Reviews (page 5 of 15)
Gran álbum. Tiene cositas psicodélicas, pop, muy entretenido. No recuerdo haberlos escuchado antes y era una cuenta pendiente. Esas bandas que te aparecen y nunca les diste bola. 8/10
Oh to be a candy-coated potato chip. An auspicious album for the week Rifflandia announced it was done. Lots of fond memories of the confetti blizzard of 2012. Objectively is a myth, context is all that matters in making you love the art you love. Sorry!
They always say that something’s will grow on you, and this album is definitely an example of that. I listened to it a while back and I didn’t really think much of it, I thought it was kind of dense instrumentally and that it kind of made for a weird listen, but now that I heard it again, I understand it so much better. The instrumentation is not dense, it is actually very floaty, with the combination of synths with acoustic guitars being the main focus, with electronic breaks and heavy bass alongside it. The lyrical content on this album is also very impressive, with songs like One More Robot, It’s Summertime, and Do You Realize?? being standout songs lyrically. And overall I just feel like this album has a very beautiful message, most of the songs have to do with love and the passage of time, with Do You Realize?? being the center of this, focusing on making sure to care for the people close to you, because you don’t know what will happen in the future. Songs like All We Have Is Now also reinforce this idea, while One More Robot and Fight Test also explore themes of love and what it means to be human. Overall, I thought that this was a very impressive album, and definitely a standout among albums of the 2000s, now I’m gonna approach the next album by balloon, if you don’t mind.
I enjoyed the ethereal dreamscapes in this album. However, it feels like you need to listen to it a bunch to really appreciate it, and the first playthrough was just fine. 3.5/5
Tällä levyllä oli kyllä laidasta laitaan vähän kaikkea. Jouduin kuuntelemaan vähän pätkissä, joten tää varmaan pitää laittaa vielä tarkempaan syyniin. Nimikkobiisi(t) kolahti varmaan eniten, mut muutenkin oli freesejä biisejä hyvin tuotetussa paketissa.
Riemastuttava seikkailu! Nimiraitakaksikko puhutteli erityisesti 🤩 Do You Realize?? olikin just hiljattain tullut jossain (varmaan Polydiscordin Musaliigassa) vastaan ja sehän on kyllä hieno (vähän Beatlesmäinen? 🤔) hitti! All We Have Is Nowsta tuli vahvasti mieleen jotkut Mewin biisit ❤️
vittu että onkin iso tykitys ollut näillä albumeilla tähän mennessä :D tää on meikän yläaste/lukioajan lemppareita, rakastan tämän avaruustiluja ja glonky ääniä ja tottakai do you realize on iso klassikko. vähän puhkikulutettu itsellä tai jotenkin kyllästytti loppua kohden, mutta kova levy silti!!
good stuff
Experimental very nice :P
Everyone says it but it’s insane how weird this CONCEPT album is whilst being incredible accessible and catchy?? Light 9/10
This is why you do this project. I have heard about tios album but would probably never voluntarily listen to it just based on the album title. It’s more fun and less esoteric thank I would have imagined.
Un album qui fonctionne comme une histoire, un principe que j'adore. Sonorité psychedelique, des vibes à la air et lcd soundsystem. Le challenge commence sur une bonne note hihi.
Really whimsy but forgettable, just like a lazy summer day in which you do nothing remarkable. Still, really good for the vibes.
surprisingly good album, when i read the description, i didn’t think i’d like it that much. very solid, 8/10
The Flaming Lips I like this uncanny - delicious blend of hypnotic and lucid- the pulse of thinking you have drunk at 1am when you think you might have just figured life out but know you couldn’t for the life of you write it down or remember it the next day. Thinking of are You a Hypnotist? in particular when saying that. I like the presentist philosophy that pervades all of it too. Faves: Do You Realize, It’s Summertime, One More Robot/ Sympathy 3000-21
Me gustó muchísimo. Experimental pero fue una grata sorpresa
Absolute ear candy
very very good...it doesn't quite have the Sauce for a 5 but i really enjoyed this and will be coming back.
I've been a big fan of the title track of this album but never gave the rest of it a listen until now. It's great. I want to listen to it again. Didn't realize that Do You Realize was from this album. Overall the kind of thing that melts my cheese.
"Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots" is one of those albums that I'd heard about for a long time but never listened to. I don't know what I was expecting an album with that title to sound like, but it wasn't this. It's plaintive and beautiful and strange, with elements alternately reminding me of Pink Floyd or ELP or Porcupine Tree or Sea Power, but it's something all of its own. The one-two punch of "Do You Realize??" and "All We Have Is Now" is a marvelous emotional payoff that seems light-years away from the slightly goofy lyrics of the earlier songs. I'm actually mad that I haven't listened to this album before, and I'm going to go listen to it again.
I feel so torn about this album. On one hand, it feels like an interesting concept to make the album about Yoshimi and her battle against the robots, even though that isn't a story that exactly follows throughout the whole album. Musically it is also very true to itself and follows a very clear red thread. Takes twists and turns, but never strays of its own path. On the other hand I think this borders being pretentious - a feeling perhaps reinforced by the singers soft voice. The naming of the songs they use in this album (Pt1, Pt2 etc.) also reinforces this feeling. Song names being whole sentences rarely is a good sign. I've heard 'Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robot, P1. 1' before and really like that track. But after finishing the album, I can't deny that it just keeps delivering. There are other really good songs in 'Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell' for example, and I can't really find any song that is bad on this album. This definitely feel like something that should have come out around 2010, but doing this in 2002 is quite a feat. Not much else sounded like this back then that I can think of. Very indie. This will have to be a 4 for me. The drawbacks are just not big enough to offset the good music.
it was really good, the soundtrack is absolutely amazing, will be adding some songs to m,y playlist
This album was such a massive improvement over "The Soft Bulletin" that I had to double-check if this was the same band. Last time I was impressed with the ideas that could have been developed better with the weakest link being the vocal performance. This time I can gladly say that the band had elevated everything and completely blew it out of the water. The songs here are not just ideas, they are a part of a complete artistic vision that is uncompromising in its exploration of new sounds while coherently layering them into memorable compositions. Even the vocalist had improved massively. The lyrics on various songs are existential in a good way. It sounds more mature, more understanding of where the great sides are and fully committing to what it does best. My favorite tracks are "One More Robot / Sympathy 3000-21", "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Part 2" and "All We Have Is Now".
Очень странный альбом, электронная инди-рок психоделика. Понимаю, что альбом совершенно не мой, но оставляет интересное впечатление, музыка сделана необычно и местами есть очень цепляющие мелодии.
01) Fight Test - 9,0 02) One More Robot/Sympathy 3000-21 - 9,0 03) Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1 - 10,0 04) Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 2 - 7,5 05) In the Morning of the Magicians - 9,0 06) Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell - 8,5 07) Are You a Hypnotist?? - 8,5 08) It's Summertime - 8,5 09) Do You Realize?? - 10,0 10) All We Have Is Now - 8,0 11) Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (Utopia Planitia) - 8,0 TOTAL: 8,73 (87/100) Current ranking: 115/924
The robot SF and mythical sounds got me.
I enjoyed this album! I can't put my finger on exactly why. Maybe it was the vocals? Or perhaps just the familiarity of it. It for sure sounds like an early 2000s album and I love that. Favorite- Ego Tripping At The Gates of Hell
This is a very good album and new for me. I was expecting more of a rock sound but it's funky, quirky space pop with some hip-hop beats. While there not be huge hits, the album as a whole is good.
7,5/10
I would make a joke that this is hipster music but I did actually hear it being played in a microbrewery in Chicago so yeah Pretty fun. Yoshimi pt 1 is a really fun song. I think its a great blend of weird and surreal but with this childish innocence that gives good emotion. Im glad she beat those evil robots!
Not bad. Not bad at all. Never listened to The Flaming Lips. I liked the album title above all. Good sounds, creative stuff. Very listenable. Probably a 3 1/2, but I'll give it a 4.
4/5
nao escutei tudo mas gostei do que ouvi, dou nota 7 e irei terminar de escutar depois
J'avais laissé les Flaming Lips sur une impression mitigée la dernière fois. Un 3 sur 5 pour The Soft Bulletin, un disque certes baigné d'un foutre cosmique enflammé et d'ambitions orchestrales démesurées, mais complètement saboté à mes oreilles par un problème de taille : la voix de Wayne Coyne. Ce filet de voix incertain, ce canard boiteux de la justesse qui venait piétiner mes espoirs de transcendance psychédélique au milieu de cuivres synthétiques grandiloquents. C’était frustrant, voir presque agaçant. Je remets donc le couvert avec ce Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots. Et autant le dire tout de suite : le miracle a eu lieu car l'album s'en sort cette fois avec un joli 4 sur 5, et la certitude que ces hurluberlus d'Oklahoma City ont enfin trouvé la formule magique pour transformer leurs faiblesses en or pur. Ma plus grande crainte en posant le saphir sur cet opus (ou plutôt en utilisant mon lecteur mp3, soyons modernes) résidait évidemment dans la performance de Coyne. Eh bien, il faut l'avouer, le sorcier du son Dave Fridmann a enfin compris comment utiliser cet instrument défaillant. Au lieu de pousser Wayne dans des retranchements héroïques qu'il est bien incapable d'assumer, la production choisit ici de cajoler ses failles. La voix est traitée, triturée, compressée, parfois doublée par des effets électroniques discrets qui lui confèrent une texture de cyborg en pleine crise existentielle. Au final, Coyne ne chante toujours pas comme un dieu, mais il chante enfin comme un homme conscient de sa fragilité. Et sa voix de vieux gamin apeuré se marie désormais à la perfection avec les arrangements froids et robotiques qui l'entourent. Là où The Soft Bulletin me laissait sur le bord de la route à cause de ses envolées stridentes, Yoshimi me harponne directement au cœur. Et c'est précisément ce minimalisme vocal, paradoxalement plus travaillé, qui fait basculer l'album du côté des réussites majeurs. Beaucoup ont dit que cet album était un concept-album rigide narrant le combat d'une jeune Japonaise adepte d'arts martiaux contre une armée d'automates roses destructeurs. Laissez-moi rire, ça c’est la vitrine technicolor pour les gamins ou les critiques un peu trop paresseux. Car derrière cette imagerie de bande dessinée nippone se cache une réalité bien plus sombre, une méditation poignante sur la mortalité, la maladie et l'inéluctabilité du temps qui passe. Les robots roses ne sont pas en métal ; ils sont l'allégorie du cancer, de la déchéance physique et de la mort qui vient frapper sans crier gare. Je trouve la narration absolument brillante dans sa manière de contourner le pathos. On avance dans ce disque comme dans un rêve éveillé où la pop la plus bubblegum s'accouple avec une mélancolie rampante, presque étouffante. C'est l'histoire d'un combat perdu d'avance, mais mené avec un sourire immense et des ballons gonflés à l'hélium. La dualité entre la candeur des mélodies et la noirceur des thèmes abordés crée une tension dramatique rare qui me fascine du début à la fin. Sur le plan purement sonore, cet album est un chef-d'œuvre de bricolage de luxe. J'aime particulièrement la façon dont le groupe a abandonné les grands élans symphoniques parfois boursouflés du disque précédent pour se concentrer sur un télescopage permanent entre l'organique et le synthétique. Et c’est précisément ce traitement sonore qui donne à Yoshimi sa patine si particulière. On oscille constamment entre la folk intimiste jouée au coin du feu et la techno de rave spatiale pour extraterrestres sous ecstasy. Le génie de Fridmann est de rendre ce melting-pot d'une fluidité totale. Tout s'imbrique avec une évidence déconcertante. Le cœur du disque quant à lui bat au rythme de morceaux d'une lucidité désarmante sur notre condition d'éphémères poussières d'étoiles. On y parle de l'amour qui sauve, du soleil qui ne se couche jamais vraiment mais que la terre fait tourner, et de la nécessité absolue de dire aux gens qu'on les aime avant qu'ils ne crèvent. C’est de la pop de fin du monde, mais une fin du monde lumineuse, baignée de lumières stroboscopiques et de confettis dorés. Alors, pourquoi s'arrêter à un 4 sur 5 si tout est si rose (ou si rose robot) ? Tout simplement parce que la seconde moitié de l'album accuse une légère baisse de régime, une tendance à se perdre dans des digressions instrumentales un poil trop contemplatives. Le voyage en ballon vers les montagnes de Mars est charmant, certes, mais il manque parfois de la tension nerveuse qui caractérise l'ouverture phénoménale du disque. Il n'en reste pas moins que Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots est un album indispensable des années 2000. Les Flaming Lips ont réussi l'exploit de signer un album de science-fiction profondément humain, un disque qui panse les plaies tout en assumant la terreur face au néant. Wayne Coyne a trouvé sa voix en acceptant de ne plus cacher ses limites derrière des arrangements trop grands pour lui. C’est beau, c'est absurde, c'est parfois d'une tristesse à fendre les pierres.
always good
solid 4.0
Surprisingly cool. I enjoyed much of this album.
It’s okay! Very fun and a joy to listen to, something I’m never gonna forget or stop returning to but also something that’s hard to recommend. A joy nonetheless.
Way better than I anticipated!
This album intrigued me from the very beginning and had a fresh, captivating sound. It gave me Radiohead vibes and immediately made me want to listen to it again to pick up on more and more nuances. 7/10
I enjoyed this one much more than I anticipated. The sound was easy to get lost in.
not my favorite flaming lips album but one of the best.
Although I've never been a huge fan of Wayne's voice, this story is undeniable. What a great concept album. Lots of variety and fun. Squishy synths and bass, orchestral arrangements, and it was eventually made into a play that I saw while it was being tested at the La Jolla Playhouse. The play really highlighted the story which made this an enjoyable listen. Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell and Do You Realize/All We Have is Now are my faves.
Beautiful psych rock album. Some absolutely phenomenal songs, and great production all around.
Had a cool vibe
Didn't like this at first. Didn't expect to come round to it either. Couple of plays through and really enjoy it.
très sympa pour une bonne partie de l'album mais certaines musiques chelou
Acho que se eu não o tivesse escutado enquanto estava tão triste pouco teria efeito sobre mim... ou não (?), é um projeto muito lindinho..
This is really good? I haven’t quite heard an album that portrays the feeling. This one does really really good production on some tracks very interesting writing I genuinely like this. But I don’t know if I would listen to it again.
Interesting electronic indie album. I was not convinced with the first few tracks, but by the second half I came around to see the appeal.
Really enjoyed this album! Liked that it had a theme throughout. Liked the vibes and the singer's voice. Think I would listen to this one again.
8/10
Great album cover. I've listened to this before, and although I do really like it - I can't quite understand the amount of love it gets. It's wacky, with a great theme, and overall I'd probably give it a 3.5 stars so I'll be generous and bump it up to a 4. Favourites: Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots, Pt 1 In The Morning of The Magicians Do You Realize??
I don't remember why, but by the time tihs came out I had stopped listening to them. A beautiful sounding album, rich vibrant. Although not as good as the soft bulletin and wears out quicker than that one. 3.5 rounded up Heard before? Some Owned: No: 71/285 (25%) Will I get: Maybe
in my mind, the Flaming Lips really broke through with Yoshimi; maybe that's just because it's the one album of theirs we had in the house. (I think that CD now lives in my brother's car.) it's a pretty successful streamlining of their psyched-out antics into some sort of existential, grandiose pop rock space opera, full of musings on love, robots, mortality, pacifism, egoism, et cetera. seriously, this shit gets deep, despite its pleasant, dreamy surface. I love the synths and orchestral swells coming in on tracks like "In the Morning of the Magicians" or "Do You Realize??", and I'm equally into the moments where the Lips just let it rock and/or roll like "Fight Test" or the second half of the title track (featuring the titular Yoshimi P-We of Boredoms letting out some piercing battle cries). the levity provided by the goofy sci-fi theme makes Wayne Coyne's musings on life hit that much harder. decent 8/10.
One Two Three DFour
getting into this
trop choupi, trop agréable la sensation de flotter
very peak indeed i kinda tuned out listening to this. 8.5/10 will listen again
Oddly compelling - have to confess that I did not expect to enjoy it. Reminds me very much of Pink Floyd’s the wall.
4/5
I always thought this was a concept album, but I guess the first four tracks really only follow that theme. Regardless, this album does a good job of creating this unique sonic atmosphere with the instrumentation and abstract themes that are present (robot fighting and all). It's all very spacey and whimsical, happy-sounding despite not actually really being that cheerful beneath the surface. Things might trail off a bit at points, but this is still an interesting enough listen that sounds of many different times.
overall a nice album but sometimes a bit too saccharine for my tastes. 3.5 rounding up.
I don't know what I was expecting but it definitely wasn't what I heard. A dreamy soundscape of songs that sort of merged into each other. I enjoyed it. But now it's finished I couldn't tell you anything about it, except that I will listen again.
Un album et un groupe que j'avais jamais vue/ entendu de ma vie. J'viens de terminer tout ça et pour bien décrire ce que j'viens d'entendre, le mot qui me vient c'est : Contemplatif ! Un album doux qui s'écoute bien un après midi, livre en main. Un album à découvrir.
This was kind of sci-fi sounding to me. The singer's voice was odd to me, but it did help keep my attention to the music. I would personally give this album a 3.5, but I'm okay with a 4.
Absolutely one of my favorites. As with all skits, the battle scene still kinda takes me out of it, but it is pretty well done and sounds like a fight. The rest of it is definitely some of the best the lips have to offer.
i normally listen to these albums sober, but i was given this right on the eve of my friday night smoke sesh, and i don't wanna pass up an opportunity like that. it's fun and weird in spots and is bursting with heart. pretty good album albeit not quite "great" to me. shoutout to my girlfriend for putting the title track(s) on when i was up visiting her 3 weeks back. deserves to be one of the 1001? at risk of sounding like a hater: yes but only this one they dont need other albums on here
Weird and enticing! A string of songs that are inseparable. The music is fun and unmistakably joyful
Quite interesting, can't quite put my finger down on a specific genre or style of sound, but it somehow works at the same time.
Strange but nice in parts.
i enjoyed a lot more than i was expecting. it was clear, thoughtful, and easy to listen to
Me gustó ✨
what a treat! haven’t listened to this one in years. the concept is unique, the textures are soundscapes are so cool, and there’s som really great songs on here. an instant classic imo
Great
This is my favorite flaming lips album. Yoshimi pt 1, ego tripping at the gates of hell, do you realize, flight test… love it.
A very good album
👍🏾
Muy entretenido y muy interesante el álbum, lo guarde. 8/10
Fantastic record
Ethereal
Pretty fucking weird but it also slapped on a few songs. Guy got really happy on one specific fart sounding synth that was fun. Altogether a fun album to listen to Fave songs: Yoshimi battles pt 1, In the Morning of the Magicians, Do You Realize
I can feel some of the familiarity and nostalgia bias, but I’ve never listened start to end to this album.
chill atmospheric album. listened in denver hotel
Cute and endearing, remenicent of some of the 2000s psychedelic styles Gorillaz were experimenting with at the time, though I'd argue this takes it a bit further. Fun. I'd come back to this.
Already listened
Sounds a lot like early gorillaz. I like.
Me gustó. Buena mezcla entre rock y el electro-synth que aparece cada tanto. Demasiado triste para mi gusto.
Such a cool album, it really brings back memories from a few years ago. I know I’ll definitely keep coming back to it, especially some of the tracks
FUNKY Literally never heard of this group or album before but lets fucking go! I love the name and album art already Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt.1 Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt.2 !!!! (That yell is INSANEEEEEE) Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell!! Cool, super fun background music
Me gustó mucho, sentí una mezcla entre PET shop boys y my morning jacket
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.
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
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.
4.5 - Captures the sound of my teenage years in an album. One of my late night comfort blanket/ calm down albums.
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.
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
Favorite Track: Do You Realize
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.
Weird but surprisingly emotional. Beneath the playful concept there’s a real sense of fragility that sneaks up on you.
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
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
que brisa da porra. sonzeira insana.
:)
Ended up enjoying this a lot more than I thought I would
Wildes Ding
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
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
3/8 Pretty good
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.
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 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.
A bit conceptual but I like it. I think this would reward repeat listens.
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.
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
Great album. Very high highs, without any lows, but segments of just okay.
Experimental, yet real fun ride
Me gusta.
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
Fun psychedelic romp. Peak Flaming Lips
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.
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
Familiar sounds with a twist. Awesome album cover would look out for vinyl for sure.
yoshiiiimi they don't believe meee
Loved most of this but some parts were a little weird
A pleasant surprise. Although I feel it's pretty "unique", I do detect a hint of the Floyd in the music
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.
Fun, funky sound. Catchy lyrics. Really strong , really good.
Would normally give this a 3 but after the last few albums this is easily a 4/5
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.
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??
Loved this album as a teen, it still holds up :)
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.
Trivelig.
This rocks! It rocks spacey, funky, groovy. And the whole album is a trip. Lovely :)
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.
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.
An album born out of an experience they had sharing an infamous acid trip with Len Houmous. 3.7 9/11 Do You Realised
Some great moments on this record, not an album I love but I do like it
- Fight Test er en banger - Kan virkelig godt lide det musikalske - Varierer meget men hænger alligevel godt sammen i en rød tråd
Très belle découverte
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
Ojalá hayan mas albumes asi
Excellent
I have never quite heard sounds like I heard in this album.
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.
A nice listen. I didn’t realize I knew so many FL songs already. Worthy of another spin
Honestly, such a great album. Reminds me I should pick it up on vinyl if I stumble across it.
Liked this one
Easy to listen to.
I really liked whatever this was
I really liked this one even if it was short great album
Really good. I’ve only ever heard the singles from this album, will need to listen to the soft bulletin next.
Relistened this for the first time in forever and MAN it's good
fuck yeah absolute gold. favs are fight test, ybtpr pt 1. I dont love the more trancey stuff like the hypnotist on its own but it works with the album
It's too good. The more the album progresses, the more I fall in love with it. It feels like humans are on war with the robots but there is no winner. It's electrical but melancholy. Great album.
I enjoyed this album, I only knew a couple songs prior. I liked the concept, the ambiance, the psychedelia. I liked it but didn't love it. Not sure if it just wasn't fitting with my mood this day or what. Objectively I know it's great, but it was kinda dragging towards the end.
Love the weird vibes of this album. Some great instrumentals, production and vocals showcased here. Excited to listen to this one again to gain more appreciation forit it, but on initial listen - it gets high praise from me. Almost all the songs on this album that I liked! That's rare. Good stuff!
Fun album, listened to it a lot as a kid.
Great record, the lyrics of each song are outstanding, it flows very well and it's not too long. There are calm songs and the rest feel like you can listen to them every day. I didn't listened to the entire album before today. Very good.
Voll gut
I really dig this album. Good from beginning to end.
Sounds proper nice.
Até agora gostei bastante da adição de elementos "robóticos" na melodia
4.0 I always had a slight aversion to this album (despite loving the title track) as this annoying bellend at my school wouldn't stop banging on about it, he made it his personality for about 3 months and it gave me the ick. Cheers Paul. Listening back two and a half decades later I can appreciate it a lot more. I think it's cult status is slightly overblown, it's a very good album but it's not amazing, relies slightly too heavily on instrumentals and stays a bit too close to its course, sounding a bit samey in places. Still, the title track is phenomenal, and there are a few other lovely moments on here. Happy to have it in my life now, but glad I didn't fall into a flaming lips rabbithole in my youth.
Completely caught me off guard by how I liked this one. I thought it was going to be too weird but it maintained the balance very well. Some songs weren't great though. 7-7.5/10
Very melodical with nice instrumentation and good lyrics. Quite chilled and relaxing. Really enjoyed it and would listen again. Favourite track-Are you a hypnotist?
Such a fun, nostalgic album to listen to. I really enjoyed re-visiting this one. At times deep yet playful throughout.
Wow, 'in the Morning of the Magicians' es grandioses Lied! und au sust sehr e gutes Album wo jetzt scho Anwärter uf de Best-Album-Name-Award 2026 isch! vier sashimis mit soja sauce
iiiii like these. biz sad gsi, gester sit langem wiedermal mini kopfhörer vergesse und denn das album mit mine Back ÖP kopfhörer müsse lose (dene wos gratis im flugi gid). und die sind shaddy as fuck, aso so es schöns album mit dene z lose scho biz schadeee
I haven’t heard this album in years, so it’s cool to listen to it with “new” ears. I find it a little over-produced, a little charming. On the whole, I still quite like it, with Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1 and In the Morning of the Magicians my favorites. I have a soft spot for Do You Realize?? but it’s a bit overplayed.
This album is a masterclass in early 2000's indie rock. It handles some light concept, a variety of textures and sounds without ever feeling like it strayed from The Flaming Lips' signature quirk-pop bent, all while being chock full of touching and meditative songwriting about love, mortality, and survival in an increasingly confusing world- all of which feels more and more apt as each day passes. Marking a turn to a more sci-fi subject matter and an associated change to more electronic instrumentation and influence by things as astray for the group as hip hop (for example, the beat on "One More Robot / Sympathy 3000-21"), it manages to still feel true to the band. This album still stands the test of time as an exemplary listen for its genre. Some of the ultimate quirked up white boy alt. Favorite Tracks: "Yoshimi..." Pts. 1 & 2, "Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell", "It's Summertime", "Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (Utopia Planitia)" (Grammy btw) Least Favorite Track: N/A (No skips) Frontmen Who Look Like Alcoholic Wizards: Yes
I want to keep consistency between my other account so I’ll keep it at a 4.. but it’s really a 4.5, love how whimsical this record is
Uh that’s something different, I like the variety of music Voll Melancholisch, makes you overthink life One on star review said it’s for vaping vegans and that’s me so (even though I don’t vape)
Pretty good and unique
Really strong concept album with an ethereal, crystalline sound. Not a hand holder but has a through line. As well as some anthemic bangers
Very quirky and atmospheric, this is going into my rotation fs
Not my vibe but I thought this album was good and well done. A good listen
Very interesting sound effects lol but I liked it
love da flaming lips
Listened Before: No Wow! Never heard of this band before but I thought it was the perfect mix of experimentation and pop sensibility. A lot of songs on here I really liked. Songs like Fight Test make me want to make more music. 4/5
4/5 This is a challenging album to give a rating. I’ve see. This album high on many best indie album lists, and every time I revisit it gives me a different listening experience. Some moments I’m thinking this a great album easy 5 stars and other moments it’s too weird. Overall it’s an album that keeps me intrigued and in some way everything does come together. All the small strange sounds plus the vocals make it a interesting album. I do understand that not everybody likes it though. Favourite songs: - Fight test - Yoshimi battles the pink robots, pt. 1 - It’s summertime
Another one that I owned, had listened to, and had opinions on - which were that this is a really solid album but not one that grabbed me. But going back and listening to it again, a lot of the songs are better than I remembered. Still not an album I'd go back to regularly, but a solid and interesting listen
4/5 fav song: are you a magician? after the first 3 songs i thought i was going to be disappointed by this album as intros were really good, the singing just ruined it for me. however, the rest of the album improved and i really enjoyed! very spiritualised/ beach house vibes.
“In the Morning of the Magicians” <3
this was so good. 9/10
prolly the BEST thing this app could of reccomeneded me. jst pure good vibes and awsomeness.
Good vibes, ethereal
3,5/5
I liked the album very nuch, it was the kind of "indir that hits different", as if I was listening to a Tame Impala or a Gorillaz project. I could listen to it again, that's why I saved it in my Spotify library. I liked one song in particular, which I saved in my Liked Songs. The album is more popular than I thought it would be :)
A couple of excellent tunes, album good to listen to as a whole.
Title track is odd - it's experimental but doesn't really hit for me - although it does fit really nicely with the concept of the album it's just not the most enjoyable listen I appreciate that the album has running themes and a fun concept but it's not something I think I'd seek out. In the morning of the magicians is a pretty good song and has a cool pink Floyd esq feel but less immersive.
That was scary for me. It's very well-made but scary.
Really fun album, first track is a banger. And of course the viral track towards the end. Loved it!
11 songs•47 minutes Concept album. Robot gaining sentients and learns to love while fighting other evil robots. The banger in this album is Do You Realize. 4/5
Gostei imenso. Uma mistura de Beatles e psicadélico! 4 estrelas!
It’s not too often I get an album on this list that blows me away and makes me regret not being in on the hype when it first came out. I knew who the Flaming Lips were, they were a seemingly chaotic, psychedelic indie rock band from Oklahoma, the big indie band that people loved. I remember the hype when Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots came out. But I was a metalhead and I “hated” indie rock. Plus, 2002 seemed like a year you still had to buy music, and I just couldn’t take the word of a music critic and spend money on a weird-sounding album. Right? Also, I probably wouldn’t have been ready for Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots. Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots is an electronic album with acoustic guitars and hip-hop beats, telling the story of Yoshimi battling pink robots. This album is amazing. The songs are incredible, the sounds are incredible, so I’m all the way in on this album. The album is filled with melancholy songs about love and other earthly emotions, but then you have Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Part 2, which sounds like a battle against robots, but in a funky way. There is some debate about whether the album is a concept album, but that’s immaterial to the ears. The music, songs like Do You Realize, kind of reminds me of the Gorillaz, a melding of hip-hop, electronic, and singer-songwriter music. By the by, I also love the Gorillaz. Every album they put out is one you can listen to for months without any burnout. Speaking of Do You Realize?, In 2009, it was named the state song of Oklahoma. Who knew Oklahoma could be progressive in anything? However, as soon as the GOP got in charge, they removed the designation. The state song is now, Oklahoma!. Still has an exclamation point, but obviously much lamer. Truth be told, I like Oklahoma! too. The album broke the Flaming Lips into the mainstream, except they weren’t a mainstream band. Kind of like how the Butthole Surfers became a mainstream band with their song Pepper, but the Butthole Surfers were barely an underground band. But, of course, the Flaming Lips returned to their indie king status and did other weird/cool things, like recording a studio version of Dark Side of the Moon with Henry Rollins and Peaches. I think everyone can find something to like about this album. I recommend giving it a try sometime. It just sounds very different from what we’re hearing today, which is kind of sad.
Super neat album. Definitely deserves multiple listens.
Really enjoyed revisiting this one; after a few decades away I forgot how good, cohesive and weird the album got beyond the big hits. Still holds up.
I'm normally not one for the indie stuff, but I enjoyed this. Kind of like if Linkin Park was softer. Cool arrangements. 4/5
Una banda conocida, con buenas canciones, pero no es para mi
Bonkers, but brilliant!
I think this was my first time really listening to space rock-ish music. I enjoyed the experimental Neo-Psychedelia. For a genre I don't listen to, I liked it.
Listend to quite a bit of Flaming Lips in my 20s, but recognize its not for everyone
Despite being a fellow Oklahoman, I wasn't familiar with The Flaming Lips. Just knew the name and knew "Do You Realize??" but didn't know it was them. My bad - I really like this album and probably would've loved it even more back in the 2000s when it first came out. Favorite tracks are "Fight Test," "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1," "Are You a Hypnotist??," and "Do You Realize??" Great space rock sound. For a brief time "Do You Realize??" was the Official Rock Song of Oklahoma, but it was done via excecutive order so it was a fragile designation. When Mary "more of a country music gal" Fallin took office she let us lapse back into a state of rocklessness. It could be worse. We need to let this problem go under the radar for now, otherwise one of our legislators will put forward a Kid Rock song.
Really solid indie/alternative album. Cool, almost psychadelic keyboard in some tracks and nice vocals and sound
162/1089 first track was a really good and surprising introduction. Sympathy 3000-21 was beautiful too this was a good listen and i will definitely return to it and can see it growing even more on me faves: It’s Summertime, All We Have Is Now, Approaching…, In the Morning of the Magicians, Fight Test, Yoshimi Part 1 73/100
Not a perfect album, but I’ve loved it ever since it first came out.
okay a birth year album -first glance i know do you realize and i like that song -first song isnt bad actually lowkey weirdly gives the beatles, okay i actually like it -one more robot eh… wait it’s growing on me the more i listen -yoshimi battles part 1 is cute sound reminds me of vampire weekend a little -only issue is the weird mechanical sounds are weird to me -part 2 absolutely no thanks -in the morning of magicians is making me so byler emo im crying this is genuinely making me depressed -ego tripping another emo byler song making me depressed okay wow -are you a hypnotist i like it but am i seeing byler everywhere i go cause like this one too im in psychosis -its summertime i like it a very sad bop its also reminding me of djo -do you realize i know it and like it already a stranger things edit after the finale with this song would make me kms probably -all we have is now i like it, okay it’s lowkey giving season 5 vecna vibes
So groovy so spacey
Is The Soft Bulletin on this list? Because that one's a five.
really liked it 8/10
Calm and somehow relaxing. Love the title track. Maybe the entire album it's a Little too long, but I'll listen again this album for Shure!
Listened to this also in high school and looking back… did someone or did the algorithm know about this project because how in the hell was this suggesting to me cause I just be listening to billie eilish at first… also white boys should just be doing whimsy stuff like this like why are they only listening to drake rn
banger!
A bit hippie
funky jazz rock.
the storyline is so good
First time hearing them, quite liked it.
Solo soy una chica que tenía 25 años cuando esto salió. Así que mi conclusión es fácil: Es un discazo.
Eclectic, yes. Fun, also yes. But more importantly, how do you not tear up when listening to Do You Realize? It's so bittersweet. Just awesome stuff. Yoshimi part 2 can go to hell for the screaming, though.
Tänk liksom du sätter på detta när du åker flygplan mitt i natten 🫰
coool
Already heard it before but great album
The last good one
I have no idea about this, I actually loved this record it was so weird and experimental but also gentle and beautiful I genuinely felt like a trip also the instrumental records were phenomenal.
Beautifully flowing and complete piece of art. This album motivates me to try to shed my Playlist Listening and go out of my way to listen to full albums.
I was obsessed with this one 20 years ago. Still incredible As close to a perfect 5 as I’ve gotten so far
On first listen they instantly reminded me of Radiohead. Very dreamy and mysterious, while still being quite melodic and weirdly experimental with their electronic loops, layered synths, distorted drums, and heavily processed vocals, mixed with organic elements. It’s the right amount of experimental. A bit hazy, a bit sweet, a bit bitter. It feels very dreamlike and uses both analog and digital instrumentation to create a lush, colorful soundscape. Individually each track is very strong, but collectively they add up to a single piece that feels greater than the individual parts. This is the ideal album to listen to from front to back. I feel the whole point of albums like this is to take you on a journey, shifting your mood and tempo to create that progressive, flowing experience. I especially liked the keyboards in the songs, but each instrument has its moment in the spotlight without overpowering the others. This is an album I could put on in the background while working or even sleeping as it’s very relaxing and mellow, with a good balance of upbeat and melancholic moments. It makes me feel like I’m floating through space. The album cover is a very cute concept. Artistically it leans toward the warmer side, visualizing the title of the album. It’s surreal, cartoonish, slightly unsettling, while still leaving a sense of curiosity and intrigue, exactly like the record itself. My favourite tracks are One More Robot / Sympathy 3000-21, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1, In the Morning of the Magicians, Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell, Are You a Hypnotist??, It’s Summertime, Do You Realize??, and All We Have Is Now.
I’ve never really dabbled in The Flaming Lips before so I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. I was so pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this!! This album flows really well, and I will def be listening again.
This album is really close to a 5 for me. The concept, the songwriting and the weirdness are all top notch. Flaming Lips at their absolute best.
Really good album, love the vibe
Coincidentally just saw The Flaming Lips perform this whole album last summer. It was quite a good show with enormous inflatable pink robots on the stage. Honestly don’t remember why we ended up there. I’m not specifically a fan. I do like this record. This is the first time (other than the show) listening all the way through.
I really enjoyed listening to this album. I didn't quite get to love it, but really liked.
I've heard this before but it's a super cool indie rock album. Does a lot of interesting stuff and there's defo some kind of story I'm not picking up on fully. Overall 8/10
Neo-psychedelia, moments interessants
12/10/2025
A nice dive into neo psychedelic/indie. Brings me back to being a teenager. Definitely above average but also far from perfect.
beautiful nostalgic record, brings lots of emotions
i already really liked this album. accidentally listened on shuffle and it was still good
Interesting and enjoyable. I wish the whole album continued the concept of Yoshimi and the Robots, and by the end the tracks are slightly samey, some more variety with higher tempos etc might work well. But I liked this quite a lot.
It was pretty chill loved the story vibe about robotos
This could maybe be a five. Worth a relisten!
Great album
Really cool album with a great back story. Some songs were weird but that’s kinda what the flaming lips are about. Would be a 5 star if they kept to the tune of songs like Fight Song and Yoshimi part 1. Fav Song: Fight Song
7/10 Favorites: Fight Test Do You Realize??
Det är bra! Frågan hur bra. Jag gillar det omedelbart. Och hela skivan håller hög nivå. Älskar det inte riktigt. Har lyssnat en hel del. Kanske kommer efter ytterligare flera genomlyssningar. Men det stannar på en, given, fyra i nuläget.
Riktigt kul överraskning! Gillar den från första sekund (minuspoäng dock för den uppenbara rip offen från Cat Stevens) och tycker den växer för varje genomlyssning. Framförallt kompositioner, det instrumentella och det allmänt melankoliska stämningsläget är det som gör denna så bra. Inte riktigt uppe på högsta betyg just nu, men definitivt en stark fyra och en skiva som jag kommer att lyssna mer på.
To be honest, I didn't know this band, and it was wonderful that my introduction to their music was through this album, which is a reference point for the best of alternative music; it's worth buying in physical format.
I liked it! I wasn’t paying full attention to which songs I liked but I liked the overall tone. I really liked the opening track and its Cat Stevens sample specifically.
Бих слушал някои песни пак
This is such a good album and great band! Went and saw this summer and it was such a good show! Yoshimi!!
At this point I feel like my listening habits are merely being validated. I'm loving all the records each day as they are my "history". Delightful
3.5
Good variety. Creative
Weirdcore altrock space shit? Sign me up. Weirdcore altrock space shit in 2002??? Wow. That’s some transformative stuff right there. In all honesty, I’ve lived on the fringe of The Flaming Lips’ music many years. Their particular brand of music (which they clearly helped in championing) was the exact kind of music that defined my late teens into my early twenties. This is the first time I’ve sat down and listened to this entire album. It’s a banger. It really feels like you’re taken on a cohesive journey. I don’t have much to add - go listen to it.
Generating an album entitled "Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots" does not inspire much confidence. It sounds much more like some dirt cheap under-developed animé that my university roommate swears he only watches "for the plot". But it's actually good? I've heard of the Flaming Lips, but I haven't really listened to them on account of their band name is bad and this album title is also bad. It's a good album. Weird concept but they make it work. Lyrics make sense aligning with the story but are also sneaky universal. The melodies are really good, the instrumentation and dreamy keyboards are done effectively, the warm production is unique but accessible. However, it's still a bit down-tempo throughout, and doesn't really kick into another gear. The synths all sound the same, and while it makes for cohesive listens through the songs, it slows down the album and makes the last couple songs seem like they last a lot longer than they do.
This album is, in a word, exciting. There are a few perfect songs on here, but even the lesser tracks still bubble with energy from cinematic synths and Steven Drozd's chuggling drums. By the end, you feel ready to battle some pink robots. It makes me feel good, but I didn't exactly love every song. This is about as close as you can get to 5 without making it.
It’s been nice to listen to albums I’m familiar with in a different lens. Outside of this project, this album wasn't a stand out for me. However after listening and contemplating my last 100 albums or so, I was able to listen to this one with a different state of mind. Meditations aside and simply put, I understand the critical acclaim that this album has achieved.
A weirdly unique concept album that I really liked. A crazy album name like that gets me imagining a story throughout the record, which I think was the goal
A fun and smooth concept album, worth a listen once every year or two.
Yoshimi is a great add to the 1001 Must Hear List! All songs are good, and woven together into a well executed concept album. A fun, thought provoking listen. In the Morning of the Magicians has a very NY feel. I’m interested in seeing the musical if the opportunity ever arises. (4.2*s) Do you realize all we’ve ever had is NOW?
Love Love Love - didn't even have to listen. Just solid and experimental and just different enough. Will be influencing others for decades from subject matter and roots through the music.
Loved it.
Solid turn of the century indie
A relaxing soundtrack where I knew more songs than I thought I did.
Solid!
85
I first heard of The Flaming Lips when I received the SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Soundtrack CD at the age of 9 or 10. Cool album, I like the layering. Track picks include Are You A Hypnotist?? for the drums, Ego Tripping At The Gates Of Hell, and Do You Realize??
Flaming Lips always do a great job at making indie rock feel experimental! Loved the way the story telling could be conveyed through the instrumentation alone. 7/10
Do you realize?? Was the main track I was familiar with from The Flaming Lips. I don’t think I could identify their music otherwise. General easy listening imo. Some fun experimental sounds leaning into the weird side. Yoshimi battles the pink robots pt 2 was a fun audio depiction of a cartoon battle. I went back for a second play through today and would recommend it.
This was a weird and cool album. I really enjoyed it
I'm a fan, even though it's a little cute.