Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

This was a case of thinking this was mostly boring when I was kid, but really enjoyed it on my present-day listen. The second half was catchy and unique, the first half remains boring, but not enough to bum me out. I'm glad to have revisited it. Favorite tracks: In the Morning of Magicians, Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell, It's Summertime, All We Have is Now, Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (Utopia Planitia) ... Do You Realize? gets an honorable mention because it was my favorite song when I was a kid and couldn't get into any other track. But I think that's obvious, given its popularity.

é mediano, mas tem algumas músicas bem boas. 2,5/5.

mis prefes: yoshimi battles the pink robots y do you realize? lo escuche para correr me parecio muy interesante y entretenido. siento que es como un anime de superheroes hecho album. tengo q escucharlo de nuevo. lo escucharia de nuevo 10/10

Beautiful album

Forholdet mitt til the Lips er litt komplisert. Jeg har hørt forholdsvis mye på denne og The Soft Bulletin, og har likt flere av sporene veldig godt, men det er noen av neo psych-ismene som byr meg litt imot, uten at det er helt lett å sette fingeren på det. Jeg spant Bulletin igjen for første gang på lenge for et par måneder siden og var skuffa over hvor lite jeg likte selv de gode sporene i forhold til det jeg huska. Og sist jeg hørte på Yoshimi, som er enda lenger siden, hadde jeg noenlunde samme opplevelsen. Men idag kan jeg høre det gode igjen! Det er fortsatt elementer jeg ikke helt klarer å forsone meg med, men i det store og hele har jeg nytt hele skiva.

En av få plater som har klart å blande et rockesound med elektroniske beats, og midt i gullalderen for den blandingen. På 70-tallet hadde kanskje Flaming Lips vært like store som Pink Floyd, mens i sin samtid var de kanskje en slags bandversjon i skyggen av Beck.

Ughhhhhh

Reminds me of something I would’ve listen to 4 years ago. Liked it but wouldn’t put it on in my car (ultimate test)

It was just not really my cup of tea. It sounded pretty boring

Really liked the first song and everything was solid but got somewhat boring think it’s in need of a relisten and I think there is better out there.

It’s time to accept that The Flaming Lips is a very boring band with the odd standout track. This album is no exception. Also Wayne Coyne just seems like a bad dude. For every good track, there are 3-4 super dull ones. Wacky can be good but it helps when you’ve got the melodies to back it up. I’ll give the production a thumbs up. Best: Fight Test Worst: take your pick, plenty to choose from

i've listened to this once or twice before in full, but it's been some years and i can't remember enough to give it a rating off the top of my head. one more listen can't hurt Fight Test - 5/5 One More Robot / Sympathy 3000-21 - 4/5 Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1 - 5/5 Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 2 - 4/5 In the Morning of the Magicians - 5/5 Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell - 4/5 Are You a Hypnotist?? - 5/5 It's Summertime - 4/5 Do You Realize?? - 5/5 All We Have Is Now - 3/5 Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (Utopia Planitia) - 4/5 Average score: 4.4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Three stars, three robots. Do You Realize?? is gorgeous, I see why it gets played at funerals. ⭐️⭐️⭐️🤖🤖🤖

4.5 - Captures the sound of my teenage years in an album. One of my late night comfort blanket/ calm down albums.

not my style

Overall Rating - 2.55/5 (5.09/10). The first couple of songs were fun, but then it went weird and unpleasant.

Honestly I can understand if this is perceived as a “you had to be there” album. For me it will always be a classic. Now a quarter century later it feels like the last hurrah of 90’s optimism before the cynicism of the 00’s took over. And “Do You Realize??” is one of the most beautiful songs ever.

I forgot about all of the pre-1973 Pink Floyd influences. These guys do it better.

Was a very big album of its moment. Certainly full of beauty and warmth.

Leuk, maar is wss t leukst als k t paar keer heb geluisterd

instrumentals and production is very interesting and creates a clear vibe, but vocals are flat and feel expressionless, bringing the whole experience down - super fun concept tho

Me gustó como álbum conceptual. No me imaginé que el título fuera tan literal jaja. Los sonidos electrónicos añadieron mucho a la temática de robots. Dicho esto, considero que no es para mí. Además el que se trate sobre batallas y que tenga un ritmo tan tranquilo no me hace mucho sentido y me aburrió un poco.

I hated this. I knew off one or two songs, but it was clinky clanky (best way I can describe). I understand why it might be people's vibe, it has the mellow somber vibe, but the strange instrument interruptions made it weird for me.

oh yoshimi they dont believe me but you wont let those robots defeatme

Actually an amazing album I loved this soo much.

Kuu

I forgot to rate this at the time but I’m landing on a solid midpoint for me

So delightfully weird. Edit: 100-album calibration - changing from a 4 to a 5 since I keep going back to this!

This is an album that straight class to it. The album is quite heavy with dreamy backgrounds, which are simply breathtaking. It's quite a light album meaning, it's very airy and has space galore, feels like I'm soaring high above the clouds. For my first listen it was great, they managed to have singing about robots (first half of album) which is totally nerdy and sick. I believe my true appreciation of this album will take fruition after a handful amount of re-listens, as I don't always fully 'get' an album on a first listen, but nonetheless it made a good impression. Highlight Song/s: "Fight Test" and "Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell"

fire fire fire fire everybody in the world has to listen to this right now

Muy bye album, no lo conocía, me gustó mucho.

I don't get the high ratings—boring, unremarkable, nothing memorable, generic synth pop rock.

didn’t really understand the concept and it bore me, it is a no for me.

Favorite Track: Do You Realize

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.

Iconic Flaming Lips album. It's makes for a good listening session with good quality headphones, or something easy and unobtrusive to have on in the background whilst I'm doing things around the home. I can appreciate the hard work that went into this album, there are a lot of different layers and sounds involved. I used to listen to The Flaming Lips quite a bit when I was younger. As I've aged over time, I've steered away from this style of music, and I am not as drawn to Wayne Coyne's vocals anymore. But I can still appreciate the beauty of this music, and I would/will come back to listen to this album again throughout different stages in my life.

Unremarkable

Weird but surprisingly emotional. Beneath the playful concept there’s a real sense of fragility that sneaks up on you.

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!

While not a true concept album, this one definitely benefits from a top to bottom listen through. Themes and tone are consistent throughout. The overall vibe of hope surrounded by love and loss hits the spot. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1 Do You Realize?

Dreamy

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…

Kind of OK but it's a bit too ethereal to really enjoy.

Another long time favorite, this one is still in rotation unlike many from this era. I will always prefer Soft Bulletin, and honestly several others as complete albums (Clouds Taste Metallic and The Terror come to mind). Nevertheless, this is a very strong record, maybe stronger on the less hit laden side 2. The Lips have consistently been one of the most interesting bands of the 90s, Aughts and beyond, and while this is probably their most commercial and accessible work, it's still full of wonderful weirdness and Wayne's twisted world view

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.

Loquísimo hermano, algunas canciones son casi como rock metal pero con sintetizadores y distorsión, es increíble, es como un viaje.

Buen disco. Algunos sonidos pueden ser repetitivos y llegan a saturar un poco, está adornado por demás. Volvería a escuchar un par de temas.

que brisa da porra. sonzeira insana.

:)

crazy synth bass wobwobobWOO i love finding stuff that feels like was waiting for me, straight into rotation yoshimi this yoshimi that the main character is the ride cymball

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??

Ended up enjoying this a lot more than I thought I would

Wildes Ding

very interesting.

Liked it more than I thought I would, but some parts fell flat.

First track has a bit of a cat Steven’s father and son vibe, but more light and poppy. One more robot is a funky spacey jam. Yoshimi a fun math pop upbeat love song, hard to characterize. Part 2 gets heavy and wet and funky. In the morning of the the magicians - beautiful groove to start off, stays beautiful but melancholy. Ego tripping another beautiful arrangement, the electric funky groove, its airey and fluffy but grounded. Hypnotist similar. Summertime a little forgettable. Do you realize a banger love track - again spacey, poppy but melancholy. All we have is now - a lil weirder, math electronic feel but with piano chords and less accessible vocals. Album ends on pavonis - groovey spacey intro, builds with some horns coming in, great outro track. One more robot the pick for me - 4.25/5

I like The Lips!! 👄

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.

Boring and nondescript. Really not into it at all.

I don’t understand why anyone needs to hear this before they die. Listening to this made me want to die, though.

I think I like the idea of the Flaming Lips being out there shaking up expectations, a little more than I actually enjoy their albums Probably the sense of the unexpected that I appreciate, and sometimes one or two of their tunes will land in a way I like Keep at it guys!

Incredible album name. Music was nice.

For some reason I found this album really dull, despite realizing it shares a lot of similarities with other artists and albums I've enjoyed over the years, and I think it probably all comes down to the vocals. The lead singer's vocal style just puts me to sleep. I do think there's plenty to like on this album but unfortunately I disliked the vocals that much that I just couldn't appreciate it it all. Also that rip off of Father and Son at the start is a pretty unfortunate introduction to this band's work. Favourite tracks: Do You Realize?, All We Have Is Now, Approaching Pavonis Mons

Few grooves but overall not super my jam!

The eponymous song was catchy, but not a lot other than that

I may have liked this a little bit more had I listened to it on a different day. As it was I came to it after an extended journey into some really old school sounding industrial bands a friend recommended me. This album, on the back of those, just felt so tame it jarred. I was never a big Flaming Lips listener in the first place as they’ve never really been my thing. Sadly, they continue to remain not really my thing.

Fun album - I will dig into the "story" on further listens. I was struck by how similar some of the vocals were to Neil Young

It's hard to mark this super high as it's a bit disjointed and messy in places, but the good parts are amazingly good. This album means a lot to me as it came into my life on a really specific and pivotal day in my life.

Psychedelic pop with electronic soundscapes. I like the songwriting, even Fight Test which takes inspiration from Cat. The imagery is great, the fuzziness of it is pleasing to the ears. I already own this album and am glad it came up today so I could give her a spin.

Light and lovely

I played this while working and the first play through didn’t really interest me, but it replayed while I wasn’t paying attention. I caught my attention the second time around. Suddenly, I found myself listening to this all day. I really enjoy the string of four songs beginning with the first battle. This was a big surprise.

This is one of those albums that takes me back to a specific time and place. UD dorm rooms, Chappelle Show reruns, Strongbad clips, and weekday video game tournaments. All time classic!

Just by reading the band and album name, I have no fucking clue what this album could possibly sound like. Ho wow, that was amazing.

Good album, I think they did this vibe better on The Soft Bulletin

one of the top albums 00's

I listened to this album once or twice with an ex-girlfriend of mine way back in the day after we saw these guys in concert at a festival north of Vancouver. It was a great concert--the lead singer got into a giant inflatable ball and rolled over the audience. I wasn't familiar with their music at the time, and didn't really jive with it on subsequent album listens. Now like two decades later, this sounds pretty cool actually. I appreciate it a lot more for what it is. That being said, it does get lost in dreaminess sometimes--like, too much space noises and trippiness and not enough rhythm sometimes. Ill give it a 4 but probably more like a high 3.

A very interesting album, i like that the songs are long but don't feel like they overstay their welcome, great vibes all around. Quite similar to some other bands i listen to. I like the use of crowd sounds and unusual instrumentation. Not normally a fan of heavily electric music but this was a banger

I'll be honest, I didn't listen. Not the vibe.

Some great songs others that i did not enjoy so much, a little bit too trippy jam band vibes

Fun, easy listening

It’s ok, sounds like cafe music.

I did not expect this to be so good! I just kept going back to it!

I hope I don’t have to listen to this band again.

i can see why the album is a classic, and it has interesting ideas. some songs resonated with me, but overall i didn't love it. the theme of robots gaining sentience and emotions rings hollow to me at the moment.

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.

The songwriting and production here is competent but the neo-hippie/post-psychedelic vibe of this record doesn't ring my bell, nor do the moon-eyed and/or bizarro lyrics (in "Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots, Pt. 1", it sounds like singer Wayne Coyne is just reading a list of bullet points). It also doesn't help that Coyne has a thin, colorless voice that doesn't do much to sell these songs. There are some pretty instrumental stretches here (especially in the closing track) but they're not compelling enough to make me want to spin this album again.

The embodiment of ecstatically psychedelic music

Stand-out tracks: Fight Test In the Morning of the Magicians Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell It's Summertime Do You Realize?? Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon

Highlights: Fight Test, One More Robot, Yoshimi pt.1 and 2, Are You a Hypnotist, Do You Realize??, Approaching Pavonis Mons Holy shit that was a strong start... How is this 20 years old? It sounds like 8 at most. Beats are so fresh and exciting. It had me feeling like I was playing Katamari Damacy with those space noises. Do You Realize especially so. Vocal style is playful and simple, but the lyrical content has depth to it. All combined make a great package I didn't expect to get. Never heard anything from this record so it really was a positive surprise. There were some slumps doe (It's Summertime comes to mind). Overall a record I will definitely revisit and the highlights will remain in rotation.

Great production on a beautiful album. Slow burn at times, but overall excellent!

I already loved this album and my opinion only improved from a closer listen on this revisit. It's easy not to take The Flaming Lips very seriously but there's a lot of depth in the music here. Do You Realize and Fight Test are particularly great, though I also love a lot of the kinda cinematic tracks throughout the middle of the album.

I kind of hated the other album they have on the list but I kind of love this one and I have trouble distinguishing exactly why might be a low four but it's a four

Has always been one of my favorite alternative albums. Simply a lot of fun.

What a surprise, I really liked this album, very unusual sounds coming through the speakers in my ears, lol - “ do you realise “ great lyrics

Nostalgic album from college. I never got the Flaming Lips before or after this album but this one really clicked.

Great concept album that is a lot of fun to listen to on my HiFi system.

5 seconds in: this is groovy... not sure i love all of the singing over each other in "The Test"- funny ending sounds squishy and outerspace-y, reminds me of the red blob guys in stray oh theyre screaming. 2-3/5

Yeah, this holds up entirely as a cohesive album, beginning to end. So so good.

Absolutely brilliant album

Good in parts

Do you realize? Is an all timer… but I’ve never listened to this whole album, and it was a fantastic experience. I think if I spend more time with it it’d be a 5 star.

Pretty undistinctive. I confess to not giving it my full attention, listening to it while following a recipe. I think it was the vocalist I found least interesting. There were a couple instrumentals--full songs or portions I don't remember--that sounded more intriguing.

Almost a 4, but not quite. Still amaze!

I love this album! I liked how it varied from a very psychedelic, experimental sound to a really stripped back acoustic, almost folk sound. The really pretty, simple vocals and strong melodies kept that jumble together really nicely.

I really liked it! I sort of knew of them, the simpsons references (great episode), their famous live shows with costumes, but really didn’t know their music. It’s beautiful, melodic, mixed in with quirkiness, fun stories, nice use of electronic loops while still being lo-fi rock adjacent. Have listened to it quite a few times now. I was a bit thrown but the cat stevens knock off of the first track, but hey great song to steal from.

Wow, just beautiful. Not overhyped even a little. I'm floored

3/8 Pretty good

medium enthousiast sommige leuk sommige stom

The last album before Wayne and fwiends disappeared up their own assholes.

Way too experimental for my taste

Strange one.

Very interesting. The only song I knew prior was "She don't use jelly" which was super different from this. This gave me a lot of Gorillaz vibes. Easy listen, but nothing really grabbed my attention either.

9/10 27.03.2026

God Damn, I hate Indie! Blah! Self-indulgent crap only a fragile, over- educated, over-medicated twat might enjoy. Sometimes that’s me. Damn it, I hate when that happens!

I've definitely listened to this before. It's not one that stands out in my memory except for the title track. But I really enjoyed listening to this more closely.

This album is growing on me, I like it more each time I listen.

this is such a great album. so unique, so catchy

This is right up my alley. It's odd that I wasn't a huge fan back in 2002, but this slid me right by. That said, I'm a huge fan now. Only complain is that some of the songs are a bit long.

This might cure my sleeping isues bc in the span of the album's duration i genuinely fell asleep at least two times.

A bit conceptual but I like it. I think this would reward repeat listens.

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

I don’t know why I had a synthesizer farting in my ear for this entire album. Really wasn’t a huge fan of this one. Whiny vocals coupled with just strange sound effects behind the music gave it a much too silly atmosphere. Do You Realise is kind of okay and stands out as essentially the only track I’d return to, but even then is ruined by the weirdest ambient sounds?

Sympa mais pas trop mon style et un peu trop triste 3/5

I quite enjoyed, but not best of all time material

Another soft-rock with experimental inserts and whiny, crying boy as vocalist. Fuck, does this list is made in 50% of depressing, melancholic music after which you want to shoot yourself in the head? DNF this album, im fking pissed off.

I want to be Yoshimi now, and I wish girls were real.

𝘠𝘰𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘪 𝘉𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘴 is one of those albums that feels both whimsical and quietly profound. The Flaming Lips wrap big emotions in bright, synthetic textures, letting childlike imagination coexist with melancholy and anxiety. The concept may be loose — robots, battles, a hero named Yoshimi — but the emotional throughline is surprisingly strong. The melodies are warm, the production is lush without being overbearing, and Wayne Coyne sings with that fragile, earnest tone that makes even the strangest imagery feel sincere. It’s a record that manages to be playful and reflective at the same time, and that balance is what makes it endure.

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

One of FL’s most consistent albums, some great melodies, and interesting choices. Minor criticism might be that perhaps it’s a smidge indulgent, maybe a little conceited but it’s hard to criticise a band for sounding like they sound and FL have always been stoically off kilter. Overall one to check out if you are not already a fan 4.1

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.

Great album. Very high highs, without any lows, but segments of just okay.

Experimental, yet real fun ride

Me gusta.

I love this album so much

It was fine. Jangly guitars and slightly tuneful meandering with futuristic phaser noises

The production is an absolute masterpiece of sound design that perfectly blends heavy hip hop drums with soft electronic vibes and indie rock. I really love the space they give to the instrumental parts and the way the deep sci-fi concept makes the whole journey feel so emotional. It is a brilliant example of how a dense and complex mix can still feel incredibly warm and meaningful.

Heard a number of these tracks before, but never the whole album. Really enjoy it.

Love this album. 4 stars. Best track - do you realise.

Almost a 5, but not quite...

Wayne Coyne is a visionary, when i first heard this album (nearly 25years ago!) I thought how can you have a frontman that can't sing. However through subsequent listens and coming across them at festivals the overall experience takes over. There is a tapestry woven that occasionally fades into background music, but despite this the standout tracks, do you realise, are you a hypnotist & the title track stand the test of time

I liked Fight Test, One more Robot, and Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robot

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

Shite. Clever shite, but shite nonetheless.

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

Thoroughly stupid, from the lyrics to the melodies, especially from track 4 onwards. I liked the odd instrumental flourish here or there, and upon relisten I found myself almost enjoying the first three tracks, but that part one of the title track is one of the most hideous moments I’ve ever encountered in music and it’s all downhill from there. 1.75/5

Kill me with teh neo prog

Fun psychedelic romp. Peak Flaming Lips

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.

Love this one

A really good album. Fun and experimental. I would say I like the previous album, The Soft Bulletin, a bit more - but that may be only because I've heard it more.

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.

I was committed to give this 5 star since I loved "Soft Bulletin" when it came out. But then the "Father and Son" ripoff threw me off, and the same fuzz pedals (mainly over drums) as on Soft Bulletin sounded tiring. It’s still very original though! Then the voice and lyrics are just so overly optimistic, positive thinking, big bambi eyes take of the world which sound so detached and sarcastic to me that it has a depressing effect.

This album is actually what got me into this website. I heard about the album and while reading a review on Reddit, I saw someone post about this site. I decided to put off listening to the album until it came up on the list. 366 albums later, it FINALLY came up. The album is good. I have a really bad habit of not listening too intently to lyrics of songs, which was probably a bit detrimental to my view of this album. I still really enjoyed my listen. I love concept albums so much, especially when they're so sonically coherent like this one is. I wish I could've picked up on the themes a little more in my first listen, but oh well. That's what second, third, and fourth listens are for.

It was great, never heard of the band before!k

Psychadelic, story telling, vibes, serene, unique sounds, melodic

Familiar sounds with a twist. Awesome album cover would look out for vinyl for sure.

yoshiiiimi they don't believe meee

I finished it more for out of obligación than enjoyment; it's not my musical style, calm music isn' really my thing, or at least music similar to that

No es mi estilo, no lo escucharía en mi día a día, pero tiene lindos sonidos.

Loved most of this but some parts were a little weird

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.

A pleasant surprise. Although I feel it's pretty "unique", I do detect a hint of the Floyd in the music

I was introduced to this album by my PhD supervisor. I think everyone else in the lab found it (and probably him and I) too nerdy. I loved it then and I love it now.

This is a really neat album exploring sm pretty deep topics through a very interesting lens. It’s also a really great blend of electronic and non electronic elements.

Wasn't ever a fan of The Flaming Lips outside of "She Don't Use Jelly" but something about this album gets me every time. A masterpiece from start to finish. "Do You Realize?" is one of those songs that just hits me in the gut everytime I hear it.

I did not enjoy this one. It was kind of weird.

Not my vibe

i didnt like that, the sound was so strange

Partially known. One song I love and then progressively less interesting.

Some quite nice east listening stuff. Though I expect the robots will win.

Very meh, songs strange songs

Not my style of music. I really did not like it.

Was expecting an odd future-y album based off the title and cover and was not disappointed, I really liked it

I have a vivid memory of my high school girlfriend loving this album and me loving her loving it. The only problem is this album came out in 2002 and I graduated from high school in 1999.

ethereal

not bad but just not my thing!

Fun, funky sound. Catchy lyrics. Really strong , really good.

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.

Mellow and obnoxious.

Would normally give this a 3 but after the last few albums this is easily a 4/5

Pleasantly delightful elclectiveness

Came back to this one a few days after it was recommended. Interesting sound, don't completely hate it, but i don't think i would come back to it that much, just not my style. i'm sure some people love this sound and will enjoy it, but not a personal favorite for me. kinda wanted to give up on it before it finished, but finished it. i just dont care much for the kind of childish sound, cutesy sound effects, vocal delivery, lyrics. idk just eh

Still not convinced…

First of all, the cover art is fire. Second, it feels so ahead of it's time it's amazing. Reminded me of Tame Impala, but a bit more complicated. I don't think I can listen to it regularly, but it may be a record to turn up once in a while to dissociate. Good luck to Yoshimi fighting those evil machines.

This album brings forth its majesty precisely because it is just that, an album. More specifically, it is a carefully crafted album in the form of a manga. While we tend to think of manga superficially here in the West, in the East it is a legitimate art form. The Flaming Lips richly illustrate this artful reality with their deft sonic brushstrokes and evocative lyrics. Some tracks have their own story to tell amid the vibrant, tumbling narrative arc for us to follow and become ensconced in. Odd and quirky, certainly. But The Flaming Lips have evolved to be able to take on their eccentricities with no loss of substance. Five stars all the way.

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

One song in and I'm liking this much better than the other album they had on the list. It gave back that goodwill pretty fast. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1 has great music but these guys cannot quit with the lyrics that are better suited to a comedy album. The up and down continues as Pt. 2 is not good. They should have called this album "Music You Love When You're High and Literally No Other Time". The Shins do this music better. Do You Realize?? is the hit from this album and on some commercial. The lead singer's voice is cartoonish in the worst way.

Legal, nada inovador mas legal. É uma vibe mais chill com um pouco de alternative. To dando um 3 mais pra cima

It helps you to concentrate on your work, and the unusual sound gives your body and mind a special energy. 8/10

Never listened to this before but I expect great things. We'll see how this goes... Not off to a good start. This is kinda so "indie" it hurts. "Always thought there was a virtue in being cool"? Yikes. I thought I'd at least get good songwriting with this but the melodies aimlessly meander and the songs are utterly devoid of any real dynamics. Holy shit this is dull as dishwater. Almost impressive that an album could be so boring as this. I don't think I've ever heard anything so instantly forgettable. Awful. I hate it.

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.

Something about Yoshimi makes me feel gross. The druggy vibe isn't fun. To me it feels more like "I felt like crap and took too much which makes me feel extra crappy" more than anything else. The lyrics are dorky and the instrumentation is annoying. I can't imagine sitting through a three hour live version of this.

it was alright, some cool sounds that almost won me over but something was not clicking for me

We have all had days of feeling puny, mere specks in a mystifying universe. The trick Wayne Coyne perfects on the Flaming Lips' 10th album is to fuse that sense of futility with an element of euphoria. Lyrics such as "Do you realise that everyone you know someday will die?" could be depressing, but are sung so serenely that the heart swells with joy. The tenderness and beguiling vulnerability of his voice seems to make the songs swell, too: each one radiates a rapturous array of sounds. Squelchy robot voices and electric sparkles dance across the title track, weaving in and out of Michael Ivins's luminous guitar and Steven Drozd's mellow beats. Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell, a sage denunciation of unrequited love, drifts on muted strings and mysterious whirrs, steered by a plump bassline to a place of shooting stars and celestial voices. A goddam five star classic, yet it's not quite as good as The Soft Bulletin.

Though the melodies are stronger, the production is still on point, and the inherent weirdness of The Flaming Lips is still here. They always threatened to big as big as this album made them (if only for a short time). The melodies belie the oddness and simultenous philosophical musings of the band. Different but approachable. Best Tracks: Fight Song; Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots, Pt. 1; Do You Realize??

One of the finest albums ever made. Absolutely amazing.

Loved this album as a teen, it still holds up :)

I liked this more than I thought I would.

good but not my vibe

Music for pansies. I despise flaming lips. They may be the worst band on this list and that’s saying a lot because Kings of Leon is also on this list.

Enjoyable pop/rock musical from The Flaming Lips is an enjoyable listen. Sort of 10CC/Byrds for the noughties. Not surprised this was turned into a stage show. Check it out.

Already loved this one from my youth. Memories of finding it randomly at a record shop and thinking "ehh, why not?". I never really followed through with the rest of their work but this album always stuck with me and every half decade or so I would remember it fondly. I just re-listened to it a few days ago when it jumped into memory again.

Trivelig.

I baffles me how this made the cut.

-not my favorite flaming lips album -nothing of note to really say about it -it was fine background noise

There are so many things happening all the time and none of them are interesting Highlights: "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1", "In the Morning of the Magicians"

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

I think it's time for people to recognize what I've known for a long time. The Flaming Lips are not a special band. This album is better than the rest of their oeuvre but I will not ever seek this out again.

This rocks! It rocks spacey, funky, groovy. And the whole album is a trip. Lovely :)

This is an instant 5 stars for me, without even listening. I already like and love all songs on this one since this first came out. This is a perfect album, with no hesitation. I don't even remember exactly how I first heard about this - but I know I saw The Flaming Lips as the opening band for Beck in 2002. That was a great show - and so that's probably the first time I heard some of the songs off this album. I haven't gotten tired of listening to it over the years and it continues to grow on me more, even after 20+ years. Great music - combination of things like acoustic guitars and synths. Bass playing is awesome too, often very melodic and not just part of the rhythm section. Drums are excellent and often a main feature of some of the songs - check out "Are You a Hypnotist?" for some great drumming. Cool instrumental songs too. Surprising this is just 3 guys doing all of this - and from Oklahoma too. Great lyrics - sometimes deep, sometimes kinda silly and fun. "Do You Realize?" and "All We Have Is Now" are peak songwriting - but it's all great actually. Their musings on people having fights with robots, and robots developing almost human-like emotions don't seem so futuristic anymore in 2026 - when we have people interacting with/developing relationships with AIs everyday, and actual robots being deployed for security purposes in various parts of the world. Check out the latest capabilities of Boston Dynamics robots if you haven't looked into that in a while. And with many countries flirting with fascism - it's not hard to imagine robots being deployed against citizens like these guys are envisioning. Guess we need to start taking our vitamins :) I think of Flaming Lips as a continuation of bands like the Beatles and ELO - in the best way possible. I've seen people comparing Wayne Coyne's voice to Neil Young. I can actually sort of see that - but it's funny that this never occurred to me before, even though Neil Young is one of my all time favs. If you haven't listened to this yet - just let it play 3 times in a row and see how it all hits you. This is my 2nd 5 star album in a row. UB40 - Signing Off was the one before this. Let's keep this up! Liked songs on Spotify: 11/11 (Perfect Album) Rating: 5/5

Technically brilliant, a bit pedestrian though

Can't believe I've never listened to this, it's amazing!

Although Wayne Coyne’s vocals are whiny there is still some great variety and dynamics in this album.

What an unbelievable album. I cannot find a fault with it, there’s nothing even close to a dud track. I mentioned in a separate post that The Flaming Lips have been recommended to me several times before and based on this one they live up to the hype. Top Track - Very hard to pick one but gonna go with Ego Tripping At The Gates Of Hell

Imagination 💭

3.5, rounded up to 4. It's fine and I probably wouldn't seek it out again, but extra mark added for how different it is. A more tolerable Radiohead.

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.

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots is a very fun and atmospheric album with great melodies and lyrics that tell interesting stories. The psychedelic listening experience can feel both calming and intense at times and that makes me feel like I could listen to this album many times on repeat.

Never understood the hype for this album, it's really not that good. Is it experimental? Yes. But that doesn't make it good.

An album born out of an experience they had sharing an infamous acid trip with Len Houmous. 3.7 9/11 Do You Realised

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. UPDATE: I've come back 7 months later to change my mind after listening to it again. While the second half of the album still doesn't really interest me and I don't particularly like the guy's voice, there's just something strange about this album that pulls me in. Really, it's more like a 3.5 now, but I'm feeling nice so I'll round it up.

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

Some great moments on this record, not an album I love but I do like it

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.

- Fight Test er en banger - Kan virkelig godt lide det musikalske - Varierer meget men hænger alligevel godt sammen i en rød tråd

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.

One of those albums that make me feel gaslit. Highly praised but it's a bad version of father and son followed by boring generic songs. Extra point just because some of the bass lines are decent

7/10. Easy to listen, but not attracting my taste

This was good 3

Très belle découverte

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

The first half especially is pretty great. They do a good job of spacing the hits out so it flows pretty well. The second half is a step down but it’s still fine. Iconic cover art. Rating: 4.1

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

Ojalá hayan mas albumes asi

I've seen The Flaming Lips 3 or 4 times in the last couple of years and they play most of this album still today and it's well over 20 years old. Such amazing positive welcoming makes you feel good band and album! I've never smiled more at a show than when I watched the Flaming Lips. So. Fucking. Good. Holy. Shit.

Yawn

Really liked this album. Especially compared to the albums I've gotten recently.

loved these guys back in the day (first UK Soft Bulletin tour, half-empty venue, amazing show) but have faded away over time

Excellent

I have never quite heard sounds like I heard in this album.

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

Univers difficilement accessible, très spécifique. Sans intérêt pour moi.

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.

Never heard of album or band, low expectations considering this came out when I was alive and I still have heard of it. Flight tests is weird. Honestly exactly what I was expecting in the worst way. Goofy. Songwriting isn’t bad at least. “Futuristic” sounds that don’t really work. I do really like how one song fades into the next. Not really sure what to say abt one more robot. I don’t hate it but I also think there’s wya too much going on. Over produced. Yoshimi one of the worst songs I’ve ever heard. Not gonna spend any more time on that. This album would be really cool if it was released 30 years earlier. It’s generic y2k alt pop slop. Part 2 sucks as well, way too much going on. While also nothing going on. Goofy sounds thrown together in an unorganized way. In the morning is fine. More alt pop bs. Not my style. Kids In my middle school were making the beats on this album on I music at 12 yo. Bass line on egotrip is good, everything else is more of the same. Hypnotist has goofy ass lyrics. Production is better but there’s still elements that add absolutely nothing. I actually don’t mind summertime. By far the best on the album. Not sure what to make of do you realize. First 45 seconds is kinda catchy. From there it’s more over produced bullshit. Who is this album for. Why is it on this list. I don’t like all we have is now either. It’s more of the same. My problem with these alt albums is they all sounds the same;slightly whiny with way too much production behind it. Birds (the animal) should have a feature on half these songs which is ridiculous considering they add nothing except annoyance. Last song isn’t bad. Lack of lyrics actually adds to it. Makes it seem less overproduced even tho it still is. All in all this album is mid to trash. It’s not for me. I don’t get how it ended up on this list considering there’s 100s of albums that sound just like it. .5 stars.

2.5/5. Not overly exciting but nothing bad. Definitely some good tracks. Average

I have heard of The Flaming Lips before but I do not think I have ever listened to their music. Track 1 starts off very groovy, I like their sound a lot. I have a lot of hope for this album based solely on the first 30 seconds. This song kind of reminds me of Gnomeo and Juliet but I don't know why. Track two is also pretty good, I feel like Tame Impala was heavily inspired by this band. I also like track 3 a lot. I believe this is track 5, I like it a lot too. This album has been very good so far to be honest. This album has been good but I am not sure if I would listen to it again in its entirety, mostly because the songs do tend to feel a little flat at times. Otherwise, the album is really good.

Might be one of the shittiest records that I’ve heard that is close to the genres that I prefer. This echoes pretensions. A lot of the music choices make absolutely no sense. I’ll give credit for the experimental elements but they don’t sound great. A lot of it sounds intended for the sake of weird. The lyrics are not great. I was convinced they stole the melody from a Cat Steven’s song on the first track. I looked it up and apparently they did and now have to pay him royalties. Ha! I wouldn’t waste my time on this record. The two parter pink robots song might be my newest hated rock song. Don’t ever need to check anything else from this band.

really? penis is your project name? have fun guys

Meh. Not terrible. Not great. Just meh.

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.

very cool! influenced cloud cult?

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.

A nice listen. I didn’t realize I knew so many FL songs already. Worthy of another spin

I do like this album. Highlights are high. A lot of it really passes me by though

Haven't listened to the full Flaming Lips record before. I digged it! Wasn't blown away. 3 stars

Honestly, such a great album. Reminds me I should pick it up on vinyl if I stumble across it.

Yes I realize….this is a special band and album!! 🎸

Liked this one

Easy to listen to.

Interesting album

I really liked whatever this was

I really liked this one even if it was short great 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 had a variation of sounds and a deep meaning behind each lyric 30/1/26

Really good. I’ve only ever heard the singles from this album, will need to listen to the soft bulletin next.

It’s …. Strange.

(96/100)

Relistened this for the first time in forever and MAN it's good

such a beautiful album, i love it so much...

I didn't particularly enjoy this one.