Reviews (page 9 of 9)
Sloppy instrumentals and vocals, low-quality production, and uncreative lyrics…quite possibly the worst album I’ve ever listened to
Didn’t like this
The opening track "Race for the Prize" grates my nerves - the twanging guitar, synth, or whatever it is sound like it's out of tune, as do the vocals on the second track "A Spoonful Weighs a Ton". A difficult listen - perhaps a bit too "out there" for my liking.
too weird
Coldplay/U2 if they tried to rip off Pavement. This is SO shit. SO middle of the road. SO generic and whiny. Jesus christ the zany symphonic sound is awful. I can't believe how beloved this band was at the time.
Couldn't stand it.
Has to be one of the worst albums I have ever listened to. Just noise and no musical skill. Maybe this is one to listen to so one understands what bad music is.
Weird music for normal people. Not a fan of the voice or the songs. All a bit mannered for me.
unknown
Not for me
voice is annoying the shit out of me
No thanks
Ik kan echt niet langer luisteren naar deze kut stem
The only redeemable track on this album is the one without vocals. I’m not even a person whose first focus is lyrics but the vocalists talk-singing and cheesy lyrics completely ruin anything good the band may be doing.
Sorry, aber absolut nicht meins. Nach zwei Stücken (Remixe übersprungen) geht mir der schlechte Gesang und die nach Zufallsprinzip ausgewählten Magix Music Maker Instrumente auf den Sack. Habe die anderen Stücke kurz durchgescrollt, bin bei nix hängengeblieben. Vielleicht isses ja genial und ich verstehs nur nicht. Schwieriger Einstieg. :)
I owe my life to The Flaming Lips. See, a while back, I got in a horrible car crash, and I was in a 6-month coma as a result. While at the hospital, desperately holding on to the decaying potential that I’d ever wake up, the nurse put on "The Soft Bulletin". Realizing - even from a state of barely being conscious - what album this was, I awoke from my long coma, stood up, and walked to the radio to turn this garbage off.
I’m no music expert but this album sounded very amateur, and tinny, like they recorded it in someone’s garage. None of the songs stood out to me in a good way. Some of the lyrics definitely stood out in a this-is-really-bad-song-writing kind of way. I was pretty glad when it ended.
Don't care for it. Sleeping on the Roof is okay.
Ellers tak. Det var virkelig ikke noget for mig.
The music itself was not bad, but I could only take so much of Wayne Coyne singing. And that amount was much shorter than an entire album.
Nope!
Wayne Coyne is a douche
1. race for the prize - 1 2. a zpoonfull uueighz a ton - 1 3. the zpark that bled - 0 4. zpiderbite zong - 0 5. bugging - 0 6. uuhat iz the light - 0 7. the obzerver - 0 8. uuating for a zuperman - 0 9. zuddenly everything haz changed - 1 10. the gazh - 0 11. feeling yourzelf dizintegrate - 1 12. zleeping on the roof - 2
Favorite song was Sleeping On The Roof as I didn't have to listen to terrible lyrics or voice 😂 We made better lyrics than The Spiderbite Song just messing around (sound better too). Not on this album, but the one memorable song of theirs is She Don't Use Jelly, which is at best fun which is why this album is getting a 1
The singing is really irritating to me. Most songs have some annoying element to the instrumental. Otherwise it might have been enjoyable.
Mostly naff music, some ok moments like those handfuls of fuzz synth in A Spoonful. Wow, I’m scraping the bottom of the barrel here, huh? This freshly laid dog turd is unforgivably irritating as a whole. Oh and I hate this guy’s voice. Absolutely wretched.
I actually disliked this with a passion. It was a long time ago since I heard a record that sounded this bad, it's on demo territory for me. I actually had to check if my headphones were connected properly, just because it sounded so bad. The singer has a quite special style that you may or may not like, but I think he actually sang out of key on some songs which just enhances the feeling that he can't sing. It's a bit of a shame, because 'Race for the Prize' could've been a very good song if it was just executed better. And that is a feeling I have throughout the whole record; every song that could've been good is ruined by bad choices of what sounds and instruments to use, which just makes it sound crap and dissonant (I'm looking at you, distorted bass in 'A Spoonful Weighs a Ton'). It does sound quite a lot like a predecessor to Death Cab for Cutie though, and I can see how many other indie and alternative bands might've been inspired by this.
I can't be objective. I hate the Flaming Lips.
Too unorganized, like they don't know what they really want to sound like, although they certainly nail some melodies on some songs. Favourite song(s): The Spark That Bled.
Not my cup of tea. Very whiny, could not finish.
And why did I need to hear this album? As psychedelic music it's a poorly executed americana attempt, married to a bloody awful vocalist, of man but he's dire. Couldn't find anything to like about this album, 14 meh, whatever, tracks.
The singer is annoying. Honestly couldn't make it through
The first song is good, catchy. The rest of the album takes a sharp nosedive into this weird 90s sadboy pop/alt album and it's just not for me. I wouldn't have liked this when it came out, and I think I hate it more now. Shrug.
Nothing that stood out in a good way in this album.
anteeksiantamattomasti ”itsenäistä”-indie paskaa eli sama homma ku rock and roll kanssa kävi joskus 1960-luvulla STNA kun sen äänen kuuleekin ARGHH VIHA TULEE POSKIPUNILLE EI ILO. Kaikki biisit kertoo PRKL samasta asiasta cliche lyriikoiden kera. Biisiet samahkon kuullosta eli tupla conceptual high artko??? Noh jos albumi annetaan arvosana riipputtamatta sitä sen tekijöistä, genrestä ajankohdasta ja näin ja otetaan vaan tulo tarkasteluun niin onko tämä tuotos hyvää musiikkia omassa pienessä kuplakonteksissaan jota en saa puhkaista sääntö oli siis tämä… objektiivisuus sääntö.. Noh ei täyttä paskaahan tämä silti..
I did not enjoy this
The singer is absolutely terrible, I can't do more than 3 songs of this despite my best intentions. Read on Wikipedia that this is one of the 90s most acclaimed albums... Where did they get this from?
This band was not my cup of tea. I’m more classic rock
tää ukko ei ole edes YRITTÄNYT laulaa... miten voi kuulostaa tolta..parhaat kohtaukset kun suupielet pysyy tiukasti kiinni.... aivan paskaa indiehörinää TAAS KERRAN montako näitä pitää vielä kärsiä eisaatana neljäsosa albumeista generoitu jos meikän saamat indiekopiot on vittu 25% valmista niin ei saatana the observer
horrible
nah
Sorry no, can't get over the vocals
Lame
not for me
i’m ngl this album was ass
Fuck The Flaming Lips I Will Never Like The Flaming Lips (that intro is alright though£
Ugh I dont get it. It was indie music. It was an hour long. It just needed to end. It is better than a one not really a two. I am rounding down
Instrumentell hätt mir das ja voll gefallen aber mit diesen Vocals komm ich überhaupt nicht klar.
2/10
Not my speed.
Sappy instrumentals and awful vocals, make for a near unlistenable album
Straight up did not enjoy this.
Honestly, this pretty much epitomizes my dislike of some indie rock. It just tried too hard to be emotional and whimsical while lacking groove or anything interesting, really. It somehow meanders like jam band stuff while not really highlighting musicianship or propping up any sort of scene or movement. This seems like a band that got into indie rock at the height of its popularity and rode its coattails. So many artists that did it earlier and better. "Pet Sounds" of the 90s my ass. Pet Sounds still sounds better than this imo.
Lol I had people in the 00s recommend flaming lips to me. This was so boring!
This album should be renamed 'If bin juice made a noise it would sound like this'.
Pleasant enough music. Nothing unique to my ear. I don't own any of their music. Based on this album I probably will not be buying any either. Very average. Rate 1-2.
Saved Prior: None Off Rip: None Cutting Edge: None Overall Notes: Disliked this album so much I had to go back to Yoshimi to see if I had just hallucinated that album being good. Nope, just this one sucks.
Gave up near the end, did not enjoy
I did not like this at all. Had to turn it off after a few songs. Very annoying vocals.
Not keen ...on first listen...poor mans Mercury Rev. Contrived
Surprisingly didn’t like it. Heard great things about them, not anything I was a fan of.
Mye fin instrumental her, men hadde det vanskelig for å bli vant til vokalen. Ble rett og slett litt skjærende til tider. Den eneste sangen som egentlig sto ut var The Gash, den var tung og deilig. Har gitt den flere sjanser, men tror ikke jeg kommer noe særlig tilbake til denne.
Utter nonsense 1/5
Shite. A low one (I know this is decent but I just really dislike these guys)
Just dont like Flaming Lips
sounds good, just not my favorite
Started of well fell hard
SO BORING.
Meh
cool
Cool Sound.
Really cool, but not incredible