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I love this album. Funny how when you separate some of the singles, everything takes on a bit more of a positive light than when you listen to the whole album. They really nailed the concept and emotional output of this one. Reading about the musical was interesting, knowing Aaron Sorkin was briefly attached to it especially. I think it'd be an interesting show, but much like Sorkin, feel that it being sung all of the way through would remove some of its' emotional content.
He's a dickhead but this is pretty great.
Wayne Coyne and his band The Flaming Lips have always been innovators. On Yoshimi they perfected their musical style and created a cross-over hit. One of the finest concept albums from the alternative side of music.
The Flaming Lips are definitely at their best when they balance on the tight line between art and kitsch.
Really like the vibes of the whole project. That being said I did feel like the first half was stronger than the second one.
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HAIKU REVIEW Do you realize this is the Flaming Liips’ best? You must listen NOW!!!!!!!!!!!
Mostly good songs even if a bit on the melodic and slow side, but I guess that was the intention all along
interesting but didnt hold my attention tight
Loving this.
3.5
It was tough to get into
An eclectic, atmospheric mix of indie/folk, electronic beats and weirdness - in terms of offbeat background vocals and sounds that constantly pop up. The song-writing is strong and Wayne Coyne is a rarity in that, he may not have the greatest voice but he’s easy to listen to song after song. The title track(s) and "Do you Realize" are great and there are no duds among the supporting tracks.
When I first heard this album over 20 years ago it knocked my socks off and it continues to be one of my favourites to this day. Their previous album Soft Bulletin was also excellent, but this is just a notch above. Wayne Coyne, the brilliant crazy genius behind this band claims that this isn't a concept album but it sure sounds and looks like one. Individually the tracks are very good indie/pysch/rock songs, but taken together as a whole, they transcend the genre and this album becomes something truly special. I don't think I will ever get tired listening to this album.
I guess it's "psychedelic"... Genre -wise it's all over the place. I liked some of it, but it didn't do much for me overall.
The band’s electronic-infused indie rock makes for a surprising 180 sonically from their previous album, to the point where it sounds like another band made it.
Nice surprise!
This is a classic, and Do You Realize is one of the best songs ever written.
Surprisingly great. Really fun. Cool electronic sounds with the acoustic instruments. Love it. Not quite epic lyrics keeps it from a 5. But really good.
Great melody writing, interesting blend of acoustic folk themes with electronic and big production ideas. Didn’t pay too much attention to the overarching concept but the musical ideas carried enough of a related strand to feel cohesive.
Bon petit son électro. Ça rappelle vaguement fatboy slim dans certains sons. 10ème album, tu vois qu'ils ont pas peur d'explorer bin des affaires. Pas sofffft, juste softy. Aucune chanson mémorable tant que ça, mais bon dans l'ensemble.
Seemed unique and almost beautiful for 10 minutes then became 40 minutes of slow lifeless repetitive music that all washed into 1 lump with no solid hits. I can appreciate it once but don't feel inspired to listen again.
I think one of the better albums of the 2000s, especially out of the indie genre. Such a unique sounding album.
IMO better than the other flaming lips album on here.
8/10. Good album, I'm starting to quite like the Flaming Lips
Very good listen, might deserve a 9 honestly. I did kind of feel like the album went out with a whimper. 8/10
listened to again still really really great
This album should score a Wes Anderson stop motion animated, lightly trippy film about a curious seahorse voiced by Elijah Wood. Having heard the hits from this album ad nauseum, at first I was kinda meh on this re-listen, but I feel like the fact that this came out in 2002 is critical context. It sounded SO different from anything else that broke through into mainstream appeal in the early aughts (apart from the Shins and even then I would argue this is more audacious and imaginative) and it would take another decade for this bubblegum gritty electric acoustic alt soft rock mélange to hit its mainstream saturation point. I definitely hadn't even heard of The Flaming Lips until high school. I will also admit to being largely unfamiliar with their catalogue outside of this record. And I guess that's what stops it being a 5 for me. For whatever reason, as impressive as it is, it doesn't whet my appetite for more. Which seems odd given just how out-there it is. It may just be because they largely eschew catchy hooks in favor of lushly layered textures and loops, which are really pleasant - but it makes it harder for tracks to stand out as memorable just hours after listening. It gets relegated, rather unfairly in my brain, to background music. Which is to say, a larger reflection of my relationship with a certain kind of modern art. There's a layer of remove I can't get past. On the scale from undeniably raw to deliberately constructed, its so much the latter that I lose the sight of the forest for the trees. I can appreciate what it's doing, but try as I might, I don't connect with it on an emotional level.
I enjoyed the ambitious yet stripped down nature of this. Kind of surprised it came out in ‘02. Seems more modern. Not sure if they were influenced by Grandaddy but I heard a lot of them in this. Do You Realize was my favorite.
Wayne Coyne is one interesting guy. The expanded palette on this release gives The Flaming Lips a depth the earlier work did not have. Better songs help as well. All the while without losing the weird factor that made The Flaming Lips who they are. Is it a classic? When it was released, I thought it had serious potential to achieve classic status. I still do, but it is not quite there yet for me.
I've always found the Flaming Lips to be a bit too artsy for my taste. This does nothing to change that opinion.
Very cool album. A cool mix of psychadelia with electronic and even hip-hop influenced sounds. This must have been a MASSIVE influence on Tame Impala, and even artists like Kid Cudi. I could not follow the lyrics closely enough to tell if there was a story going on throughout.
Enjoyed this, some of the vocals weren't to my taste, but I'm glad to have listened to it.
Catchy tunes, and thought provoking lyrics. It’s quirky but deep at the same time. Would listen to this entire album again.
Spacey funky ass shit. Some soft flowing songs. Nothing to abstract in lyrics. Some interesting instrumental only songs. Lots of boing-y synth sounds. Raspy odd voice. Certainly interesting. “Do You Realize??” is a slapper, brings it up to a ?
The first time I heard The Flaming Lips was on Transmissions from the Satellite Heart. I bought it close to the time it came out because a much hipper friend already liked them and said they were great. And you couldn't hear them anywhere else, so I bought it. One of those albums that immediately grabbed me and I loved everything about it, all the way to the end. Then 'She Don't Use Jelly' hit the radio and folks talked about the Lips was like they were a Weird Al novelty group. 'Turn It On' was the single, guys! 'She Don't Use Jelly' is a fun goof on a record full of bigger, fuller songs! The fact that 'Satellite' is not considered an "essential album" on Apple Music really chaps my bum. It is absolutely the best thing they've done. Anyway, this one is still pretty listenable. It has a few very strong tracks - Fight Test and Do You Realize and the Yoshimi songs - then some very good tracks and an endearing character at the center of it. But it also feels like the point where the Lips really left Earth and also became a lot more straightforward? Which is not what I ordered. Maybe if I was a bigger fan of anime or something. Fair warning - this album doesn't actually have 100 tracks on it but that's the only version that's available to me for fuck's sake.
I own this album but hardly listen to it. Today's spin served as a reminder as to why. There is some accomplished pop here, and I'm a fan of all the bloops and squelches that pepper the soundscape. However, there's any so much tweeness I can take, and some of this jive is so saccharine it made my teeth melt. The vocals aren't up to much either, eh?
I’m not even sure what I think about this record. There are some really nice sounds and instrumental moments, and while Wayne’s voice has always been an acquired taste I’ve never quite acquired, it’s hard for me to argue that it doesn’t fit pretty perfectly with a song like “Do You Realize?” But I truly spent much of this record wondering… what if this was a Beastie Boys album? All those farty synth sounds and occasional samples, plus those big drum beats with an emphasis on the open hi-hat - I’m telling you, I think post-Ill Communications era Beasties could have taken this exact same music and made something with much more vitality and fun. And I guess that’s the real beef. I wish this album were as fun as the title.
Top 3 Songs: 1 - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1 (3) 2 - Do You Realize (9) 3 - Fight Test (1)
This was good on a technical level but not really my style, a bit too twee for me as a concept album
At any moment this album could turn into a more interesting, Radiohead-esque project if it wasn't so squarely aimed at people high on acid
Not really my thing.
It's ok but extremely forgetable
Love the weirdness, can feel myself floating away.
I love it. Quirky, dreamy. Feels like a modern classic.
ew. too grungy.
4/11, 36%
I really enjoyed this. I think the crazy concept mixed with earnest singing, and the acoustic plus electronic gave something 1969-1971 experimental about it, in a good way.
I was again surprised at how much I liked this album. I would not have thought that I would be a fan of The Flaming Lips even after the positive experience of the other album. Why do I have this notion, I don't know...ignorance... I really enjoyed the entirety of the album!
Quirky and sweet. Glad I listened.
I have realized through this project that I really love The Flaming Lips. After listening to The Soft Bulletin months ago for this project, I saw a reference to this album in some of the background material and listened to this and loved it. I was pleased to see it here. Terrific!
VERY FUNKY I LOKE
Some modern classics, and a very listenable-to album, but a few too many background tracks to achieve that extra star.
This album makes me wanna shit
I love this album. It takes the kind of Phil Spector on acid sound of Soft Bulletin, but strips it down and gives it a metallic, futuristic sheen.
I’ve been meaning to listen to this album so I was happy to see it pop up today. I thought it was strong, consistent, well-produced album and I would definitely listen to it again. No complaints from me.
This album started out very strong and I enjoyed the first 3 songs quite a bit. Fight Test is one of those songs I think could get very stuck in my head with repeated listens and I enjoyed the world building and storytelling in One More Robot and Yoshimi Pt. 1. Unfortunately, the rest of the album quickly lost my interest and I didn’t find anything else all that exceptional except for Do You Realize??, which is a pretty solid song. Overall, don’t think this is a bad album at all, and perfectly listenable, but not something that I plan to revisit.
First time through, I didn't really get much from this album. Re-listening this morning, after a late night, I found it to be a nice easy listening album. A little on the mellow side and there is something different about this guy's voice. Can't say I've become a Flaming Lips fan, but this was a nice background album this morning. First song, Flight Test was good and I loved the line, you have the most beautiful face in Do You Realize, another solid tune off this album. Also enjoyed In the Morning of the Magicians This was definitely a unique, mellow sounding album. I don't think I would call these guys rock, but in the end, I thought this album was decent. Ill give it a 2.5 but will score a 2 2
I liked the last album we had well enough but it didn't knock my socks off. I knew of this album first mainly because of 'Do You Realize?' from GOTG3, of course. I love that song like most of that soundtrack but I digress. The rest of this album is really solid too! It reminded me of an album that came out a few years ago called 'Deap Lip' which was a collab between Deap Valley and these dudes. I also love the sci-fi theme. There are a surprising few mainstream sci-fi themed albums that aren't played out or too experimental. As a whole I definitely see myself listening to this again - particularly in the evening. It's nice and quiet and would be a nice album to throw on at night. Will buy on vinyl someday probably. 4
4 Hey, it’s the Flaming Lips album with the songs I like on it! I wasn’t too impressed with the band’s prior release The Soft Bulletin, but it was clear almost immediately how much of a refinement this was on that space-y psychedelic sound that the group had started experimenting with on said previous album. The production is miles ahead, the atmosphere is engrossing and stimulating, songs are dynamic and catchy - this was a totally enchanting listen from front to back. The two songs I knew coming into this album were Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1 and Do You Realize??, but holy cow, right out of the gate, Fight Test may have surpassed them both as my favorite song by the group. Not only is it a crazy strong opener musically and thematically, but it’s paired with a strong set of lyrics to match, in particular the line: “Cause I'm a man, not a boy And there are things you can't avoid You have to face them When you're not prepared to face them” I know it’s not the most clever or deep thing ever written, but compounded with everything going on in the song, it really struck a chord with me. I guess Cat Stevens sued the band and won for Fight Test supposedly ripping off the melody to his song Father and Son, but I don’t really hear it. Besides, that guy kinda sucks, so I’ll give The Flaming Lips a pass even if true. I do feel there’s a slight lull in the middle with In the Morning of the Magicians and Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell, but they still do an effective job of keeping up the vibe and help segue us into an enjoyable path to the finish, with the aforementioned Do You Realize?? being far and away the strongest moment of the back half. The song does such a good job of handling existentialism in the most calming of ways, and while I don’t want to fill this review with lyrics we’ve all already heard, I have to call out the below as being one of my favorites from any song ever and one I think on often: “Do you realize That everyone you know someday will die? And instead of saying all of your goodbyes, let them know You realize that life goes fast It's hard to make the good things last You realize the sun doesn't go down It's just an illusion caused by the world spinning 'round” None of us are getting out of here alive, so tell the ones you care about that you love them, and enjoy every moment you’re able to with them. Anyway, good listen - both fun and a little thought-provoking at times. I’ll be looking into more of these guys’ stuff.
Bought this album on cd when it was released at the time, on the strength of its predecessor. Yoshimi was certainly not disappointing, but always rated Soft Bulletin a bit higher. Now after 20 years I am not so sure anymore. Yoshimi has a very relaxed atmosphere, is even more accessible than Soft Bulletin, but in particular has a very relaxed sound and lots of really good pop songs. I would say both albums are 5 star and the best FL albums, so agree with the list on this occasion.
Strange mix between beautiful melodies and off-putting passages. So we end up in the middle, just like that other Flaming Lips album. 'Coyne has claimed that he was unaware of the songs' [Fight test] similarities until producer Dave Fridmann pointed them out.' Yeah, sure.
Wow, like it! So naive and pure, so young and idealistic
I gave it a whirl, but it's not for me.
Ok, so who cares if Flight Test is a rip off of Father and Son, it's still great. Standout track for me is "In the Morning of the Magicians". Great album thematically - it almost feels like different movements of one long song.
wasnt too into it on the first track but then i got pretty into it but then it kind of drifted away again. when it's good its Good but when it's not its just kind of okay. giving it a 4 cuz i cant do half stars but id say its a solid 3.75
i enjoyed this. i really liked the instrumentals, they were synthy, catchy, reminded me of starfucker or the shins in places. my one gripe is the guy's voice kind of took the songs down for me, he made them feel less energetic than I'd like usually. still there were some great songs on this one, Fight Test, It's Summertime, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt 1. also i enjoy the cover art.
Really fantastic. Great listen 4.5
The instrumentation on this album scratches an itch in my brain I didn't even know I had; it feels as though every instrument breathes life.
Amazing
I thought I had listened to this before but I guess not. Fight Test is such a good song and strong opener, it was great to hear the rest of the album.
Good 👍
great storytelling and some of the coolest sounds
Dreamy, oddly accessible, indie classic. "Do You Realize" is a top 25 track of the 2000's - crazy to think this came out over 20 years ago.
Having listened to this album in the past, the first two songs had me questioning my memory of really liking this album. After Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt1, I was back in and mostly enjoyed every song after.
I love this album. I discovered it just a few years ago but I listen to it quite often. It doesn’t work if you are just listening as an album. I like to imagine a story so the instrumental tracks work for me. I love this.
I'll be honest. I had this album on and nothing about it caught my attention as good or bad. I barely remember it, even while I'm listening to it. Solid 3 for background music.
I think this could be a 4 with further listens. One of those times where i recognised a few tracks that spotify already puts in my mixes, without me knowing who they were by. Has unusual sound and vibe, and album art that makes me wonder if i've micro dosed lsd today
Some good tracks, cool cover
Really a pleasant surprise. I've found over the years that the Flaming Lips weren't a group I could appreciate. This album was fun, interesting concept, and a great listen! Solid 4.
I ALREADY RATED THIS YOU IDIOTS
People often debate if this is a concept album. I'd argue it's only a concept album for the first four tracks, and is all the better for ditching the 'Yoshimi' concept. Though things get off to a bright start with the ever-exciting 'Fight Test', the next 2 songs give this album an uneven feel. I know it's slander to criticise 'Part 1', but in my opinion it drifts a little too much despite some lovely vocal melodies. However, the segue from the dynamic 'Part 2' into 'In the Morning of the Magicians' provides the fresh start the album needs. Gone are the meandering synths (that often meander nowhere in particular) and in come bounding instrumentation that is truly thrilling. Juxtaposed against beautifully melancholic vocals, the back half of this album is fantastic. 'It's Summertime' slows things down but provides some of the most tender moments of the album and the change of pace flows well. Next up is the biggest, and arguably best, song on the album - 'Do You Realise', though undeniably brilliant, suffers from poor placement on the album. The anthemic feel of the album would have worked better before the 'Yoshimi' songs and would have provided some much needed drive to this album's slow start. Though at times uneven in pace and quality, there are some truly special moments hidden within the album tracks. The lyrics are introspective and, like much of the instrumentation, quite beautiful.
leuk& rustig
Wow een heel mooi album met toffe geluiden!
1st song kinda sounds like father and son by Yusuf definitely a different sound than I'm used to overall, intriguing and glad I listened but not extremely memorable. pretty experimental for me, maybe if i revisit in a different mood could be better.
Great stuff, loved it beginning to end
Super colorful lyrically and musically. Maybe a little experimental for me in parts, but still mostly bangers.
20 years ago, I probably would have written the most hyperbolic review for this record, likely proclaiming it one of the greatest records ever released, a true milestone achievement in human history, etc, etc, ad nauseam. It was an easy 5 for me and if you were in central New Jersey for a week in the back half of 2002, you probably would’ve seen me wearing the tan Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots comic strip t-shirt that I got when I saw them the month after this record was released. Man, I fucking loved this band. Over the years I’ve soured on them for a number of reasons, but mostly it’s just because I’ve changed and this record in particular is one that I associate with a not-so-great time in my life. It’s funny how that happens, isn’t it? Music is very powerful in that it’ll make you think about things you haven’t thought of in decades, temporarily reopening old wounds or re-igniting old flames - occasionally, it does both simultaneously, which is an especially shitty feeling, for sure. So yeah, I don’t really come back to this one because of that. …but enough sentimentalism. The other reason I don’t come back to this record very often is that honestly, I don’t think it’s that great as a whole. Somewhere around or after “Are You a Hypnotist?”, I usually start checking out. …and, Jesus Christ, if I never hear “Do You Realize?” again, I’d be so cool with that. These are words that, in the early aughts, I never thought I’d type out. Don’t get me wrong, I still enjoy the Flaming Lips, but the three albums that precede this one, (Clouds Taste Metallic, Zaireeka and The Soft Bulletin) are the band’s high-water mark for me - I don’t think they topped those records before or since. The Flaming Lips were untouchable for those few years. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, just by virtue of following those classics, is mostly in the same league and shares some similarities with The Soft Bulletin, but it’s where the cracks begin to show, in my opinion. I guess what I’m getting at is, it’s not the Flaming Lips record with an orange cover I’d put on this list…Clouds Taste Metallic is the one you need to hear before you die. God, that album is amazing.
I never really got into the Flaming Lips, but I listened to that record a lot in 2011. Fantastic, its a really fun kind of weird.
Weird album about robots taking over. First and 5th song good
One of the best records of the early aughts holds up extremely well. It's deep and sweet and affecting, with a sense of both swing and humor, a fairly rare combination one finds. "Flight Test" and "Ego Tripping" are all-time tunes, and the title cut a full notch below, though still very strong, within a fully unified set that works excellently well together.
Yea I mean the hits are the hits. Very well produced almost experimental. Very very early 2000s eclectic indie sound. But you can hear who they influence in that sphere now. Overall not super listenable, just because of the experimental sound/nature, the songs I like the most were the actual songs.
Really like this album. Dreamy and mysterious, synths and traditional instrumentation blended together well. Definitely highs and lows on the album but overall cohesive
I genuinely thought I would hate this album when it popped up, and boy was I wrong. It was so psychedelic and mysterious and took you on a trip you never wanted to leave. Makes me interested in listening to more of their stuff.
something about the Japanese and robots ? idk i liked it
Pretty decent.
Indifferent; Cool drum sounds; "In the Morning of the Magicians" sounds like Neil Young's vocals.
Don’t think I’ve really listened to them before. Will give this one another go later.
This is cool and wibbley
A great album. Lots of songs with very different sounds. Lots of surprises and melodies that continue to stay with you after listening to it.
Cat: well, I definitely like this more than the other Flaming Lips album we listened to! More funk. More grit. More groove. AJ: Some cool noises for the acid kids. Yoshimi part 1 is pretty cool. Space mush. Not sure how anyone listens to them alot.
not my style. but ok
My favorite of theirs. Beautiful album with the typical Flaming Lips whimsy.
Whacky indie weirdness
First record I ever bought. Nothing they've done since has touched this.
Some absolute belters, Do You Realize?? is the highlight. Some dull tracks too tho.
I just don't get the love for The Flaming Lips. Like everything of theirs I've heard, it's fine but trying very hard to be clever. I've heard their stage shows are fantastic; that is probably to distract from the music.
As an Oklahoman, this is one of our only worthwhile exports
Not bad
It’s fine! Parts are fun and some lyrics are good.
Its weird, but the good kind of weird? I like the opening track, but after that it is quite alternative
Annoying, boring, has no soul.
I have seen this album several times but had never listened to it before. It was very dreamy and enjoyable. I think it requires a certain mood and setting to enjoy it properly, though that does not detract from its quality.
Pretty dank album.
Very unusual. Genuinely don’t know what to make of this. Catchy in some places, weird in others.
"I don't know where the sunbeams end and the starlights begin; it's all a mystery." I really got into this album around 2010 when I was doing my undergrad in Seattle and it brings me back every time. Since then I've probably listened to this over 100 times and still love it just as much now as I did back then. Perfect complement to my sunny walk this afternoon.
사이키델릭한 느낌이 기존 얼터너티브락을 디제이가 한번 믹싱한 느낌. 앨범의 변주가 너무 좋다. 우주처럼 어둡고 아름답다
I enjoyed some of the sounds on this album, but I find it surprising that they can produce a song a beautiful and meaningful as ‘do you realise’ and then have so much unrelatable nonsense on the rest of the album.
Funky! Beter dan ik had verwacht 7/10
This album oozes creativity and imagination. It's playful, psyechdelic and melancholic. Also, what a lovely album cover. I must admit I've heard this album once before, about two years ago now. So it was nice to be reminded how good this is. Especially the track 'fight test', my favourite. It's summertime and do you realise are also standout tracks. I'm also surprised this came out in 2002, I always thought of it as a 90s album. I'm listening to this in moderate heat currently - this is definitely a summer album imo. What I will say is that the highs are particularly...high and the lows of this album are...noticeable. What I mean by this is that some tracks are totally skippable, but then songs like do you realise make you aware of how good the album is and make you want to keep listening. So I can forgive this album for the lack of consistency(quality) in places. Overall...good trippy fun. Take 4 stars from me, Flaming Lips.
2002 hyvä vuosi... hyvää riistaa... kylvättiin vielä raavasta ja työlästä kansaa.. nöyrää.. hyvää elektroniikkaa.. enemmän voisi olla pumputusta, mutta noh... kelpaa tämäkin. albumi kuulostaa albumilta. no... tarvi enempää lässyttää... kuuntelit varmaan ite jos tätä lueskelet... varmaan osataan itsekin miettiä vai mitä... in the morning of the magicians
Amazing and unique indie record it’s fun, poppy and electronic
Not my music
didn't care for it, too indie poppy and weird
Standout: All We Have Is Now. 5/5.
Fight, Title song, do you realize??? very good songs. Rest neat but forgettable
non mi piace tanto sembra la colonna sonora di un film
Pretty good album, I still like some of their others better
That was so boring...
So rare for an album to appear the day after listening to it through choice! Such a wonderful mood created here - wistful and futuristic and comforting and unsettling - the whole concept and sound is something really special. It doesn't always land and I can see these TFL being somewhat marmite but I'm happy here with Yoshimi.
Smart, innovative psychedelic rock with layered and complex arrangements and production. Not my cup of tea but, as a musician, I'll go back and deconstruct some changes and harmonies in this album to figure out how they did that.
This album surprised me by having a better second half than first half, a trait which most albums aren’t able to boast. Both halves were good, but I enjoyed the latter more because it delivered the excitement promised by the title and and cover art. The first half was, honestly, boring as fuck. Though I recognize, like The Flaming Lips’ whole discography, it was original and innovative, I wasn’t able to get into it. A lackluster beginning with a pretty solid closing. 3/5
This sounded like it could've been a good album, and some people no doubt enjoy it, but I really struggle with the effect that makes beats sounds distorted. I like clean sounds and I hate it when my hifi is playing up, it niggles me like you wouldn't believe. The beats on the first three tracks are all spoiled by uncomfortable noise. Very clear vocals, nice synth sounds, but horrible sounding beats. Made me want to skip the tracks with that on, and it's on tracks 1-5. Track 6 was lovely.
Outta spacey vibes Only listened to it once no strong thoughts sorry
Good listening, wrote the book on psychedelic rock
I do enjoy the Flaming Lips from time to time, but as someone who has heard a fair bit of them over the years, I feel like most of their tracks blend together. I would call them Psych-pop lite
This album disappointed me. Some tracks offered promise - Fight Test, Are you a Hypnotist? And Do you realise? These I would choose to listen to again. But on the whole, the album was a let down. I wonder if familiarity might improve the score, but the album taken as a whole didn't provide me with enough to draw me in to listen to it again and again.
I really liked this
Always a sucker for Neo-Psychedelia. But I haven’t properly sat down and gave an album by The Flaming Lips a spin yet so until now. A loose concept album (i.e. the first four songs) about evil robots quickly turns into psychedelic musings on love, life, and the baggage that comes with both. I do wish the album was fully realised as a concept album, which is what really holds it back from a 5 star. But make no mistake, this album remains a crowning achievement for The Flaming Lips. College Stoners everywhere would agree. Standout Songs: “Fight Test” “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots: Part 1” “Are You A Hypnotist??”
Really enjoyed this album. Best tracks: Fight Test, In The Morning of the Magicians No bad tracks. 4.5 rounded up.
Quite forgettable, but not terrible.
Modern hippie music I suppose.
My lips are on fire and they say “four stars “
Can’t believe I pretty much forgot about this album. 17yo me would be disappointed.
Lotsa fun. Iconic psychedelic pop. Nice and summery.
This album is a masterpiece. Headphones, or a good sound system and no distractions is recommended.
“This track sounds like a rip of Cat Stevens Father & Son”……sure enough Yusuf Islam has a writing credit - not because he was in the room but they ripped off his song and didn’t bother seeking permission. Album is unique but repetitive. 1 star for doing Cat dirty like that.
This is a solid electronic alternative/indie album. The flaming lips always have a unique personality and Perspective and it shows in their music. Yoshimi is a great song. Do you realize is depressing yet inspiring. Much of the rest of the album is pretty low key with solid electronic and instrumental sounds. Overall this is a good transition album into the 2000s. 8.1/10
Fun, sweet, a bit too ethereal , so pleasant background music. Would be good in a Sunday afternoon. I like the effects laden bass and guitar.
I have mixed feelings about the Flaming Lips. They can sometimes write the most beautiful songs, but I think they get bogged down in self-consciously trying to be quirky. Of everything I've heard by them though, this album is my favorite. It's mellow and has moments of great beauty. 4 stars.
Hmm, I liked the feel of the album, but it is just not for me. ’Fight Test’ and ‘Do You Realize?’ were the ones I enjoyed the most. Overall good, just not something I would listen to again. 3/5
Old favorite. Forgot how much I loved it.
I guess it took 20 years for me to enjoy this album. Soft Bulletin hit me hard, but I never connected with this album. Last night it really sounded through for me.
What a bizarre ride from start to finish. Some songs drag, but the energy and eclectic-kitsch personality shines throughout.
Decent; 2
4.5
Beautiful album
Chill psychedelic rock
Solid record, one of my favorite Lips albums.
I didn't really get this album. Was an ok listen but nothing was particularly memorable. 5/10.
Up 'til now, I have not heard a word of The Flaming Lips. The music is psych-rock -- atmospheric with heavy synthesizer and special effects, mostly acoustic guitars, good bass lines. No distortion ... every thing is sounds clean. The lyrics are introspective and mature.
It looks like a boring rock electronic-like album good enough to be on the list of 1001 boring electronic albums to listen to, but some songs like "Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell" and "Are You a Hypnotist??" makes it a little bit more remarkable of attention. I liked it on a Friday morning, but it's not the perfect fit for any other mood.
Loved
A little less boring than I thought it would be but still kind of boring 2/5
Cute and fun! Saw the Flaming Lips live many years ago and it was a fantastic show. This album doesn’t have the same energy I remember, but it was still really pleasant
This one was very pretty and almost alien. I loved the little bleep sounds scattered throughout the album. What knocks this one down for me is that the vocals are very annoying, he sounds whiney and congested most of the time. Some of the melodies aren’t that strong either. It's pretty solid though and I would revisit it.
Fun album. Love Yoshimi
Clicked with me in every way.
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I liked it more than I thought I would
Great album, wonderful vocals and instrumentation. The flawless "Do you realize" and "Yoshimi ... (part 1)" are probably my favourite individual songs, but it makes most sense as a whole piece.
A direct sequel to The Soft Bulletin, Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots keeps the grandiose psychedelic pop approach of its predecessor while being more subtle and atmospheric. As a result, Yoshimi feels less immediate than The Soft Bulletin but it is extremely rewarding with repeated listens. In the end, I think it's just as strong as TSB and has every right to be considered a classic.
Psychedelic guitars go "boing boing"
Nice psych album. A classic for me
A very nice warm and soothing psychedelic journey. Some tracks like "Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell", "Are You a Hypnotist?" or "Do You Realize" will become personal favorites.
Had to listen to this a couple times. I liked it but not sure really why.
I like the part where Yoshimi goes " wop wop woooooop", but I am not sure if he had to do it for 5 minutes straight. It's okay, it has a unique sound, feels interesting, but doesn't blow me away. I expected much, MUCH more from such cool art on the cover.. 3/5.
I thought it was pretty good, I liked the theme of the album and the vibe going through it. I like albums that tell a story throughout. I was on the fence between a 3 or 4 because I thought there was a lack of big hits within the album but I think the album flowed very well and was enjoyable despite that so went for a 4
Really good album. As a huge fan of Gorillaz this felt similar to it. Also the album art is fantastic.
Interesting album, felt not quite experimental but exploratory. I've always liked Do You Realize as well
Nice creative album. Got to be in the mood for wild and mellow music.
Still great.
music kinda forgettable but while youre actually listening to it its incredible
I was curious to hear this album when it popped up for the day, as I’ve heard about The Flaming Lips many times, but couldn’t even tell you what type of music they do. Unfortunately it wasn’t my type of music. I can see the experimentation in what they do, but it’s too slow and weird for me. It could make ok background music, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to listen to it. Listen again: no Purchase for my collection: no Favourite Song: couldn’t tell you-they all melded together Worst Song: same answer as above Cool album cover though!
A fun story to listen to in album form. It reminds me a bit of pink Floyd in terms of the layout of the music in order to tell a comprehensive story.
Thank the lord they added an edit button! I don't know what I was thinking at the time of the original 3 rating and part of me wants to preserve that snapshot of time but I had rediscovered them some time later and absolutely LOVE this now.
Great album. Weird without ever being ugly. Emotional without being dumb
Fdjne
Do you realize That you have the most beautiful face? Do you realize We're floating in space? Do you realize That happiness makes you cry? Do you realize That everyone you know someday will die? And instead of saying all of your goodbyes Let them know you realize that life goes fast It's hard to make the good things last You realize the sun doesn't go down It's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round Up there with Dark Side. No shit. 5/5
Gotta be a 5
dis is so cool
Cool
Amazing.
Was alright but a bit weird. Didn’t appreciate the track with screaming. Would be absolutely terrified if that suddenly started playing while I was alone at night.
Fantastic album start to finish. cohesive story and super multi versatile. 10/10 will be listening again. would love to see a rock opera set to this.
It was different
Loved it obviously
I liked this album quite a bit. It had alot of interesting sounds and beats. The lyrics were interesting too. Didn’t like the part 2 of fighting pink robots.
Kind of seemed like a more "modern" take of 70s sounds. It was good background noise. None of it really stood out for besides the same titled song pt 1. Probably wouldn't listen to the album again, but it was solid.
Classic.
7.5/10
Too slow and lifeless for me, literally brings my mood down. Better than Radiohead though.
A decent but unspectacular album that is only going to be remembered for its first track that is so obviously inspired by Father & Son and the worst denial ever made about said inspiration being purely coincidental
I've already heard this one too
I'm having a hard time finding flaws in this album. I can't quite bring myself to give 5 stars but I really enjoyed it from front to back. Might be one I add to my vinyl "want" list
Like random access memories and tame impala had a baby, decently groovy and funky but not quite to my liking. a little bit slow. A good song or two but the rest seemed like filler to me
beautiful
Je ne vapote pas
je vais arrêter de tergiverser
3.5
What an interesting sound! This one sounds amazing with headphones on. His voice is unique and brings something interesting to each song - but it can get tiring after a while. Standouts: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Part I, Do You Realize? Other good ones: Flight Test, In the Morning of the Magicians, Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell, Are You a Hypnotist? 4/5
ok
This album still sounds fresh
8.5/10 masterpiece notes in notebook
love it
Wonderful. Loved it when it came out, still love it now.
Chilled and enjoyed
Boring
I like it but all the songs go on too long
The flaming shits.
Yoshimi is a great and classic mid-00's indie rock album. The main strong points of this album are the amazing songwriting and the great instrumentation choices. "Do You Realize ??", "Are You a Hypnotist??", "Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell" and"Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1" are the hifhlights here in term of songs, but there are no weak tracks. superb album. 9,4/10
This album is mildly hard to rank, because I feel as though this supposed to be some sort of otherworldly experience judging from the composition and lyrics, but considering I'm as sober as a judge right now, this album tended to be a little boring. I really enjoyed Part 1 of Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, and knew this before going in because of my significant other and Rock Band, but the rest of this felt pretty samey with some bright spots shining through. There were some musical effects that had hairs on the back of my neck tickling a little, but otherwise an album that's certainly just okay.
This album shines in my mind like a prism hit by a million rays of white light, breaking into new spectra that can only be felt and not seen. So much wonder in the exploration and joy in the revelation as circuits duplicating emotions attempt to comfort you. AI gains the ability to feel. This is a whimsical journey through the mind of a machine, a mind trying to understand a new heart, to analyze its frequencies. My world flutters and pulses, just like the robot’s new beating heart, just like the bugs and butterflies of summertime. Join the confused robot as it sings its soliloquy to an empty sky. "What is love, and what is hate?" asks the solemn simulacrum.
Brillante
This album is a pure affirmation of joy. They first two thirds is perfection but it does tail off towards the end.
this was unique stuff. modern psychedelic I guess?
I'd never heard of this album, but I really like it. It's definitely worth getting to know better.
Solid alternative album
Forgot about this album!
First of all, love the cover sooo much. Had no idea what this was coming in. Don't think I've ever heard anything by The Flaming Lips for that matter. But it starts off great, really enjoying the dreaminess and the addition of electronic bits and subtle piano. Saved songs: Fight Test, One More Robot / Sympathy 3000-21, In the Morning of the Magicians, Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell, Do You Realize??, Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (Utopia Planitia)
Sci fi pop? Ok.. interesting
I go back to this album over and over. The incredibly lush instrumentation, the storylines of the songs, just a great album from a unique band that's just on the fringe.
So for whatever reason, we keep getting albums I know really, really well. There's some absolute classic tunes on here, such as Fight Test, Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots, and Do You Realize??. There's no real weak points as everything blends together nicely even if not everything stands out above the general atmosphere of the album. I just think it's a half-step behind the Soft Bulletin and many of the other great albums of this year. If you ever look at a list of 2002 albums, that year is stacked and this album has never broken through into my top 5 of the year. But that ain't half bad for sure.
2nd day in a row where I get to say Love, Love, Love this album. It showcases a sense of maturity and hope in the face of despair that very few bands could pull off, let alone try to capture. Wayne may be the frontman, but Steven Drozd is definitely the key on this album with his growth in songwriting and composition. 4.5 out 5 as there are a few weak tracks, and Soft Bulletin is arguably a better album. Looking forward to my Yoshimi Deluxe box set arriving. They amount of b-sides/collaborations released during this era was amazing. One of my absolute favorites is their collab with Sparklehorse covering Daniel Johnston's "Go".
I think this might be my favorite Flaming Lips album (though Soft Bulletin and At War with the Mystics are also up there).
favs: Approaching Pavonis Mons By Balloon, Fight Test worst: In the Morning of the Magicians
Yoshimi is the sweet spot between the reserved Soft Bulletin and the utter batshit crazy of the rest of The Flaming Lips catalog. It had an amazing structure and some of their strongest songs. Nature versus machine being told against a backdrop of audible maturity and pure creativity. It’s all pretty much perfect.
Indie pop with a healthy dose of electronica for good measure. I liked this one quite a bit at first, but it somehow got old the longer the album ran. Still 3/5
I dont usually enjoy the electro-sounding kind of music, but there is one song in particular that makes me feel sad. Almost give the same vibe as Radiohead. I dont remember which one is it but it is a song about imagining the loneliness and the feeling of loss after death. 2.4/5
Such a good and weird album. Not my favorite albums by the lips but definitely has some of my favorite songs. I’ll always associate this album with my college freshman year and driving around. Nice to bring that sense back.
Really nice, with some welcome trip-hop vibes
Meio mornao, apesar da boa qualidade sonora
What an album, what a band. Loved their stage shows in this era. Some truly brilliant songs. Stand out - Yoshimi (of course), Do You Realize??
Such a weird, fun, unique album. Really a slice of my past. I still have that CD floating around here somewhere. I was totally one of those people who had never heard Flaming Lips before this album, even though it was their 10th and absolutely fell in love
Love this album!
It had me in some moments and lost me in others.
Obvious 5 and anyone who disagrees is silly.
Yes, now this is great.
I liked the first song — almost felt like cat stevens. The rest felt like someone did drugs and said “you know what would be cool….”
Even though I'm not a major FL fan. This is such a great (near perfect) album. Unique song writing, vocals that soothe, tells a story, etc.
4.5
Brilliant
I have never understood the TFL hype, sloppy and ill recorded in an uncharming way.
Great chill electronic rock, a genre I didn't even know existed!
Actually pretty good. Where was I when this came out?
Post-pop indie that's tolerable.
Does an Psychedelic Art Rock band from Oklahoma making a mainstream, college-radio album make it any less great? The short answer, no. This album has several iconic tracks, a solid orchestration, and a unique flow from track to track. A solid album that deserves to be in the discussion of one of the best for the band, despite it's wider audience and success.
Boring, radioheady style but it's ok!
Obozavam
interesting rock style. Like a little electronic with some crazy drums.
-"Flight Test" is a nice, very happy, pop-rocky song that really contrasts with the extra story-like elements in the beginning and end of the song. The main portion reminds of something that would be in like Lego Rock Band haha. Calm and very happy rock. -Cool bass line in "One More Robot / Sympathy 3000-21." rest of the song is just okay -"Are You a Hypnotist??" is very ethereal and Pink Floyd-y -"Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 2" and "Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (Utopia Planitia)" are both cool instrumental tracks. The former was a cool rock jam and the latter was cool with the horns and stuff -This album seemed like a good idea but it was poorly executed. The "environmental" sounds in the opening track make it seem like there are going to be darker portions of the album but the cool dark moments never really return. Was quite dissapointed.
The Flaming Lips' "Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots" is an electronic rock love letter to the 80s. The album starts off pretty rockin', but quickly shifts into an album full of power ballads. 4/5. Favorite Tracks: Fight Test, One More Robot.
Never liked. Still not for me.
The Flaming Lips’ Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots feels like a time capsule to a rich time in pop culture when everyone was obsessed with the future. they tackle a rich, scientific world undercut with an overarching theme of love and mortality in the face of a growing detachment in society bred by technological advancement. their titular character, Yoshimi, is a stand-in for our haunting relationship with the growing technology in our lives. the album, however, is quick to ditch the concept of Yoshimi, instead opting for more universal inquiries on the tidal nature of emotion — they cover love and hypocrisy, death and fulfillment. the music itself is a jumping pad for that dissection: robot voices, heavy synthesizers, pumping bass-lines and distortions cushion the lyrics, but underneath are sweetly romantic acoustic guitars and violin that tug at something more existential. the record is playful and light (Yoshimi ripped from the pages of a manga), but also deeply philosophical (on “Do You Realize??” the fear of death and desire for love looms large), and all those tiny little contrasts gives the album a brilliance that overwhelms, even when its concept loses its footing.
I became familiar with not so much this album, but it's namesake song, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1, in 2010 after Rock Band 3 came out, which featured this song. Before that, I hadn't heard of the Flaming Lips before. I can remember playing this song, thinking how weird, but in a good way, it was, but I never took the time to explore The Flaming Lips any further. I had since forgotten about that song until I saw this album cover this morning. It was a nice shot of nostalgia. That song is an earworm. I will be humming it now for days! This whole album is as gloriously strange as Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1 is. I don't know what genre of music this belongs to, perhaps psychadelic indie rock/dream pop? The lyrics, although odd, are sung beautifully, and have a way of pulling you into this strange world they are painting a picture of through their music (almost feels like an anime film). The layers of spacey sounds overlapping the synth /acoustic guitar bits, and then the addition by times of orchestral pieces is beautiful. It all blends together into this wonderful tepestry of sound. It's weird, by all accounts, I should hate this music, with its odd psychadelic aspects and indie rock undertones, but I really enjoyed it. So much so that I listened to the album twice. Favourite songs: "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1", Fight Test, Do You Realize??, In the Morning of the Magicians Least favourite song: One More Robot/Sympathy 3000-21 4/5
Maybe the quintessential Flaming Lips album, but I don’t think it is the best one. It is good, but not consistently so.
sci-fi folk :-)
Uniikki ja ehkä hieman outokin, mutta tietyllä tavalla pidän tästä albumista! Melko miellyttävä kuuntelukokemus, suosikkikappaleet varmaankin In The Morning of the Magicians, Do You Realize?? ja Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1. :)
Vraiment aimé l'Album, c'était une super écoute. Ca vaut bien un 4.65
Enjoyed more than I thought, but not my cup of tea.
One of my favorite albums
The Flaming Lips' "Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots" is an electronic rock love letter to the 80s. The album starts off pretty rockin', but quickly shifts into an album full of power ballads. 4/5. Favorite Tracks: Fight Test, One More Robot.
I like the concept but I think the vocal performance left a lot to be desired and the production was unique as well.
It would be tragic if those evil robots win.
probably the most languid mecha battle ever recorded
Fight test
pretty good album
Fun and very listenable album, was only familiar with the title track. Nice textures with the unusual instrument choices and cool synth sounds. Radiohead vibes with more pop hooks. Very creative all around, and will get more listens in the future for sure.
It started off ok, and it has a few songs in there that stand out a bit, but I don't really like his vocals, and plenty of the album just comes across as a bit soft and wanky.
Geinig bandje. In eerste instantie dacht ik aan pop-rock, maar er zitten ook wat elektrische geluidjes bij. ***
Very enjoyable
Big and loud and fun and accessible. I left the CD in my parents' minivan back in 2005 and my dad was not impressed.
Nice indie with surprising elements of psychodelia. Instrumentals are good with interesting parts, also very soothing at moments. Lyrics definitely add to the experience, they are mainly simple and smart thoughts and reflections on life.
Very jammy. Solid. Not necessarily something I’d crave to listen to daily, but good to have on if I’m trying to focus or do a task around the house.
Epic sounding record, with layers of lush arrangements that are close to being over the top, but melodic and easy to listen to. I've only heard a smattering of Lips music and I enjoy most of it. This album I would consider a modern "masterpiece and probably their best album to date.
I remember the first time I heard this album I was sitting on my friend Mike's stairs and over the chatter of the conversations in the other room this album was playing above that. I was completely blown away and had to go out and buy a copy the next day.
I've never listened to the Flaming Lips before. I enjoyed this album more than I expected and would definitely listen to it again. Some of the songs were marred by too much electronic noise. Removing some of that and simplifying the songs would have given the smoothness that would have made them more listenable..
Pretty good! I was able to listen to it without any problems. I didn't pay much attention to the lyrics, which is maybe a good thing since it's such an easy listen. Would I revisit? Most likely not. It did kind of drag on after a while. However, I enjoyed it!
Hier en daar een krijsgeluidje (dus Cees zal het wel weer niks vinden), maar ik vind dit wel geinige maffe muziek. Het luistert lekker weg, scoort hoog op de originaliteit, emotioneel raakt het allemaal niet echt.
Je kan hier veel over zeggen, maar bij sommige nummers van deze lippen is de creativiteit wel ingebrand. Toch doet het mij vaak niet veel en ervaar ik sommige delen weer als doodsaai. Goed geïllustreerd door de meest suffe startsample op een album ooit. Zo samen 2,5 sterren.
Een album uit een periode waar ik vrij veel muziek van ken. En toch heb ik The Flaming Lips nooit veel geluisterd. Het trekt me niet. Saaie zweverige rocknummers. Ik zeg bewust nummers, omdat ik het niet echt liedjes vind. En dan hou ik toch meer van liedjes denk ik. Ik mis hier een bepaald meezinggehalte (of meeschreeuw desnoods)
Lots of nostalgia for this one. It's trippy and weird and catchy and existential and hopeful. Love it. Do You Realize is maybe a bit overrated. Still love the message of it.
yeah im back
Sci-fi and futuristic themes in cute colors such as pink. I don't know what kind of aesthetic is this but I think I love it now.
I remember getting the CD of this album back when it was new and listening to it very stoned and it was great. Much different years later not all stoned but still enjoyed it.
I like how The Flaming Lips reinvent themselves with every album, even if I don't always particularly like the inventions themselves. The peculiar case of Yoshimi is one of those: it's OK, musically, but doesn't exactly knock my headphones off. Do You Realize, however, is one of those songs that do.
Wish there was a zero stars option 🥰
Без зацепок но красиво
I had heard some random Flaming Lips stuff in the late 90s, but never bothered to listen to a whole album. I'm not sure where this one rates in their catalog, but I really enjoyed it. It was fun and trippy, but you could also hear the 90s grunge/rock/pop sound in there. They put a unique spin on the stuff I grew up with.
Fun concept, but not super into it.