is going to stay with me for some time.
This album was good background music while I worked, but it all just kind of blended together into one low tempo, indie blob. It was okay, but again, another "not great" from this band. Hoping there isn't a third album of theirs in this project. With the many epic artists who I am sure did not get a spot in this project, were two Flaming Lips albums really necessary? I guess the creator and I can agree to disagree.
Неопсиходелик-бэнд из Штатов. Я не ценитель этого стиля музыки. Но из альбома понравились: Race For The Prize, Waitin' For A Superman. Моя субъективная оценка - 2.
I've never really understood the fascination people have for The Flaming Lips. This album is okay, but nothing really stands out and grabs hold of me.
Not really a fan - gave up after a few songs.
Didn't really care for this one. Kind felt like a discount version of the other 90s bands
~DJ Khaled button sound effect~ (Another one). They did their best as Flaming Lips, and the music was fine. I think in my life it's overplayed.
very reminiscent of neutral milk hotel
Whiny drivel. Shouldn't there be some minimum requirement that a singer should know how to sing?
this mama voice made me want to off myself. he was like wailing and oh just no. in the spider bite song especially it was nonstop. without the voice i’m sure it would be okay, but oh my god i cant. 1 or 2? I say 2 because genuinely the music was fine!
Put off by the vocalist and musically it just didn't resonate with me! Gave it a whirl but not really my cup of tea!
Honestly not my favorite. Drug music. Nothing against drugs, I just don't like my music sounding like drugs you know what I mean? Maybe if I was high I would've liked this one better.
Another one of these bands I've heard so much about over the years but never sat down to listen to an album start to finish. I can see the appeal here and imagine if you were a fan and invested in it it would be pretty cool. For the causal observer it's a bit inaccessible and hard to place: Do you listen to this at party or is headphones music? Had me a few times with some clever lyrics and the occasional head-bopping rhythm break, but not sure I'd come back to it anytime soon. Solid 2.5Stars
extremely psychedelic and does not make much sense unless enjoyed in an introspective moment of thought. fav song was "Race for the Prize".