Reviews (page 10 of 15)
I forgot to rate this at the time but I’m landing on a solid midpoint for me
Muy bye album, no lo conocía, me gustó mucho.
Always heard of the Flaming Lips but never took the time to listen. Spacey, easy rock with some cool synthesizer sounds that I know were newish for the time. I really liked the Postal Service around this time so I wasn't surprised to see that they had collabed. Some of the lyrics got in the way - the whole yoshimi focus just doesn't hit for me. Some cool songs, some actually annoying songs.
I respect that this album seems as if it’s written for someone who is coming of age. Bearing that in mind I probably would rate this higher if I had discovered this album 20 years ago. The album was a fun ride but I can’t help but feel like it’s not written for someone in their late thirties.
This is fun, I'm enjoying the electronic influence. The whole album flows well and has some nicer moments like the end of Are You a Hypnotist?? It feels somewhat like a concept album but it never had it's big moment for me. The highs weren't very high, the lows weren't very low, but I'd enjoy more like this with some more instrumental or vocal flash in there somewhere. Just a good sound overall. Part 1 of the title track was my favorite.
I have to admit, I had the wrong impression of what The Flaming Lips were in my mind. I had Vaseline in my ears, which is not a great reflection of what this album sounds like. I very much enjoyed it, and will likely start with the later part of their career and work my way back!
The first track, which borrows from Cat Stevens’ Father and Son, is nice. And the sound generally is far richer than I’d expected - I’d never listened to the Flaming Lips but had them pigeonholed as generic US indie-rock. I wasn’t blown away by the album, though. Possibly in part because it’s about the fourth album in the last few 1001 albums listening weeks that’s been some sort of sci-fi influenced concept piece! Enough of the sci-fi, already…
tiene elementos muy fuera de contexto, ademas de que algunas canciones pecan de tener muchos sonidos a la vez pero igualmente suenan bien juntos. puede ser un poco monótono al principio. escuche la de hypnotist y cambio, pero siguió siendo monótono con sonidos similares.
Buen disco. Algunos sonidos pueden ser repetitivos y llegan a saturar un poco, está adornado por demás. Volvería a escuchar un par de temas.
This... is certainly not what I expected the Flaming Lips to sound like. I always imagined them as one of those pretentious "indie" bands you see on the lineup for Coachella every other year and wonder who actually listens to their music. Psychedelic space rock with trip hop elements? That's something I can actually get behind. That said, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots does have its weak points and probably isn't going to be something I'll go out of my way to listen to (in full) any time soon. Highlights: Fight Test, One More Robot / Sympathy 3000-21, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 2, In the Morning of the Magicians, Are You a Hypnotist??
very interesting.
Liked it more than I thought I would, but some parts fell flat.
kinda reminds me of radiohead, but like 70s even though it came out in 2002. fight test, all we have is now, and its summertime are the favs. actually, more like the antlers than radiohead. overall though, not my cup of tea.
Incredible album name. Music was nice.
Few grooves but overall not super my jam!
The eponymous song was catchy, but not a lot other than that
Some great songs others that i did not enjoy so much, a little bit too trippy jam band vibes
Fun, easy listening
Ég hlustaði mikið á titillag plötunnar hér áður fyrr og hélt að nú væri komin plata að mínum smekk sem hún er en situr samt ekki nógu mikið eftir
Það vantar möguleikann að gefa þrjá og hálfa stjörnu. Skemmtileg plata að sumu leyti.
Almost a 4, but not quite. Still amaze!
medium enthousiast sommige leuk sommige stom
The last album before Wayne and fwiends disappeared up their own assholes.
Strange one.
This might cure my sleeping isues bc in the span of the album's duration i genuinely fell asleep at least two times.
Pretty nice record. "Do you realize??" Is a great pop tune
This list has established a habit of including artists I like, but then choosing an album that I think is an inferior offering to other items in their bin. So it goes with this one. However in this relisten to an album I’d once written off, I can’t deny liking some bits far more than I remember. The bass player and I had a love affair throughout the album, and he knew all the right notes to play. Their most successful moments are the ones where they strip away all the songwriter-y parts leaving the deadly rhythm section and just the accentuating production pieces, a flute segue here, a splash of synth there. Then there’s Wayne’s signature delivery which, though teetering on the edge, often rings true to me. He seems earnest and that’s part of their schtick. I think this is intended to be music for (pseudo-)intelligent, progressive(-seeming) listeners, but they usually get there by playing and singing with recklessly juvenile earnestness. And it works…sometimes. I mostly believe them.
A pleasant surprise. I never been into the Flaming Lips. Last year I tried listening to Soft Bullet and just didn’t get it. This album made a lot more sense to me. Interesting sounds with a lot of creative production techniques. Overall, a solid concept record. Makes me want to give Soft Bullet another chance.
As I felt at the time, pretty boring apart from the several obvious high highs, particularly compared to the album(s) before it!
A bit weird. One track on here I knew well but didn't realise was them. It was fine, but not quite my cuppa tea.
epic
Sympa mais pas trop mon style et un peu trop triste 3/5
I quite enjoyed, but not best of all time material
oh my. such a mixed one. bangers like 'in the morning of the magicians' and 'are you a hypnotist??' preceeded and followed by the lamest plainest songs like the namesake of the album and the most popular 'do you realize??'... im just confused
Having not listened to this album for about 15 years, I'm starting to feel Wayne Coyne's Moog synthesiser didn't get to the credit it deserved at the time for the amount of heavy lifting it's doing on this bloody record. The hits remain the the hits here. But the rest, as Walt Whitman said, is middling psychedelic guff. 3.2.
There's bits of this I really like. And bits that are just meh. I never really liked the big single from this album when it came out so never checked them out further. It's got some nice enough tracks on it though.
I've dabbled with this album before and never really could get into it. Sadly it's the same here. I enjoyed what I was listening to but it was too easy to let it fade into background music.
Great Flaming Lips album
fun, not a fav, but decent fav-Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell
Kook 'n roll
Me gusto, tiene algunos arreglos que me resultan innecesarios, pero tambien muchas canciones lindas. En algunas la guitarra acustica me recordo a Cat Stevens 3/5
Wasn’t familiar. Glad I listened. Don’t know if I’d go out of my way to listen though.
I have never heard of this band or this album, but it's an apparently popular album based on Spotify track-play numbers. First impressions: Strong "sidewalk strut" base and guitar mixed with rock & roll musical tropes. "Flight Test" is a hell of an introduction to the album and really sets up the vibes and general sound you should expect to hear. It's a concept album at its core and the steady heartbeat of drums carries this album much further than the other instruments. The second half of the album after "In the Morning of Magicians" feels specifically designed for experiencing while high or tripping. Overall rating is 7/10
Not bad, also not exactly my cup of tea. Will still be added to my library
An album I thought I'd love based off the stuff I'd heard. Didn't live up to it tbh. I enjoyed the concept of the album and the sci-fi theme but beyond a couple of songs (Do you realise and Yoshimi pt.1) I didn't really get into the rest of it. One that I'm glad I've listened to in full but not one I'd rush back to.
First of all, I have never explored The Flaming Lips, and for me anyway, its hard to just jump into thier 10th studio album of 16, without knowing what came before and after. I couldn't even tell you if this was thier prime time, or had they sold out, or was this just something they picked up the pieces from their past, and just threw on an album. So, having no history, I didn't love it and didn't hate it. But still feel like I know nothing about it.
Psychadelic, story telling, vibes, serene, unique sounds, melodic
me gustó, hay muchos elementos que he escuchado en otros álbumes y asumo que se ha tomado como inspiración. me gusta el sonido, la producción del mismo.
Not my vibe
Some quite nice east listening stuff. Though I expect the robots will win.
not bad but just not my thing!
Their songwriting and arrangements are quiet good, but their sounds and aesthetics aren't my cup of tea. Yet, respect for being inventive in songs.
First track got me listening with purpose. Then it got a little same-same. Like the arrangements and (?oboe) interesting instrumentation usage. Prefer those moments to the more synth tracks. Saved a couple tracks.
Pleasantly delightful elclectiveness
Do You Realize is one of my favorite songs ever. The rest of this is just okay Best Song: Do You Realize Rating: 5.5/10 Stars: 3/5
Legal, nada inovador mas legal. É uma vibe mais chill com um pouco de alternative. To dando um 3 mais pra cima
I've seen this album cover so many times before. I had very high expectations, and sadly I did not love it as much as I wanted to. I think i could compare this one to smashing pumpkins, but this just didn't click as much as it could've. High 3 or low 4.
Ok so here’s the second album I’ve heard by these guys on this list and once again it’s turning out to be a good listen. Maybe it’s a bit more song oriented than the other album I heard and there are some great experimental touches to the production. These guys seem more popular than the music suggests which is surprising because of how experimental it is sometimes but maybe that’s why I never got to hear anything by them until now. After listening to this I definitely need to make some time to check out their back catalogue.
*Points* Weeaboo album. I never actually realised they were American but only ever had a passing interest in them. This one is decent, a good listen but nothing I really latched on to. Just feels like it's missing something.
I liked this more than I thought I would.
good but not my vibe
Not really sure how I feel about this one.
particolare. merita di essere ascoltato. però i suoni dissonanti del genere mi disturbano. bella fight test
Technically brilliant, a bit pedestrian though
Although Wayne Coyne’s vocals are whiny there is still some great variety and dynamics in this album.
It started off really good. Those songs at the beginning were great. The longer it went on though I got more tired of it's repetitiveness, and some of those songs towards the end were too soppy and became a drag to listen to.
Wasn’t my cup of tea but can understand why people enjoy it. Great LoFi album, good stoner music. Would definitely turn it on for an acid trip if I did that
It's alright
The way people talk about this album on the subreddit, I was expecting it to be a complete masterpiece. It's kinda weird at the start which I like, but then I started to lose interest towards the end. Slightly disappointed
Fight Test: 5.6/10 One More Robot/ Sympathy 3000-21: 6/10 Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1: 4.8/10 Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 2: 6.7/10 In The Morning of the Magicians: 5/10 Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell: 4/10 Are You a Hypnotist??: 4.8/10 It’s Summertime: 4/10 Do You Realize??: 4.5/10 All We Have Is Now: 4/10 Approaching Pavonis Mons by Ballon (Utopia Planitia): 6/10
I don’t consider myself much of an experimental rock fan but this album was a great listen.
Interesting. Goofy. Title track is oddly timely, probably accidentally so.
buen inicio tengo miedo llamen a dios okei la vdd es bastante bueno y extraño (en el buen sentido) no hubo una canción en particular que me halla llamado la atención pero el album en sí es algo q creo q escucharía en un daily basis, voy a tener q escucharlo unos cuantas veces mas para poder aprenderme una q otra cancion
I appreciate their artsy nature, but some songs feel like they don't ever end.
7/10. Easy to listen, but not attracting my taste
This was good 3
I’ve never heard of this band before. I liked track #1, but could’ve done without the weird sound effects at the end. The rest of the album all blended together, there was nothing that really stood out. But it was still cool to hear somebody new! Rating 2.5/5
Interesting album! I’ve never heard it before and I’ll definitely give it another listen. Favorite Song: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt 1 - cools effect sounds, fun story
loved these guys back in the day (first UK Soft Bulletin tour, half-empty venue, amazing show) but have faded away over time
More accessible than I expected. It's kind of just soft rock.
Such an unusual and surprisingly popular album. It's not bad, but I would call it a concept album for sure.
playful
psychedelic rock; this is one of those albums I need to trip on...main vocalist reminds me a lot of Tame Impala if he was a bit more melancholic. Like a lot. Some of the instrumentals remind me of Gorillaz if it was calmer rock. Very unique album, my favorites are Fight Test, Are You a Hypnotist??, and In the Morning of the Magicians.
Fine. Kind of boring in retrospect.
An interesting concept initially, fusing acoustic rock with futuristic electronic and robotic elements to create a wide soundscape and evoke unusual emotions. However, the shtick gets a bit repetitive and boring. A fun listen, but nothing deeply moving.
Better than I expected! ⭐⭐⭐.75
I know the Flaming Lips but never really gave them a proper listen. Bring a black belt in karate sounds cool, and Yoshimi starts pretty strong. While this album does have a nice sound, each track is a bit same-y. But, overall, it's a pretty nice album.
I loved the title track for this album, and it will likely see regular rotation. The rest of the album is fairly hit or miss.
Parts of this album were cool, other parts were pretty bland. The singing style is too much of the same thing for me. Kind of a cool shoegaze record, if you’re into that.
I've known "Do You Realize?" for years, and recently started hearing "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots" on the radio, but I didn't know any of the other songs.
Haven't listened to the full Flaming Lips record before. I digged it! Wasn't blown away. 3 stars
Interesting album
This was my first ever Flaming Lips album and it was a pleasant experience. Super psychedelic and dreamy, this is an album full of sunshine and good vibes. The alien synths do feel rather one-note and causes this album to become background listening at times. The only track I downright didn't like is the instrumental cut 'Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots, Pt 2'. The screaming and synths started to actively annoy me here. I don't think I'll be rushing back to the whole album much, but tracks like 'Fight Time', 'Are You A Hypnotist??' and 'So You Realize??' would be welcome additions to any chillout playlist. I can see why this is on the list as you can see how this sound influenced the indie scene during the decade to come.
It's fine. Like, it's creative and fun. Nothing wrong with it. I just don't really care.
very strange, dreamy and psychedelic, almost feels like i'm in a fever dream while listening to the album. the lyrics are imo pretty unremarkable and borderline childish though somehow, combined with the structure of the songs and melodies, it keeps you deep (maybe not that deep) in thought about the messages behind them all.
soft and mellow, but not exactly my cup of tea
3.5/5
Loved this. A little too Radiohead for me at times, but solid.
Coola syntar och basgångar! Definitivt ett experimentellt album med annorlunda produktion. Tanke på att den är från 2002 så känns det som att jag är i "framtiden" när jag lyssnar.. they were ahead of their time. En låt som jag digga var One more Robot. Den hade ett skönt häng som fick en att gunga med. Vissa låtar stod ut mer från andra. Kände kanske ibland att det blev ganska lika låtande från låt till låt, men annars coolt koncept. Musiken låter lite som skivomslaget. 5/10
Better than I thought. Not all of the songs are 'there' but the texture was nice.
Probably the same thing I said about their last album that I got: This sounds exactly like something I would love, but for some reason I don’t. I don’t dislike it or anything, but I just can’t get into them for some reason.
It's good. I wasn't moved to tears or anything, but I don't understand the hate for it either. Standout Tracks: Flight Test In the Morning of the Magicians
There's the one where they rip off Father and Son.
Not a bad listen and I could probably get into the album if I gave it a few listens
bo, diferente, instrumental unico, mas uma Otima batida. cada musica com uma vibe e mensagem diferentes, bom.
Full send on the funky robot stuff. Not bad not sure I would listen to it again tbh
This was a pretty good album, I already knew Pt. 1 of the title track going in. Really good indie/psychedelic vibes. Found a new song that I like in Do You Realize. Solid album that I liked about as much as I thought I would
The three songs I already knew (Fight Test, YBTPR1, Do You Realize) are all great twee indie rock. The rest of the album doesn’t do much for me, an interesting thematic concept but it never gets fully fleshed out, a lot of the other tracks are forgettable. The bass-forwardness gets to be a little much in the instrumental track
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots has some genuinely beautiful moments and a great vibe, especially on songs like “Do You Realize??” and “Fight Test". The whole robot concept is fun, and the sound is warm and trippy, but a lot of the tracks blur together and don’t stick with you the way the highlights do, so it ends up being a solid, enjoyable listen without feeling quite legendary to me.
quite enjoyed having this on while working, but can't say it would take the foreground for me
Creative and charming at its best, but a bit hit-and-miss for me. When it works it’s warm and catchy but some tracks wander too far into experimental, self-indulgent territory. Interesting and memorable, just not something I was into all the way through.
It wasn't my style tbh
Is it good, yes. Do I want to buy it, no. So a 3 for me
I was waiting for this to be a masterpiece, but it lost me in the second half. Fight Test was great, and I'd already heard Do You Realize before, the rest was just alright.
I used to say I loved this album without having really listened to it. A fine listen but I was tired of the production by "its summertime" Enjoyed Yoshimi pt. 2 I had forgiven you for tricking me again / but I have been tricked again / into forgiving you - was an enjoyable little line
Really tried to like it, some of the songs were fun but i just couldn’t get into it. Too glorpy perhaps
I’m confused on how I feel about this so I’m just gonna go neutral
Enjoyable but nothing that really got me going.
interessante
Good album kinda made me feel nostalgic
Rock und teils Electro ..nicht so meins
It has some amazing songs, but I just couldn't get into it overall
Do You Realize?? is a masterpiece, the rest of the album is pretty bland overall. Space rock plus beats. Yoshimi instrumental was a snoozer. 2.5, but rounding up for DYR In reality I probably only need the Do You Realize?? single.
I like it kinda
Felt like floating on a cloud
It was okay, didn’t really stand out to me one way or another.
very spacey, space battle, galloping in space.
Based on whether I was compelled to listen all the way through
I liked this album, which makes sense as I’m in to concept albums that sound interesting. It’s melancholic and bittersweet feeling, and while not all the songs were complete bangers for me, overall I rate this album as pretty good.
Chill I like it a little bit too much electronic i guess? Felt more instrumental to me wish there were more songs like Yoshimi Pt.1 7.45/10 3/5
Thought I'd like this more than I did
172 Lo empecé a escuchar tantas veces que spotify piensa que es un disco que me gustó muchísimo y lo agregó a mi lista de On repeat. Suena a algo que le habría gustado a mi versión del 2010 con esa onda media indie electrónica tierna.
It was such a fun story
I had HUGE expectations heading into this listen -- I feel like this album has become somewhat of a cult classic. I liked it. But I guess I don't understand all of the hype. All of the electronic sound effects take a toll after a while, and for as creative as it is, it sort of blends together in my mind. The lyrics are fantastic, I'm not a huge fan of the vocals, but at the end of the day, I think it's just a generally good collection. That's (surprisingly) about all I have to say. Fave tracks: - Fight Test - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 2 - In the Morning of the Magicians - Are You a Hypnotist?? - It's Summertime - Do You Realize?? - Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (Utopia Planitia)
I'd like the story aspect to this album, and it was kinda fun to vibe with, but it definitely got old after a while. It wasn't bad, but just wasn't my favorite. Actual rating...2.75 Liked Songs: "Fight Test" , "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1" , "In the Morning of the Magicians" , "Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell" , "Are You a Hypnotist??" , "It's Summertime" , "Do You Realize??"
Very interesting, I can see myself listening to some of the songs on this record on a hot summer night.
Listenable; variable.
Something about this feels right after watching Evangelion for the first time.
Not my fav even though I love Yoshimi Battles. Leas vocal and more instrumental than I normally go for but very cohesive album and a lot of chord carry-over btwn songs.
Sits somewhere between folk and 70s sci fi soundtrack. Like Cat Stevens had a baby with Barbarella
6 - AVERAGE
Remembered Do You Realize, but otherwise just not my jam
The great songs are amazing. The rest is ho hum.
I don't know how I should feel, I'm not much of a connoisseur, hehe.
Give the bass player a raise but fuck off with the weak hipster vocals
I didn't dislike this, but I wouldn't go so far to say that I liked it a lot either. Well made music, but kind of boring. It would be good music for a day when you're feeling blue and just stay inside because it's raining. I did recognize "Do You Realize?" from movies/commercials. I'm starting to realize (get it?) that a lot of albums like this that I don't like or am indifferent about are albums that a lot of people really like. No judgement in that, but I'm realizing (eh? eh?) I have different tastes in music than the masses. ...and that makes me happy that I'm not just another mindless drone.
it’s as if it was made for when you’re driving in the summer with your windows down
2.91/5 Stars Top Songs: Do You Realise, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots pt 1, One More Robot,
It’s really weird that this is as well-regarded as it is, as it’s a comparatively weak record compared to the four? five? records that preceded it.
Funky and weird but fun, some of the lyrics hit hard and some are odd. Overall really enjoyed it, not my favourite but i porbbaly will be coming back to it
Production is fantastic completely a new type of music for me. Vocal on the other hand is not my thing
Fine listen, but the Yoshimi battling songs were a bit meh for me. Occasionally reminded me of Radiohead, in way where I'd feel like listening to them instead.
Funny song titles, overall good vibes, not my fave. 5/10
i liked it, different vibes from the different songs so it was interesting because it was really diverse. kind of album I need to listen again
cool
Enjoyed this more than i expected
I liked this better the first time around but my shorty and I had the same favorite song this listen and I think that will be a rarity so I gave this a free extra star.
Eh
Flaming Lips is not the type of band to use as driving music or when you're on the go. they lend themselves to chilling out at home, with a drink, and vibing just to the music (Mercury Rev is a similar band like them). Yoshimi is one of their best albums. i particularly like the title track (part 1), Fight Test, and Do You Realize.
I never would have guessed that out of all the albums we listened to so far, THIS would be the first one that I own. I find this album very interesting and complex. The writing style is so bizarre. My only negative with this album is it starts to feel repetitive towards the second half, and the slow songs all start to sound the same. Their follow up album At War With the Mystics corrects this problem and allows for an absolute fantastic album. I hope that is in the list as well. Fight Test and Do You Realize are the two best songs.
Never heard of them. Expections low. Better than i thought.
This is great music, but it's just not for me. A lot of layers, a lot of different sounds, expertly woven together. Just didn't connect with it. Glad I listened, probably won't listen again.
I had hear some of the songs before and have seen them live twice at Riot Fest. They put on a good show, and this is a good album, it just isn't my particular cup of tea. I enjoyed a listen well enough, but don't see myself queue it up again at anytime in the near future.
Not a standout for me
There were some very beautiful moments on this album. I could see myself loving it with multiple listens. Seems to have thoughtful lyrics as well. I like the idea of a sci-fi rock opera more than any time I've heard it executed, but I love the attempt.
this album told a fun story, it just wasn’t necessary my taste in music. I liked the first half of the album way more than the last half.
An album supposedly about something as exciting as battling pink robots shouldn't be putting me to sleep. SO WHY DID IT PUT ME TO SLEEP?!?! I think it's because it's *gasp* boring!
That was nice.
The Flaming Lips er best live.
Genere: Neo-psychedelia, Space Rock, dream pop, acid rock Anno: 2002 Curiosità:
i had not listened to this in full since i was probably 13 or 14 and frankly expected it to be really stupid because the title track (and ‘do you realize??’) are the only songs that i remember and those are kind of goofy…but i found this really pleasant to listen to! not sure that i would return to it in any kind of hurry but i enjoyed it. and ‘do you realize??’ still kinda makes me verklempt, so…
3.5 good jams
This is such a pretty album. It's built for summer. A smooth sound with good lyrics are always a nice touch. The little audio bits like bird calls and synth sounds really give it a warm vibe. This reminds me in someways to the Joni Mitchell album I just listened to. I wonder if 1001 albums has a bias to a certain type of sound? I guess I'll find out. Haha. Do you realize?? is such an epic track. This is a pretty album.
Well crafted songs, interesting electronic elements and standout bass.
Interesting, didn't dislike it, but nothing stuck out to me to save. Decent album
I really liked this album when it came out. It felt very much of the time. Sadly, it hasn't aged particularly well, with Wayne Coyne's vocals being the worst part. I like my share of 'weird' singers, but his nasally twang just doesn't help, especially over the course of a full record. I'll happily give it a 3 for the title track, In the Morning of the Magicians, and Do You Realize??
I suppose this is the best Flaming Lips album, but also the bar for “best Flaming Lips album is not very high for me. A band for guys my age to discover at a formative age and absolutely love, and then watch them tumble down the rankings. I do think Do You Realize is a really nice song but would probably be better performed by almost any other band. Fight Test is good, even performed by the Flaming Lips.
The opening four song stretch is an incredible ride, but the back-half slows down considerably, kind of inconsistent outside of the obvious-but-still-beautiful Do You Realize. A fun concept and strong out the gate, but ultimately a bit lost in the end.
I enjoyed the vastness of this, felt like the album cover captured that feeling well. Definitely in my wheelhouse but for some reason I don't feel like it grabbed me entirely. Maybe needs a second listen to appreciate fully. 3.5
Very chill listening experience. First half of album failed to hook me but second have was a pleasant listen.
I used to adore this concept album but maybe I'm a little more jaded and I don't appreciate the dreaminess here as much.
Muy buen nombre de grupo y de disco. Portada espectacular. Ojalá me encantasen, pero solo me parecen ok
I don't hate this. But it's absolutely Radiohead-music for Ed Sheeran fans
The Flaming Lips are weird band that has been releasing music since the 80s (didn't know they been around that long)! With over 30 albums, I should have had more exposure but really only know their top hit "Do You Realize??" and the Christmas song that gets annual play (classic). I did catch them live at Coachella one year and they had about 50 Santas on stage in the middle of Spring...like I said, weird band. Yoshimi started great but kinda slowed down and lost a bit after the first few songs. Not bad overall though. I will dig in to some more of The Burning Smackers at some point. 2.6 for battling those pink robots.
I always wanted to listen to this album but for some reason never pulled the trigger. Glad I got the excuse I needed to give it a listen. I knew the title track but not confident I had any prior exposure to the remainder of the album. Wayne Coyne and company bring a pretty nice fantastical album to life. It's got a lot of the electronic creativity they are known for without being too weird to alienate listeners like some of their other work does. Pretty solid throughout. Good entry point for any newcomers to The Flaming Lips. Glad to check the box, will probably come back to it at some point in the future. 3.15 stars
Interesting and quirky. Surprisingly pleasant and fun in the background.
I really did enjoy much of this.
Generally enjoyed this. Some songs stronger than others and I liked the mix of genres in certain places.
I had heard of The Flaming Lips, and was not expecting this. From the band's decription, I thought of something more in the vibe of Tame Impala (don't even know if this makes sense, lol). It sounded kind of mid to me, to my tastes at least. Love the ocncept of the album, and the stelist is cohesive, but it did not click to me. Not bad at all, but not something I see myself revisiting.
Reminds me of lots of other music. Beck comes to mind, Eels, the Beatles. But also newer music like Tame Impala. It's not bad, but I don't like it very much. Especially the singing is weak.
Weird album, lot of random sounds reminiscent of “Yes”
Pretty variable. Enjoyable in parts, random noise in others.
I thought it would be better. A bit weird at times and to "artsy"
Pretty great!
I own this album but I never listen to it. It is fine and has a few standout songs, but it has a self congratulatory vibe that I find a bit grating.
The most advertised album on MTV2 in 2002. Not totally for me, but I respect its influence in indie pop.
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Feels like it's on the verge of something great
Sounds a little like early tame impala
This album has unique athmosphere to it and I think it's main thing to take from it. There aren't really pop hit songs (outside of Do you realize) but it's okay
3*. Didn’t hate it. Didn’t love it.
Takes you on a sleepy journey. Ends up sounding the same midway through
None of it’s bad, but very little of it is what I’d consider very good. This album was fawned over by so many people when it came out, but I never really understood why except that it was pretty different from everything else. Beyond that, meh. 3/5
After an extremely good start musically and lyrically, the album becomes increasingly flatter over time and ends in a sad but insignificant end
Fand ich ganz cool, aber nicht sehr intensiv gehört.
A couple solid tracks in a sea of droning.
Strong concept album. A lot of fun to see live but then you think to yourself 5min later why did I just spend the last 2hrs immersed in that guy's weird fantasy. The concept is fun but too abstract to be sincere, and too on the nose to momentarily dip into abstract escapism or enjoy the songs as they are. Might be better if re-edited as an instrumental album with a few verse/choruses cut out?
I’ve heard the album in its entirety twice LIVE
I sort of listened to this between family events this weekend. There were songs I some how knew, songs thatbwere intensely annoying, amd songs that were excellent. I didn't develop a fully-formed opinion, so I'm going to give it a 3 and come back later to listen more intently.
What’s a battle?
Always had a love/hate with this one, some good tunes, but I think I would prefer to listen to the War of the Worlds audiobook.
počne dobro i onda postane malo dosadno i bezvezno. ne znam
Definitely a 2002 milestone. Not surprising that Cat Stevens sued though!
Mellow, laid back early 00s neo psychedelia, acid pop by US band The Flaming Lips - I liked it but I think I expected a bit more interesting album with more recognisable melodies. The production is great, it sounds it could be released today. It's an oky but I liked The Soft Bulletin more.
Love a few of the tracks, think I need to give this a couple more listens. Always very fun live
It’s fine. Mellow.
A lot of interesting ideas, a lot of swings and a lot of misses. Those moments that do hit though.... damn. Unfortunately they are usually moments that hit within songs not entire songs. Worth a listen simply for the lyric: "Do you realize That everyone you know someday will die?"
2000s Indie pop-rock. Playful and boppy. Not massively special, but lovely.
Meh. A little OK, a little boring, a little moody, a little sappy.
Never listened to them before, only recognized the name. Sounds Stereolabish, maybe Radioheadish, clear Beatles influences, maybe some Krautrock influence. Sounds like a recipe I would enjoy but for some reason doesn't do much for me at all, I think it's just average, so can't see giving this beyond 3 stars, it's not great, not horrible either but kind of boring.
Pretty cool album, not what I would throw on usually. 6.1/10
The album is nice, lovely vocals, great production with the space effects and okay lyrics, but I felt it didn’t have anything to turn it into an interesting album. Even the cheesiest songs can be transformed into a great song by a change in key or vocal inflection; for example, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is my favourite Elton song due to his phrasing of the line “hairy black toad”. This type of thing was missing here so even with All We have Now (great song), I couldn’t give it more than 3.
This is one of those albums that I have a lot of respect for, admire its concept and ingenuity, and simply have zero connection to. Simply not my jam. But I respect Wayne and the boys for making it, so middle grade it is.
It's nice enough, but my god is it boring.
There are bits I enjoyed, in an acoustic indie rock kind of thing (oh yeah just googled the album, in a Cat Steven’s kind of way, thought he opener was the strongest melody by far). But there was a wash of synth over the whole thing that kind made it a bit homogeneous for me. Not the biggest fan of the vocals either. It all in total Sees a little too hipster (why did indie become so??? becoming the mainstream it so railed against). For 2002 better than Radiohead so that’s a star. It was generally ok, not going to seek it out anytime soon but didn’t mind hearing today. 3 stars
I had bought this on CD in high school around when it came out and would listen to it occasionally. I hadn't really listened to it since then. It has some decent tracks but the one I enjoyed the most this listen was "It's Summertime". It would be interesting to hear it reinterpreted as a more straightforward song without Flaming Lips typical electronic flourishes because I think it stands on it's own as a song, there's probably a cover or version somewhere.
Liked some songs but some of the audio play wasn’t my thing. Loved Do You Realize?
I only ever really heard the album with "She Don't Use Jelly" on it, so it was a pretty big shock to find out this one's kind of electronic and kind of pretty! Unfortunately, it was really only the title song and "Do You Realize" that left all that much of an impression.
Pretty alright
Outside of the two tracks I had heard (Yoshimi Pt. 1 and Do You Realize??) it all just kind of washed over me with no lasting impact. It was a good listen, sure, but I'm not sure I'll revisit it.
Interesting album. Was enjoyable
lyrics were fun, robot noises & screaming threw me off a little. would listen again!
Great band but last time I gave this album a listen it bored the daylights out of me so this time I'm blasting it with headphones on. We shall see how it fairs now. Never knew "Fight Test" alluded to Cat Stevens' "Father and Son" but I'm terrible at recognizing melodies. Will have to do a back and forth comparison to hear it. My problem with the album is it's quite dull, using electronic bleep-bloops and sci-fi themes to masquerade as something more than it actually is a dull concept album. It's also sadly weeaboo fodder. I do love when musicians sample their own playing like on the "Pt. 1"! And it's an acoustic guitar so it is peculiar and appreciated. Ultimately such a boring song made worse by "Pt. 2" which is garbage. Okay so according to Coyne this isn't a concept album so my POV has shifted at track 5 which is basically preceded by a Yoshimi 12" single. Obviously gonna love the drum machine on "In the Morning of the Magicians" which actually might just be an electronic kit. I think I hate Ivin's stab-y bass playing. When he's being more adventurous I dig it though. Could be Drozd in either case according to the personnel. I cannot believe how much higher this album ranks than the Lips' masterpiece The Soft Bulletin.
Starts of real strong but drops off a bit towards the end.
Quirky for the sake of quirky. Not bad, but it felt like the type of music an xd random acolyte would make
At first, enjoyable, then monotonous.
I love that it feels like the 90s, in the best way, but something about the Flaming Lips just miss for me.
i was 13 when this came out and i loved it. it doesn't hold up as much as soft bulletin but its still fun
Rockig, viel elektronische Klänge. Aber interessant zu hören. 3/5
At first I found it quirky and interesting, but it got repetitive and boring as it went on. It seems like great music if you’re high, but not something I’d want to regularly listen to. I wish we could do half stars, but I guess I will round up.
fun
I enjoyed the relaxed musical arrangements on most of the tracks. The lyrics on the other hand were a mix of sententious navel gazing and odes to a girl who fights robots and is totemo kawaii desu. The result is an album I found both pleasant and supremely irritating.
I like this more than I expected to. Wayne Coyne's voice is not my forte but the songs are very weird and unique with some psychedelic, catchy, poppy moments throughout. Pt 2 of Yoshimi, Ego Tripping, and Do you Realize are highlights for me.
me gustan más por separado se acabó haciendo un pelín aburrido
Alt rock, ok bit not my genre
When this album first came out, I remember it getting a pretty negative reception for its “cute” take on the orchestral pop the Lips introduced on the Soft Bulletin. I remember disregarding it after a single listen as a safe follow up to a break through album. It appears that after twenty-plus years the album has always had its fans and it has grown on me a bit. I still wouldn’t say it is the Flaming Lips’ best record but it is very good.
Odd but in a palatable way. Made me want to visit Tokyo while listening.
Hazy, lazy, stoner prog rock. "Yoshimi... pt 2" is just a little too much chaos masquerading as a song. It's almost like a bunch of stoners tried to write a pop album but forgot all about hooks or anything resembling catchy. I get they're being artists, but it falls on its face trying to be deep. Or maybe that's what they were going fo all along. My Rating: 3/5
I have a feeling I'm supposed to hate this. I forgot what I rated my last Flaming Lips album and I'm on a plane. I'm presuming it was a 2. Things got off to a super strong start with Fight Test. That was a very good song. The rest felt like a Radiohead cover band and was a gigantic snorefest. Genuinely I have nothing else to say about this it was so tame and generic. At least it was better than their last album.
I dug the vibe of this one much more than their previous album I received on this list (Soft Bulletin). Still don't really vibe with the singers over-enunciation but I don't think it was as pronounced on some tracks as it was in the previous album. While there I felt it actively detract from my appreciation of the rest of the album, here it was more or less a non-factor which was neither a benefit nor a detriment.
I liked it at times. It was ok
2+3
Funky and chill. Not my fav though. A little sleepy
Trippy. A few nice cruising songs and then some stuff that is pretty out there. Best live show ever, but not a regular listen.
3.67 space rock stuff yoshimi is a rock band staple but overall great sound for the album more casual listening
Not my favourite "humans battle evil robots" concept album but it's alright. The Cat Stevens "homage" is the best song, and unfortunately also the first one on the album so it's all a bit downhill from there. I'm not quite sure why this one is so popular, but at least it has an interesting subject matter, I guess.
I always enjoyed this album. I don't think I've ever actually listened to it fully through though overall enjoyable and I forgot that this song and do you realize was on this album
This is fine, kinda ahead of its time for 2002
An album of significant dexterity and adeptness that feels, on reflection, like the very definition of “instant classic”; while there’s nothing necessarily innovative about any one individual element of the sound, there’s something genuinely novel about the way the Lips balance vibe creation and song craft. I was at the Southbound where Wayne Coyne’s laser hands were stolen (wasn’t me). I remember standing in a big old field in Busselton, feeling like the only person there; like “Do you realise??” was in fact for me and my benefit alone. Whether or not Wayne was reunited with his laser hands, I don’t know … but I suspect in the 12 years since then, the band’s seen far more significant things lifted than just a couple of stage props. But that’s what a legacy is, I suppose: a list of things that anyone can borrow from you, forever. As originators of a very certain vibe, The Flaming Lips will go on and on. It’s nice to sit back and just let them do it.
Not bad. Enjoyed, but wouldn’t just put on.
Not my tempo
easy listening, seems like people will think i'm smart
Some good stuff in there, no bangers but pleasant 2.9
Surprisingly enjoyable to listen to. Never heard of them.
3.8
Really cooooool :0 återigen 3,5?
Ok listen.
Un disco muy light. Me gustan los tintes electrónicos y el aire místico, pero acaba resultando monótono. 5/10
I mean, it's good but not really for me. I feel the same way about this as I do about Radiohead. The music is good and well-produced, but the vibe is not really for me. It's not boring or anything, but this warm sentimental tone is not really my thing. I think the concept of this album could've worked very well for me, but I would've preferred if it sounded more epic, but this album doesn't really do that and is instead relatively down to earth. 7/10
It sounded good, was creative, decent listen, but that's about it
good, 3.5
Something small-town and nostalgic about this; sounds are weird but welcome
One day as a teenager, I was playing "The Impossible Quiz 2", and I heard "You're invisible now!", and I decided to Google that glorious melody. This led me to find out it was the chorus of the song "Riding To Work In The Year 2025", and it was a song by The Flaming Lips. Then, I'm watching "Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3", and hear "Do you realize?" in a glorious melody. I find out it's by The Flaming Lips. For some reason, I never decided to listen to a full album by them. Now, I have. I did expect better, but it was solid nonetheless. It started out as a concept album, and then did its own thing. There were highs, and lows, and I think it would have been better if it remained a concept album. Favorite Track: "Do You Realize??".
I can't imagine ever having strong feelings about this sort of thing. It's okay. The vocal is a bit insipid. Some of the music is nice, and even interesting in places. The closest I came to being moved was by the lyrics do "Do You Realize" and I *nearly* dug the final, instrumental track. Overall though, a big meh.
Really liked it. Very different from what I’m used to listening to.
I think this is some sort of concept album but I couldn’t follow the narrative. Musically kind of interesting but a little high pitched and whiny. Do you realize?? Is the highlight
3.5 I think there might be something here for me. I have never listened to too much flaming lips other than she dont use jelly. First impressions of this was that I didnt really care for it (my thought was I was dismissing the music as it was missing the visual element the band is known for) but as it went along I started to get into it more. Percussion stood out. Will need to come back to this at some point and take a real deep dive. 3 stars for now but higher with a few more listens.
It's a quirky ride that tries a bit too hard to be unique. The vocals are like a fine cheese, definitely an acquired taste. The lyrics might leave you scratching your head. But once you get halfway through, it surprisingly grows on you. Not a masterpiece, but a memorable trip!
It was ok.
Ah 2000-luvun alun indiepiirien ja ipod-mainosten sydänkäpynen. kokonaisuutena vähän epätasainen: mukana on miellyttävää surisevaa instrumentaatiota ja toisaalta tylsähköjä instrubiisejä ja kliseistä lyriikkaa. käsitätkö että kaikki kuollaan joskus?? 3/5.
Wasn't bad. But of variety on there, but also a bit of inconsistency as well.
I kind of enjoyed it and then also I kinda got bored. Very middle of the road for me
I really like 1 flaming lips song but it wasn't on this album. The first song is a rip off of Cat Stevens. But it was still alright
I'm not sure how I feel about this and will need to listen again.
I really wanted to like this -- I really did. Got all relaxed and slapped on the cans and was ready to just get carried away and...meh. It's certainly decent stuff, but it just didn't click for me. Some fun psychedelia, but it's meandering and self-indulgent. The last track is pretty.
Maybe need to go back to it.
Listened to this on my evening walk and added a few more songs to my “existential” playlist. I think most of this album is somewhere in that playlist now
I like this, though I haven't heard it in a long time and forgot most of it. I would give it a 3.5 if I could but 3 will suffice. Like a more electronic psychedelic hippie Radiohead
***An ok album, easy listening, no screaming, RAP, or squawking instruments.
Can't tell if it's enjoyable, or if it just has that sound. I enjoyed "Ego Tripping At The Gates of Hell." Hated the weed coded ones
Tem um bom começo com "Fight Test", um tema que mistura elementos eletrônicos com uma batida pop acessível e agradável. As guitarras acústicas (parte 1 da faixa título) também trazem um aspecto agradável, na junção com os efeitos eletrônicos. O problema é o excesso de massificação sonora, a opção pela sonoridade com muitas camadas que tiram o brilho individual dos instrumentos e comprometem a experiência de se aproveitar a beleza das melodias. Um bom disco!
Cooler entspannter Sound
Weird tones and voices
I didn’t care too much about this, i guess it was ok? Low three
6/10 Rarisimo y me encantó. Banco mucho este storytelling.
very good
Loved how they ended this album.
Trippy and chill with a couple of salad songs but not really my thing.
A few really great songs interspersed amidst filler that can't quite overcome the cloyingly cutesy concept
I really didn't expect to like this as much as I did. It does start to sound kinda same-y and blend together after a while though.