Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

Easy 5. Just saying, good fucking music.

The concept album even people who hate concept albums can love.

This plaque is to commemorate the brave Yoshimis who gave their lives to keep this box safe from the Robot Menace. Lest we forget their sacrifice. And also Cat Stevens

Self indulgent and boring.

Cool

Не совсем "моё" но изучу менее коммерчески успешные, но более на мой взгляд интересные в плане музыкальных экспериментов альбомы. https://daily.afisha.ru/archive/volna/archive/words_of_music_fl/

Vibes. Great whether a "concept album" or not.

amazing. loved it.

#10: The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots. Listening to this album while playing Burnout 3: Takedown, let's fucking go lads. Track 1: Fight Test. Huh. Not the sound I was expecting based on the album art and title. Sonically it sounds...hopeful? Almost happy, really. Maybe Burnout wasn't the best choice for this. Lmao. 8/10. Track 2: One More Robot / Sympathy 3000-21. Have ya'll ever watched "the gmod stream"? The opening of this reminded me of the "We Will Be Together Soon" medley at the end of redman's lament. Apart from that I really love the instrumentation on this song. Especially the almost Linkin Park guitars with a minute left into the track. 9/10. Track 3: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1. YEAH KICK THEIR ASSES YOSHIMI! 8/10. Track 4: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 2. Fuck the robots won. 8/10. Track 5: In the Morning of the Magicians. The drums, the fucking cut and chopped DRUMS. They were in the previous track I think. This album's gonna re-awaken my percussionist phase, ain't it? 9/10. Track 6: Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell. For such an intimidating and scary title, this is an oddly chill track. Then again this whole album has been oddly chill apart from a few specific moments. Nothing much else to say. I'm playing Simpsons Hit & Run now. 7/10. Track 7: Are You a Hypnotist?? The drums be drumming. Also one of my favourite endings to a song probably. 9/10. Track 8: It's Summertime. It's October, dipshit. /j. This is probably the only track on the album so far that doesn't do much for me. Especially with the fucking door stopper ending. Just sounds...dated? 6/10. Track 9: Do You Realize?? ...okay? I don't have much else to say about this track. I get called beautiful and reminded that I'm gonna die some day. Cool. 6/10. Track 10: All We Have Is Now. I'm having less and less to say about each of these tracks. Music good I guess. Very calming. 7/10. Track 11: Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (Utopia Planitia). The first 10 seconds reminded me of Tyler, The Creator's Tell Me How It Is. I always love a good instrumental closer, letting the album end by speaking for itself. 9/10. Overall: Yeah. Don't have much to say. Great album. Favourite track: In The Morning of the Magicians Least Favourite Track: It's Summertime Overall: 8/10 (⭐⭐⭐⭐)

‘Do You Realize??’ is the only song I like on this album.

The main attraction of this album is, without a doubt, its cover art. This excellent first visual impression creates expectations that do not align with reality, suggesting that the band’s sound might be as conceptual and transgressive as that of an underground Japanese rock band. However, listening to the opening tracks quickly dampens that initial enthusiasm. The instrumentation is well executed, and the technical production meets expectations, but the project fails to reconcile its visual promise with its musical execution. The album’s main weakness becomes apparent in Wayne Coyne’s vocal performance. His singing is light and shallow, and he employs a wobbly falsetto, which lets down the architecture of the tunes. By the time the title track, “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots” arrives, its style is that of a soundtrack to a children’s cartoon and makes the listening experience monotonous. The musical style is a sugary, naive maximalism that might fit an episode of The Backyardigans, albeit in that case the original voice cast would probably have delivered a more compelling and enjoyable melodic performance. Ultimately, the album waters down the Eastern influences suggested by its presentation. By employing the aesthetics of Japanese science fiction in a superficial manner, the record loses itself in simplistic lyrics and predictable textures. What should have been an avant-garde artistic journey instead becomes an immature, excessively comfortable, and tedious listening experience.

"I bet this would be an album I'd be unimpressed with if I didn't already like it" -- then Pt 2 kicks on and nope this album rules.

Interesting record, sonically varied.

No thanks. Never liked the Flaming Lips. Even after all these years, I don’t understand why people went nuts for this record.

Right off the bat, you know that this album is gonna be something special based on those first couple of seconds, and then you're in for a wild ride. This is my second favorite Flaming Lips album, behind The Soft Bulletin, but I can't help but feel the hope and optimism that comes from this album and also how complete and cohesive it is. It's got such a perflectly beautiful blend of electronic and rock. The vocals pull at your heartstrings, and the backing harmonies make it sound so full. The production is unlike anything else I've heard. It's out of this world, as much as the art of the album cover is strange and bizarre. The whole thing just feels and sounds like a dream.

Волшебно

First of the 1001 and it's a favourite of mine, I feel like I'm in for a treat!

This is already one of my favorite albums but I’m gonna start my day with it regardless

To start this review, my dog is named Yoshimi. This is the best record by The Flaming Lips. Sonically it's all over the place but it somehow all works together. Do You Realize? may be the best song ever written. Slightly hyperbolic with that statement but I don't know how that song doesn't just move you and make you smile. Opener of flight test and the second side starts with ego trip at the gates of hell. It's a magical album that is incredibly relistenable.

ne gusta, melodía re chill, tiene una onda a tame impala

relisten

Amazing modern psychedelic album. Quirky, creative, fun and just the right amount of insane. Flaming Lips are (were?) such a cool band

rubbish, but feeling harsh today

nah i dont like this band

In which The Flaming Lips go even further into the pop leanings of The Soft Bulletin and, at the same time, make it more conceptual. Honestly, I'm not sure exactly what the concept of this album is, but it sure sounds like there is one. Something dystopic about robots, incidentally pink ones, and a girl named Yoshimi fighting them. It's all a bit confusion and the band themselves don't seem to know what the narrative is either. But at the end of the day, who cares about that when you have hooks as delicious as these? Key tracks: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1 Do You Realize??

The title track (part 1) was my introduction to the Lips as a kid. The lyrics and the artwork conjured a world in my mind beyond what was strictly in the music…and that’s the real power of psychedelia, isn’t it? Fantastic record, one of their best.

ΚΑΛΕ ΤΟ ΕΙΧΑ ΞΕΧΑΣΕΙ ΟΤΙ ΥΠΑΡΧΕΙ ΑΥΤΟ ΤΟ ΑΛΜΠΟΥΜ. ΠΑΜΕ ΛΙΓΟ. Νταξ ποτέ δεν το θεώρησα ο,τι καλύτερο, αλλά καλό είναι

Overall, a cool album, but the Yoshimi and Do You Realize songs are the best

The love child of Kermit the Frog and Neil Young got a Casio keyboard for Christmas and the house never knew silence again.

Always so good!

Overall interesting, I do think this band merits further exploration. They remind me of RadioHead, about 30% happier and 80% less weird. Less depth though.

Thos album was so easy and fun to listen to! I will definitely be coming back

I'm already very familiar with this album, but it is really solid. The production is incredible, one of the best to listen to on a solid pair of headphones. I really like many of the songs on here, favorites being "Fight Test" "Yoshimi" parts one and two, as well as "Ego Death." Unfortunately there's a couple songs that prevent it from being a 5. I think I'm in the minority here, but I really dislike "Do You Realize," then find a few other tracks to be more filler.

The album is relaxing and easy.. But it's also kinda boring and monotonous. I'll add a star for the cover art.

Pleasant enough to listen to, but it didn’t grab me enough for a revisit

It was a fun album

A record that is hard not to like - I mean, you have to lean pretty hard in to the "It's Hipster music" mindset to not enjoy these simple, breezy songs, layered up with electronic oddness. I do think it's a bit of an over-hyped record - Flaming Lips fans really, really like Flaming Lips - but there's lots to enjoy and it's a warm, comfortable listen.

Great album, I listen to it once every few years.

Funky and fun.

This is just about a perfect concept album. I love the instrumental so so much and the flow of the album is flawless.

I didn't know this band. Some good tunes. Good album overall.

Unexpectedly silly and highly enjoyable

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album: yoshimi battles the pink robots artist: the flaming lips (recommended by the 1001 albums generator, this is today’s album) released: july 16th, 2002 date: october 6th, 2026 rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ favorite song: “ego tripping at the gates of hell” favorite moment: some lyrics feel weirdly deep like in “ego tripping at the gates of hell” where he says “i was waiting on the moment” and then follows up by repeating “but the moment never came” in a nutshell: electro-rock album with sci-fi storyline at one point, but then some weirdly deep human lyrics and cinematic moments when to listen: cruising on a skateboard with wired earbuds in, walking and there’s that golden hour sun drifting, going emotionally numb and dissociating would recommend? yes thoughts: i still feel that i haven’t fully absorbed this, but from the get-go, this automatically screamed 4-star energy to me. there’s so much going on. there’s a beautiful cinematic quality spread throughout this album too. i feel like when you are listening to this, it forces you to go emotionally

Olen kyllä nimen The Flaming Lips kuullut mutta tuotantonsa on täysin vierasta. Hyvä kuitenkin, että tuli listalla vastaan. Tällaiseksi ”pehmopopiksi” aivan erinomainen albumi. 4/5

I mainly enjoyed it but it's not something I'll go back to regularly.

a bit boring.

Great indie rock album. Awesome humour, flaming lips are a massively underrated band

Мрійливий, меланхолійний, дуже мелодійний. Мед.

It was quite boring but i liked the Instruments and lyrics 3/5

мне все таки понравилось. есть среди откровенно попсового очевидного в них какая то зацепка, в специфической иногда выгоядыввющей гармонии аккордов или во всегда очень выразительном синусоидно хрипотцовом вокале. есть что то что содержит в себе красоту

First of all, props to the song titles. They are beautiful.

Chill incubus vibe

Man, it has taken me way too long to hear this. I should be a lot bigger on the Lips than I am. I don't know why I've always had a "passing interest" in their music and not much more than that. Soft Bulletin is "amazing" in the sense that it wows me when I hear a song from it, but I never consider it when I'm thinking of brilliant albums. This, on the other hand? Yeah I'll think of this one in the future. Opening with "Fight Test" is an incredible statement.

I didn’t give this a chance when it came out because it was so hyped in my little slice of the world. And it’s nothing like I thought it was. I’ve been missing out but I’ll enjoy it from now on.

FAbulous album - need this in my rotation!!!!!!!!!

good god i had high hopes and this was a letdown. i didn't make it past Do You Realize??-- what a boring one-note record. i'll spare it the 1 because i have good enough ears to tell it's at least well-produced and much better suited to tastes that aren't mine. just not my cup of tea at all. youtube music did pull up King Gizzard's Paper Maché Dream Balloon in the suggested albums section though so i'll go enjoy that one again instead now

Love, love, LOVE this album! Named my car in college "Yoshimi". Classic.

booooring xd con razón nunca había oído nada de estos weyes fuera de sus éxitos

zzzzz…

um album bem experimental. Tem personalidade, mas não é do meu gosto, gostei apenas da primeira musica. 3,4/5

Such a fun, whimsical album. Every song paints a picture of the name of the album.

I didn't get the hype at the time and there's nothing here really that changes my initial opinion on that. It has some decent moments, Do You Realise?? in particular is a stand out but there's too much here that's just... ok.

I want to love this album, but it mostly just washed over me. I think that if I was high and wanted to relax, this would be perfect. It's a collection of pleasant, laidback grooves with some psychedelic effects and organic synths thrown in the mix. Not much stood to me, but it's perfectly pleasant and it must be a grower. I hope I listen to it high someday, and it clicks. Otherwise, it's fine.

muuuuuito trilha sonora de filme. amei

Eh Similiar to indie music I like but the energy is off

Back and forth, back and forth, it goes...5 "I landed on Mars" stars.

The sound is absolutely fantastic—perfect for listening to on a good hi-fi system. I love the richness of so many overlapping musical layers. This album really sounds just like the cover art looks; it feels like a sonic painting.

This was the apex of the Lips' lush psychedelic era, not in terms of quality but in terms of the depth of sound they achieved. There's so much going on in these songs; the music has tons of layers, but all of the chatter and sound effects in the background add a lot too. At the same time, it never sounds cluttered. In fact, if it has a fault, it's that some of the songs - "One More Robot," "It's Summertime" - get a bit stuck in some downtempo grooves. But more often than not it's exciting, with clattering drums and bouncy synths. The title track is a highlight for the band, and "Are You a Hypnotist??" has a great climax. And of course "Do You Realize??" is a stunner, beautiful lyrically and soaringly triumphant musically. A lush and detailed album with something new to find every time you hear it.

I really thought it was good. I've heard the Flaming Lips before but wasn't familiar at all with them. It was chill and enjoyable.

As usual with The Flaming Lips a very mixed bag of wonderful weird poppy rock and then some prog crap.

Listened

I never got the Flaming Lips, but felt somehow that I was supposed to. This album didn't help. Interesting musically, but it's never going to be a go-to.

Since this sounds like a WWF battle it's hard to take Jim Ross's voice out of my head. BAH GAWD! KING, JUST LOOK! IT'S YOSHIMI COMING TO THE RING! AND SHE'S GOT A STEEL CHAIR!

Weird band, but I love it

dur, j’ai eu du mal à me concentrer, c’est tellement pas mon style, ça m’a un peu ennuyée.

Wayne doesn’t have the greatest voice but the bands quirkiness and originality has grown on me. Not many people writing songs about robot battlers. “In the Morning of the magicians” and “Do You Realize” are quite lovely. Overall, it is a pretty / melancholy album. “It’s Summertime” and “All We Have Is Now” drew me in on this listen.

Interesting, but not quite my cup of tea

I’ve always had a soft spot for The Flaming Lips and this album is on of my favorites of theirs.

Pre Listen: A Japanese album..? I like the album cover a lot, it's giving me Earthbound Vibes. I can't really discern what genre this might be, but the album art is cool enough to make me receptive to whatever it's got inside. Elevated expectations. Notable Tracks: Post Listen: I was tricked by the album cover. This wasn't a Japanese album; it was one by some white dudes with no sauce. It's a bit of an exaggeration to say they had *no* sauce. There were some good moments, but overall, it was pretty lame. This is the purest Indie-rock album I think I've heard on here to date, it's so indie a lot of the songs could be utilized in a forgettable indie Earthbound-inspired turn-based RPG, that come a dime a dozen. To me however, despite listening through to it *twice* I just couldn't force my focus upon the album, it couldn't hook me in at all. Stayed as background music despite my best efforts. The drumming was the most solid part of the album. A lot of the vocal work was either too goofy or avante-garde, and I felt was the weakest part. Next time don't make your album cover misleading. 2/5

Love this. Not objective about it. 5 Boolean: True

Cool pschydelic chops. Glad I went to see these recently. Life affirming music.

4/10

Light. Airy. A couple songs I really like. One I can't stand. Background music all the same.

“Some say life is hard, but that is just talk. It is good to be alive, it is exciting!” Dreams (1990)

Epoch defining pscychadelic electro pop featuring Do You Realize, one of the most beautiful songs of the last 25 years.

This is one of those albums that will always be dear to my heart with The Soft Bulletin. The Flaming Lips have this capacity to make catchy songs but at the same time there is always some experimental part to the songs. And the mix of sadness and hapyness of a song like "Do You Realize?" will always move something for me. One of their best song. The verse "And instead of saying all of your goodbyes / Let them know you realize / That life goes fast / It's hard to make good things last" is so right and as I get older it only gets more and more right. Favorite Songs: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Part 1 & Part 2 ; In the Morning of the Magicians ; Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell ; Do You Realize??

Venían nada menos que de The Soft Bulletin, y con este siguieron en rcha entregando otro disco magistral que incluye una de sus mejores canciones (Do you realize??) pero hay muchas otras que no le andan lejos: Fight Test, One more robot, Yoshimi I... Uno de los que más me gustan junto con American head (2020), The Terror (2013) o Embryonic (2009). Pon, al menos, un disco de Flaimg Lips en tu vida.

This was way more atmospheric and psychedelic than I expected, and I'm not nearly stoned enough to enjoy it, I think. I'm not sure how I feel about this album, honestly. 3 stars, maybe?

Nice weird electronic sounds. The melodies keep it quite warm and approachable.

As far as concept albums about Japanese musicians battling monster robots go, this is probably the best I’ve heard. 5 stars

Brad you’re still a star short, but I guess I’m pleased you at least gave it a 4 :)

Rate: 7/10.

Not bad, but not really my sort of music either. Two stars...

Inject into my veins please

Wasn’t sure what to expect but I was pleasantly surprised! Had a good time with this one

tykkäsin j muistutti gorillzista j tuli kiva samanlainen olo ku sillon ku rupein kuuntelee niit

Actually kinda baller

A fun, trippy, dreamy concept album … enjoyed it, didn’t love it

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