Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

Too experimental for me

I love this one and completely forgot about it. It's just so dang pleasant to listen to. Kind of dreamy, sweeping and quietly dramatic. It is best listened to in the whole while there are a few tracks that stand great on their own. Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots pt1 is my favorite and will be stuck in my head all day!

I honest forget what I listened to in this album. I just remember it didn't move me, which was disappointing since I've heard the name "The Flaming Lips" thrown around here and there prior to listening to this.

nice enough

a couple good songs

I really don't understand this music. And I really don't understand why this album is included whereas Grandaddy's 'Under the western freeway' isn't. This is a very very mediocre rip-off of Grandaddy. Grandaddy has rock elements included in its music and those are completely missing here. It's a grey mass of boring music possibly suitable for a wellness facility. Musical wallpaper as we call it in the Netherlands. So yes, you can listen to it, hence for the 2 stars.

Oikein hyvä levy! Melodiat ja tunnelmat tuntuivat oikein hyvältä

Voi pojat..m Älykästä... On älykästä menoa tässö..

This feels like a restrained version of The Flaming Lips. While “Yoshimi” is a cleverly dynamic and shorter follow-up to The Soft Bulletin. Even though despite its shorter run time, it cannot be labelled concise. The album somewhat struggles to uphold the quality of its first songs in the second half and overall has some lengthier moments (In the Morning of the Magicians, Are You A Hypnotist?, It’s Summertime). Yet, for every slight dud, there is a clear standout moment: One More Robot/Symphony 3000-21, Ego Tripping At the Gates of Hell, Do You Realise?? and the overall sound and feeling of the record is cohesive and oddly upbeat psychedelic with pulsating drums and bass front and centre (cf. Are You A Hypnotist?). The production is punchy but sometimes ideas get buried in the mix (the flute and trumpet in Ego Tripping […]) and you will miss them if you’re not paying utmost attention. The lyrics cryptically evolve around motifs such as Karate, robotics/machine learning and - how could it be any different - death. It seems, however, that Wayne Coyne did not aim to make this a concept album strictu sensu, which is a good thing in this case.

What the fuck were we all on in the early noughties?! This was lauded as a masterpiece on its arrival into the public ear, when in reality it really isn’t. It’s acceptable to listen to and that’s all, not much more than that. A reason why it was discarded from my collection during the last purge!

starting of with a unfortunate track they should have not included. I see something very familiar in writing something then halfway through realise that it is too close to some other song. in a non-greedy world it wouldn't have mattered but money is god so pay up. Is statement about it really highlights that he didn't have any bad intentions. The concept is interesting when you read about it... sadly the music is somewhat similiar and very bland. even "do you realise" that i heard before, is a bit boring

Some of the dissonance in the album are more a detraction than a counter point

Pretty sure this is my first intentional listening of anything by The Flaming Lips. This was definitely a unique album but full of talent and insane creativity. A couple of songs that I didn't love listening to but they served a proper narrative purpose. Really cool. Not sure yet if I'm going to be rating these on the album as a piece of art or my personal opinions of them... This would be high as a piece of art but my opinion was maybe a 3.5

kinda like the synth thing

I haven't listened to this album in years, it used to be on repeat for me. I went to a Flaming Lips concert once in 2008, their live shows are amazing and full of energy. I remember them crowd surfing in giant balls, and there were lots of pyrotechnics. "Do you Realize" is a classic but overplayed. I noticed a "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" quotation in "It's Summertime." Psychedelic, with a lot of great imagery, I'll happily listen to it again though it is no longer on my list of favorites. The pacing of the album is quite slow, especially after the first half.

Boring pretentious twaddle.

Only knew the hits previously, but just listened to this through about 4 times over the course of the weekend and can't get enough of it.

A bit slow to get going but quite enjoyable, if a bit forgettable overall. "Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell" is the standout track for me. The music's psychedelia is what really keeps it interesting through the rest of the album but it doesn't quite reach the heights of better albums with a similar sound.

I forgot just how weird The Flaming Lips were. While I didn't really enjoy this albums melancholy vibe, I respect it when an entire album is themed around a one premise. It shows commitment to the bit. I dug the instrumental "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 2", which will make the playlist. ~ 3 stars for creativity alone.

I think Buddy the Elf has better melodies. This album ranges from insipid swill, to sleepy meandering nonsense, to "barely organized chaos", the latter of which the review on Pandora apparently proffered as a compliment? The best I can say about this album is that it might help you fall asleep. I could barely stay awake to get through it. Next!

a bit too electronic and synthy for my liking. Well arranged but not going on my top list

According to the Wikipedia article, the band says that this is not a concept album but it sure sounds like one. I had no real notions about this one going in but it surprised me and I really enjoyed this.

Forgot what a great album this is. Bittersweet memories though. Long story. 5

Really good, closer to 5 than 4

Incredibly good album.

Con excepción de la utilización de algunas sonoridades electrónicas, los beats de batería estilo hip hop, y algo de la melancolía en la armonía en la voz, este es otro álbum que no destacó a mi gusto en la escucha.

Not that crazy. I appreciate that it's pretty much the indie blueprint for the last 30 years or whatever. There is a little peice of DNA in the new fortress and the walls or whatever dumb name they got. But this was nice nothing that blew my mind but the albums namesake is great. Everything else is fine

I have mixed feelings about this album. There are some songs which I really love, others who I cannot listen to. But overall the feeling is more postive though the songs are really weird at times. Do you realize is a classic - a beautiful song.

Meh, not a huge fan

Great album. I usually don't listen to that much indie because it all sounds the same. Each song was different and unique in it's own special way. Definetly one of those secret finds that I've never heard before. I really liked In the Morning of the Magicians, was very inspired and just a bop all around. 5 stars!

Really wish it carried on with the robot battle theme I think that was the best part of the album for me (part 1 especially), still good nonetheless, really like the mix of electronic and a more accessible poppy acoustic sound, very chilled and dreamy, wasn’t a fan all the time, sometimes it felt a bit too poppy mostly on “its summertime” and “do you realise??”, liked all of the songs a lot other than that though and the loose themes not revolving around yoshimi and the robots were still pretty cool. Overall a strong 4 (8/10).

-been excited to listen to this one.. it did not disappoint. it’s so creative and absolutely beautiful!! perfect to listen to while the sun was setting on my walk. sort of reminds me of Gorillaz but perhaps even a bit more elegant in terms of sound and concept -I have been strongly seized by the urge to listen to it again… my rating could definitely go up I think -Favorites are One More Robot / Sympathy 3000-21, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1, and In The Morning of the Magicians

Ok

Listened to this back in the day and always liked it. With fresh ears and more appreciation for music over the years, I now see why so many people love this album. Fantastic listen.

This album sure as hell *feels* like a concept album, but one that wasn't as fleshed out as it could've been. I guess I just don't see the Yoshimi story tying into the over-arching themes of this album; themes that seem to be built upon a search for meaning within one's life. Still enjoyed the lyrics, and the lead vocals were charmingly clunky (for the most part), but I was still really confused about what exactly I got out of this experience by the time the album was finished. Small thing, but some of the titles also felt completely unrelated to the lyrics of some of these songs (from my shallow perspective), which I'm 100% sure was intentional, but can't say I entirely understand why they decided to do it. The music is solid all around. I've heard some Flaming Lips before, but it's been a while. They sound just as I had remembered them sounding. Very grand, orchestral, and easy to digest psychedelic music in some parts, while mind-bogglingly experimental and industrial in others. I really liked the instrumental song 'Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt.2' for that exact reason, brain melting stuff, easily the best sounding thing here. It also felt so randomly aggressive at its point in the album, which made me love it even more. The big single off this album, 'Do You Realize??', is maybe the most emotionally potent track, and also plays into the band's pop sensibilities. I also felt the same way about the opener, whose core vocal melody sounds very much like 'Father and Son' by Cat Stevens/Yusuf. 'In the Morning of the Magicians' has this gorgeous yet subtle instrumental progression, maybe the best one here. So yeah, some solid moments here, but idk, it feels like something's missing here that could've rounded out the entire album experience better. If anything, it fees like the album just sort of ends abruptly. Hey maybe it's a metaphor for life or something.

YES! Best album so far, instant favorite. Exactly the reason why i started doing this. would give it 6/5 if i could

Not terrible, more chilled than expected

It is an unique album. I personally dont fuck with it too much, but there is not much i can critique it for. That is why i still gave it a 3/5 because it was an interesting listen with nice sounds i was glad to have heard, but at the same time i didnt feel much while listening. I have listened to it twice and 2 extra times i had gotten halfway before bailing on it. It is not to my tastes but it definitely is artistic and creative.

Really enjoyed this, took me on a journey and i'm sure this will grow on me even more as I keep listening to it. 4/5 for now, but probably will reach 5/5 when I get a chance to really listen to it a lot

some of this is good, some of this is real weird. exactly what I expected.

Super fun listen!

Some bangers (title track and race for the prize) but also a lot of fuzzed out druggy filler

One of my favourite bands live, and a great album. Just short of 5 star status as it loses a little momentum towards the end. The highlights are incredibly high though!

I want to like this band, and this concept album, but the songs i do enjoy are so few are far. On this one I was consistently annoyed, primarily with instruments and sounds that were just distracting. They definitely didn't mail it in, which I appreciate, but not for me.

Some of the psychedelia and general overproduction hasn't aged well, and there are a few duds, but I really like alot of these songs, esp fight test, yoshimi, ego tripping at the gates of hell. I think what I might be responding to is the sense of whimsy that drives alot of this. Too much whimsy can obviously be annoying if it feels artificial or self-amused, but to me, the flaming lips have always felt like genuine weirdos pursuing their own strange interests, which is my favorite kind of artist, even if the execution may be a little uneven. I don't know why but the way coyne sings the line 'you won't let those robots eat me' in such a sincere, earnest tone has always made me laugh. This is probably more like a 3.5 or so but rounding up because these days I like any art with a general anti-robot theme.

I dont have a strong FL background, so this caught me a little off guard (especially at first). I now see how a lot of contemporary alt is heavily inspired by them. I definitely hear Cage The Elephant, Tame Impala and MGMT Overall, this is somewhere between a 3 and 4. My main gripe is that there isnt a mega, standout hit(s), but its also equally charming that the album itself is a full work to listen to. I think what pushed me over the edge is some of the farty synth stuff (e.g. Yoshimi Battles part 2) that sounds a lot like dub step and not like alt, but hey, its an interesting style. I loved In The Morning Of Magicians, Are You A Hypnotist and Do You Realize?? The wiki was also fun to read. The Flaming Lips put out SOO much music

The perfect mashup of music and weather - took this as the soundtrack for a nice sunny bike ride down the beach. Love that they were forced to give Cat/Yousef a writing credit on Fight Test. My mind kept going to Pink Floyd as a conceptual psychedelic album, and looks like FL has covered all of Dark Side. There isn’t really a bad song on here, and like Dark Side, you kind of have to listen to the whole thing to fully appreciate any one song. I’ve always wanted to see these guys live, have heard excellent things, but they honestly feel off my radar. Hadn’t thought much about this album since I had it on my first iPod Classic in high school, when space on players was limited and there was no Spotify - we had to work hard for that music collection, or at least think about it in advance. I don’t really have the itch to collect vinyl, but I miss that sense of curation and choice, would love to have my old iPod Classic.

i really quite enjoyed this, although i lost track like really quickly. pretty summery but also felt like such a trip like i had no clue what was happening lol, felt like a storyline omg so kewlll

This felt like a journey, such an easy and enjoyable listen . Almost felt like there was some kind of sci fi plot to it . Very much enjoyed . My favourite new album so far( I know I said the same yesterday ) but this is so far clear . I like the name of the band . Sounds crudey rudely! I very much do think that it would be a 4.5 but it’s too good to be a 4 in my books therefore it’s a 5 but would give it a 4.5 if I could xxx

okay i do kind of love this, had to skip third song halfway through though because what in the hell was that. "ego tripping at the gates of hell" was added to the playlist! lowkey giving radiohead but different font, like a bit happier i think, especially "its summertime" which was another favourite and was added to the playlist.

Not really any stand out songs but it was a pleasant listening experience as a whole. The first song reminded me so much of Father and Son by Cat Stevens that I had to look it up and yep, Cat Stevens receives royalties from the song. I was going to give a 4 but the best song being basically a cover of a better song brings it down a bit. However, I think the rest of the album is pleasant enough to just about keep the 4.

I know of this band and know of a couple of their tracks. Never really checked out an album of theirs. Not really my vibe. I definitely have respect for what they bring.

have loved this album for years. drags on a bit near the end

Lots of filler. Not bad for ambient noise. plateaus and didn't keep me entirely interested

It was very soothing and calming

Owned this album when it came out and I remember it the same as I hear it now - some amazing songs and a lot of slow, unmemorable dirges. Fight Test, Yoshimi, and Do You Realize are classics, but overall not as great as The Soft Bulletin.

One good track and the rest is background music for a video game

top 10 album

Yeah. I can see why they’re popular. But this just ain’t my speed.

A good listen but feels a bit like the tame impala of 2000s.

Alternative rock, it's fine. Vocals aren't my style, but I dig the experimental instrumentals. 2.5

Great album. Probably Flaming Lips best.

I fucking love The Flaming Lips. Need to listen to more of them. Great album.

Just an ok concept album. Decent in parts but not a lot I’d go back to relative to their other work. Fave track: “do you realize”.

Heard this one a few times before. Psychedelic, atmospheric, but just a couple of standout songs for me. Will revisit. Embryonic is still my fav Lips record.

I thought from my memory I would enjoy this more than I did, there are still songs that I love from this album but there is more smelling your own fart style songs on here than I remember so will have to knock a star off.

A classic: an inventive, funny, charming love story about robots. There’s a reason “ Do You Realize?” is the state song of Oklahoma.

Great for late afternoon/evening drives. The songs are mellow and enjoyable. Not my favorite for working or doing something active.

найс. несколько песен слышал много раз в предложке спотика.

I'd never heard this one before, but I loved it. Really interesting and fun to listen to, with a unique sort of storytelling.

I adore this album. Probably my 2nd favorite Flaming Lips album (after The Soft Bulletin). Drozd is such an underrated drummer/musician. Fight Test, Yoshimi Pt.1, and Do You Realize?? are all S-tier. Yoshimi Pt.2 and Approaching Pavonis Mons are both great instrumentals.

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots was certainly a very charming album. This album mainly seems to take after the soft rock elements from The Flaming Lips' prior album The Soft Bulletin but adds quite a bit of quirk and even somewhat of a story in the lyrics (Well, enough to the point of this album getting a whole musical based on it). A lot of the electronic elements here make me think that this album is the second closest one to being a lo-fi album too (closest being DJ Shadow's Endtroducing...) which i actually do quite like as the songs have a unique relaxing vibe. I did feel that there were points when the album gets a little too long but i still enjoyed this one quite a fair bit. Best Song: One More Robot / Sympathy 3000-21 Worst Song: Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots, Pt. 2

It was actually so good.

The Flaming Lips’ *Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots* (2002) is an utterly charming and essential piece of 21st-century psychedelia, with its whimsical, layered soundscapes and sci-fi allegories making the listening experience genuinely fun and emotionally resonant. The album's dreamy, electronically-tinged orchestral rock creates a uniquely buoyant and melancholic atmosphere that proved highly inspirational, setting a new standard for modern alternative music and encouraging a wave of subsequent artists to embrace a similarly colorful, maximalist, and experimental pop sensibility.

sentimental value + renewed appreciation for this one revisiting it here

4/5 Felt the way cream soda tastes until the fourth track. Then it felt the way soda water tastes. Then immediately after it was just soda bubbles, warm sun, and the smell of strawberry vapes. Absolutely bizzare and so much fun.

SOOOOOOOO good im so glad i gave it a try because its going to be on my rotation for suree

Do you Realize?? and In the Morning of the Magicians are life-changing.

I already know this one is a favourite.

4.5 - fantastic album

Lives up to the title. Stand-out: Do You Realize??

Soft and nice. Somehow you just can tell it's american music. I wonder what gives it away

whats with this list and weird music? give me some normal shit that isnt old or pretentious

- "Fight Test" starts and ends like an mri scan sooooo I didn't love that. It's probably less triggering for others. - "One More Robot" almost made me give up on the whole album. After it I decided to listen to the most popular songs and being a basic b I did enjoy them a bit more. - Ultimately not my kind of music. I think I got an upset stomach from all the experimental/electronic sounds.

Special album for me, feels like a perfect trip. All of the songs meld together in a perfect way but they also stand out from each other. Album is truly a journey that takes you to another world.

First song really good. A few good songs but not enough to justify a higher score. Felt like there were a lot of filler tracks. But deffo worth a relisten.

Great start with Yoshimi pt1 being an absolute banger then pt2 threw away all my excitement. Thankfully this was the only bad song because the rest of the tracks were fantastic and a great outro instrumental that ties it all together. Overall a very strong cohesive gloopy album. Top tracks: Yoshimi pt1, do you realize??, Approaching Pavonis Mons

A trippy experience from start to finish. The album is coherent throughout and everything feels intentional. Every song feels unique and nothing feel’s overdone. Plenty of songs that I saved and will listen to in the future. 9/10

Just an absolutely fantastic album. I loved the bubbly beats with soft vocals, perfect for a late night listen. Only complaint is that one song on the album was not only bad but it hurt my soul to listen to.

Started fairly indifferent, and left a fan. Good album

Love some dreampop

really liked some songs. title song stuck in my head the last 2 days. lots of other great songs too. will definitely be on repeat for the next few days/weeks

Great

Somehow this album makes me feel like I'm tripping balls. I don't like everything The Flaming Lips has put out, but this album is actually a masterpiece. I'm glad I'm doing this project so I would give this album a chance. It's my best discovery so far! Best Songs: Fight Test, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Ego Tripping at the Gates, Do You Realize Worst Songs: NA

this was fine, a bit like the parts of tame impala that I don't love though

Love it

Not my slice of bread

Sanotaan kauniisti että ei kolahtanut. Unettavaa menoa suurimmaksi osaksi. Nimikappale oli hyvä.

its aight

Creative, catchy and cool.

It’s nice to get one you know and like one in awhile

An album I have always enjoyed - but never loved as much as I thought I should have given the critical reception it received at the time. I'm probably a 7/10 on this - but again will round up as the sun is shining.

Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots It’s weird thinking back to the abrupt popularity of this album. It seemed to just suddenly be the album of the moment, coming out of nowhere. I suppose it hit the zeitgeist with its themes of humanity and technology, just after the millennium and right at the advent of the internet becoming a normal part of everyday life. Being a very suggestible person of course I bought it at the time, being so easily swayed by critical opinion. I remember quite liking it, but aside from a few songs I never really loved it. Although I did really enjoy seeing them at Lowlands. Listening now it starts off strongly, despite Fight Test being a direct copy of Father and Son. I must have realised this at the time with Boyzone’s cover being in the recent cultural past but I feel like I only noticed it now. One More Robot is great, lyrically and musically, and Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt 1 is still excellent, a lovely dreamy/nightmarish bit of psychedelic pop. It starts to lose me a bit after that - although I do like their hazy experimentalism, it sometimes feels like they aren’t always experimenting with particularly interesting ideas, or that the artfulness is slightly too deliberate, or that the songs aren’t always that strong, and the run from Yoshimi Pt 2 to Are You a Hypnotist?? feels very samey. Do You Realize?? is superb though. As with the first few tracks, when their hazy soundscapes and squiggles combine with a great lyric and dreamy melody it is excellent and you can see why people latched on to this. I Like Approaching Pavonis Mons too, again the dreaminess and atmosphere come together and it creates a great track, and the horns are particularly great. It’s been nice revisiting and I can see why it got picked up on, as some of the highs are great, but I don’t think it’s a particularly strong record overall, landing it as a solid 3. 🤖🤖🤖 Playlist submission: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt 1

A mystical, other worldly album, with little comparison. There are a couple of underwhelming numbers, even though embellished with the great, ethereal synth sounds consistent across the album. The underlying melodies are often fantastic - and it's easy to let the imagination run away and believe there is a narrative here. Elements of robots, space, Japanese manga combine to make it quite cinematic and quite unique.

J’aimais la direction que ça prenait au début, puis je m’en suis vite lassé, tombant dans le background de mon intérêt

Nice gentle melodies but a little bit boring.

ok

I enjoyed this album.

Got a real Beatles vibe form the first song with the vocals. long songs. Not bad but also not really something I would listen to.

Honestly, a little different but I liked it.

I've listened to this album a lot since it was generated for me last month, and I still don't care about it. There's a lot of genre blending and a concept involving Pink Robots, but throughout it all I was left unimpressed. Wayne Coyne's voice annoys me, the production sometimes feels sterile, and most of the melodies sound very "stock"; the whole record seems aimed pleasing mainstream rock and indie journalists. "Do You Realize??" once inspired me call my parents. Other times, it sounds trite and pandering. I can also barely remember what most of the album sounds like after each listen. Nothing sticks.

mildly interesting but mostly boring and the singing is very irritating... i couldn't finish it

I've tried for years to get to like this band but it just won't click for me. I think I'm a little too old to understand the mentality of these guys. Sorry kids

cool stuff, very unique, 4/5 i think.

Three days after the generator gave me Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens, it gives me an album that begins with a rip-off of Father and Son. To be fair though, this album also proves that Flaming Lips have some great tunes of their own (although I do prefer The Soft Bulletin).

I have listened to this album when I was teenager. Yoshimi Battles is a classic song although I have never loved it. I really enjoyed One More Robot though.

Still the absolute best version of The Flaming Lips psychedelic sincerity. Beautiful, grand and weird in equal measure.

It's not bad, but it's not great, just meh

it's alright

# Album Name: Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots # Artist: Flaming lips # Rating: 3/5 # Comments: Not much to say on this one if im honest. Was pretty average. The techincal capability of the band is there but the songs didnt hit me. Do you realise was the only song to strike a chord. # Top Tunes: Do you realise # Would I listen to it again? Doubtful

Interesting music

Really cool mix of radio head and Pink Floyd. This album encompasses so much about what I love in the early 2000s indie scene.

Psychedelic and experimental, fun listen that tells a story. Standout tracks: Battle pt. 2, In the morning of magicians. Battle pt 2 feels like a battle with a clash between drums and synth.

Another band I had never heard of, but I thought they were ok. I could’ve done without the Star Wars noises in some of the songs, though. I won’t want to hear this one again, and give it a ho-hum 3 stars.

I've never ever listened to a full flaming lips album. This was my first. I recognized a few songs on it. I have seen them live before which is a cool experience. But they aren't overly my favorite

For the most part, a stunningly, beautiful and moving musical experience however it does get bogged down occasionally. And spins its wheels.

The main vocalist has suchhh a grating voice. Sorry sir. The instrumentals are amazing, but the lyrics and delivery just ruin it for me.

Just not a fan. The singles are good but they've become more popular due to the weird live shows rather than good music.

5/5

A pretty nice album. I was already familiar with some of it from way back when it came out, but didn't remember anything outside of Fight Test & Do You Realize?. Found a few new-to-me gems on this listen, and then a good few tunes that were just kinda ho-hum samey. Not bad. 3

Really liked this album - the deluxe edition was cool.

Great live act to boot!

This is, it's true, a pretty uneven album. but for one thing it's impossible to separate myself from who I was when it came out. and also, the highs are so good, and the whole thing does a great job of creating a sonic world that's consistent throughout.

Trop prog pour moi

solid 3/5 album, most of the tracks are pretty serviceable, and the title track is pretty good, do you realize is also a classic

Fine, average, doesn’t stand out over any other early-00s indie kind of stuff to me and I have no real knowledge of the band so don’t really know why it was included. The opening track is pretty cool, the rest sort of blended for me. (1.5 stars)

This is interesting enough but I would not say I like it all that much. 3 stars or C.

This was a good atmospheric album that I enjoyed. Not enough to say it was great, but still pretty good. Four stars.

It was alright, but nothing really stood out to me. It's not something I'd listen to in my own time, but it has a very beachy relaxed bonfire feeling. It's nice rock, just boring. "Fight Test" was my favorite song off of the album!

Pretty fun over all, but not exactly my cup of tea. 3/5.

This was surprisingly fun!

Kinda cool, kinda weird. solid album.

Lovely 👄

The instrumentals were great. The tunes were sublime. But the vocals were a really big letdown for me. The vocalist sounded very much like Passenger but without his singing skill. Most of the tunes were memorable. Ego tripping at the gates of hell, It's summertime, the title song, say. The guitars of the title song are really something. 'She's a black belt in Karate.'

Fight Test is really nice. One More Robot - not bad; fairly dull but atmospheric ending. Yoshimi Battles Pt 1 - cute. Yoshimi Battles Pt 2 - I mean, 'tis not a song. But I'm sure they had fun. In the Morning of the Magicians - cute. Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell - cute and WHAT a great song name. Are You a Hypnotist - I like the drumming, and the key changes in the chorus. It's Summertime - positively ponderous! Do You Realize?? - adorable. All We Have Is Now - I like the lyrics. Approaching Pavonis Mons - not bad.

Pretty cool album, I remember the buzz when it came out and always love a good concept album. Psychedelic, electro influenced indie at its finest. Not an album I go back to regularly but always enjoy it when I do

My first “Oh shoot, I’ve heard this song before!!” moment. I had no idea “Do You Realize??” was by these guys. That song actually makes me more sad than anything, and I don’t know if that was the intended result, but in general it’s clearly the best song on the entire album. This album isn’t something I would want to constantly listen to, but it’s very soothing and melodic. I’ve heard the titular song parodied before as well, but outside of that, this is my very first time listening to this band. This would be a great album to listen to during a drug trip, for better or for worse.

After the start this album had I was a little disappointed that it felt like it overstayed its welcome. I generally enjoyed the cover to cover listening experience but it definitely has some skips. I am interested in exploring their other albums to see if I will like their other work more. Favorite Songs: One More Robot / Sympathy 3000-21 / Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 2

Really feels like an album a 40-year-old dad would be disappointed to learn their son enjoyed. It's very odd and almost in a way that feels too performative. I won't say it necessarily crosses that line, but I could see the universe in which I find myself annoyed by someone who really enjoys this album. It seems like I'm gearing up for a terrible score, but that's not the case. It clearly avoids the cardinal sin of being boring (for the most part), which at least puts it above a 5. I can say with certainty I enjoyed a lot of the musical ideas, but for whatever reason my reflexive feelings for this album conjure hypotheticals of disappointment and loathing. I suppose the most neutral way to express this sentiment is that it struggles to transcend the greatness found in its fanbase. 7/10 Favorite Song: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1

7.5/10 This was my intro to the flaming lips. I can tell this is very well done of course. But I just don’t know if it’s for me. Some songs I enjoyed others less so. I found it enjoyable over all but to me they’re just doing a worse version of their predecessors. Favorite song: Are you a hypnotist

One of my favourite neo-psych bands The Flaming Lips make a really good concept album about cancer. The lyrical content and production on these songs are really bright but also really bittersweet and melancholic. The glitchy acoustic guitar on the title track to the choir supported chorus of "Do You Realise??" (Which is probably this bands best song). It's a pretty emotional journey and Wayne Coyne's vocals are so good on this 8/10 Favourite: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1 Least Favourite: One More Robot / Sympathy 3000-21

Loved it! Listened to it then and will continue to listen!

++: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 2, Are You a Hypnotist??, It's Summertime, Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (Utopia Planitia) +: Fight Test, One More Robot/Sympathy 3000-21, In the Morning of the Magicians, Do You Realize??, All We Have Is Now +-: Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell -: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1 5,5/10

Eh, best thing about it is the title.

I've heard a lot of praise for this album without ever listening to it (apart from 'Do You Realize?') so it's nice to finally give it a chance. The first impression is that it's a quirky, melodic, soothing album that could potentially grow on me with multiple listens.

This shouldn’t work, but it did. Loved it.

I mean. I kinda liked this but it was silly.

The first listen I wasn’t too into it, didn’t know what I was getting into. But the second half of the album caught my ear. Gave it another run and started to like it more. Felt like a journey of sounds. More enjoyable as a whole album than its parts. Feels cinematic, spacey, and new age

Great basswork. That's the first instrument that really stood out to me. The basslines are simple yet quirky, warm yet alien. Kind of psychedelic, fitting in with the spacey otherworldly feel of the album. Unusually for the 2000s, the production has that warm early 70s production that was the signature of bands like King Crimson and Pink Floyd. There are touches of more modern techniques too - such as the ultra-electronic percussion in Pt. 1 of the title track, and the synths being omnipresent rather than intermittent. The Flaming Lips reminds me of ELO in an alternative universe where they went in much harder with their "electronic" feel. The problem I have with this music is that it's too unmemorable. The melodies are just not very strong - which is a shame, because it really seems like they were trying in that regard. The singing isn't exactly bad, but it's not trained or powerful enough to distinguish itself. I don't see myself listening to this record again. There are better iterations of "alien rock" elsewhere, though I'll give this group credit for being reasonably big in the genre (judging by Spotify numbers). But if I ever want to spin something thematically and musically like this, I'll put on Aladdin Sane and pretend there are a few more synths and a lower value on the cheerfulness scale. 3/5 Key tracks: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1, Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell, Do You Realize??

One of my favorite albums ever.

Saw a couple cool woodpeckers

I've owned "Yoshimi" on CD since high school and have listened to it countless times. This is one of those albums where I wish I liked it more than I do. There are some great songs on it like Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt.1, In the Morning of the Magicians, and Do you Realize? However, I would rather just listen to those songs as singles than get to them by trying to get through the entire album. 3.5/5.

Tough one to rate— really great highs but my mind was drifting during the rest of the tracks. Those futuristic guitar distortions are pretty sick though

Really good album and band. I’ve been listening to the flaming lips a lot lately, trying to decide what my favorite album of theirs is. This is a strong contender, with in my opinion some of their best songs. Yoshimi pts 1+2 and do you realize are really standout tracks. It’s an album I’ll never get tired of, although I do think it is maybe just slightly overhyped, at least to the extent that it seems to overshadow the rest of their discography. Not a pure 5, but probably like a 9.5/10

I don't know what it is about this album but I love it.

Smashing album. Had heard some of the songs before but not the full album in its entirety.

Beetje slow and spacy. Langzame Peach Pit. Wel oke.

One of the best albums of the early 2000s with a # of great songs. However I find it tough listen to all the way through. The rhythms and melodies are not varied enough and parts of the album bore me. Still a classic and the Flaming Lips best

Melodic and interesting

Somebody likes the Beatles way too much and it isn’t me.

chill to the point of exhaustion. 2 or 3 stars idk.

I'm sorry. I just don't think this band is that great. People act like they are amazing. It's average indy rock. I must be missing something.

I was gonna give it a 4 but there was fucked shite of a scream in the middle that ruined my mood. The rest was cozy and good times.

Sounds like Air, animal collective, tame impala at times, yeah yeah yeahs at times. Tho distinctly American. Enjoyed it!

Fun!

Loved it, original and creative. A 4.5 if I could give it

Mastered – Instant favourite, would own on vinyl. Love this album. My style for sure. Love the narrative, the sci-fi sound. This is entertaining.

Blake- 3.5 Tre- 3.5 H- 4

A classic. My generations dark side of the moon.

Thoughts before listening: I love this album and own it on vinyl. Definitely my favorite from the Flaming Lips. Review: Yeah it's really good. Lots of different sounds going on with this one: Electronic elements, cool slinky basslines, folk, alt-rock, Wayne Coyne's fragile voice that feels like it's about to collapse at any minute, etc. This came out when I was 21, and it has stayed in my rotation ever since. I also saw them live at Bonnaroo around this time and it was one of my favorite concerts ever. This album contains one of my favorite songs of all time in "Do You Realize" along with several other classics: "Fight Test", "One More Robot", "Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell", "Are You a Hypnotist", "Yoshimi... Parts 1 & 2", etc. This is a 5-star album.

I guess I never really checked out this band. I thought I'd hate it. I'll be back.

Can’t say enough about the vision and execution of this album

Fantastic album, flows really well from beginning to end. Still sounds fresh. Probably as good as "The Soft Machine."

She do be battling those pink robots

I liked this one a good bit.

Shout out to the titles of the song, which are all excellent.

One of my all time favorites, it was a pleasure!

I think I listened to this a bit too much when it first came out. I was obsessed. I still think it's an amazing album but it feels like they lose some steam about half way through.

Nice tunes that I hadn't heard before thanks!

One of my all time favorites. Such a fun listen

Very meh

Literally no idea what’s going on.

Apparently I like the flaming lips. Who knew?

Oo

I was happy when this popped up. I've always like the idea of The Flaming Lips - psychedelic weirdos playing eccentric songs about robots and scientists. The reality is frustrating. Yes, Do You Realize has brilliant, devastating lyrics but the song is too sweet. Does it need the key change? No. Most of the rest of the album either passes me by or irritates me with twee, childlike (childish?) ideas.

First reaction; I could dig this. Maybe something to add to my playlists. Second reaction; Decent, but I'd need a joint before I could enjoy this fully. 3,7/5

Dope

Pretty good listen.

It was ok.

Ok

I never got as into this album as other people did, especially at the time of its release. However, it is a very good album. It just doesn't hit any higher level to me, as it mostly just glides past with the same feeling the whole time, which, again, is good but doesn't connect with me on a deep level.

Started out really liking this, but as each new song sounded exactly the same as the last, it became stale.

What a special album. The best way to describe it- I wish I knew it since I was 10 years old. For now I can say that I will need some more listens until I say for sure, but from first listen it's quit great. I like the acoustic electronic mixture and the lyrics are thoughtful and mysterious. The flow is great too. It's a sweet album. I'll be going back to it, and in summer I think it will be a 4, but for now it's 3 1/5.

The Flaming Lips aren’t for everyone. There is so much music that I want to love but they just make it weird enough to ruin my enjoyment of the songs. This isn’t a bad album, far from it. It’s just not for me. If they got out of their own way, it would be a fantastic album. As made, I don’t find it all that great. It’s disappointing because all the talent and elements are there. They just need to edit their strangeness down to be truly timeless.

Classic album. Saw them last year. Fight test is my favorite track

Blergh. Reading this list you conclude that the early 2000s were garbage for music. This overhyped undercooked recording won’t disabuse that. Boring and dull. 1 star.

I really fell in live with this album when it was first released in 2002. I had previously considered the Flaming Lips a bit of a novelty act, especially based on "She Don't Use Jelly", which got a lot of radio play but I found super annoying. I never glommed on to any of their albums before or since, but somehow this album just clicked. There are some really great tunes and a "budget lush" aesthetic that appeals to me. I really like the lofi production and big orchestrations (using cheap detuned keyboards), and generally hippy vibe, lyrical material that veers between the humorous and the profound, an embrace of life while acknowledging the reality of sadness and despair. There are lots of reasons that I shouldn't like this album; concept album, sci-fi themes, self-conscious psychedelia, over-produced. But I really do. I think I was really primed for this. I had just become a father, which I found a wonderful and frightening experience, and had me thinking about what it means to be a man and mortality. I felt like this was one of the few albums that approached those themes with complexity and humanity and a lack of judgement. It was warm and reassuring, while simultaneously acknowledging that life can be confusing and scary. 'Fight Test' and 'Do you realize?' were the standout tracks for me, then and now, but I can happily listen to the whole record all the way through. I never liked any of their other records. They tended to be unfocussed and trying too hard to be... quirky or twee or cute or wacky something. Maybe when it came down to it, they only really had one great album in them. I really like this record, and it was a pleasure to revisit it like an old friend. 4.5 stars, rounding up.

Cool futuristic pop-rock. Not digging the vocal a lot.

I don't even need to listen to this one as it is one of my favourites of all time. The highlights are of such high quality, especially Do You Realise which is one of the few songs I can really emotionally connect to. Fight Test stands on its own as a great song, even if Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) is making 75% of the royalties due to its similarity to Father and Son. And of course the titular song is always on my mind as i used to perform it often and still teach it in guitar lessons. Everything else carries an immaculate vibe that shows the power of when the musical chemistry and inspiration hit just right. Looking forward to seeing this performed live in full this coming May.

Took me forever to write this up, it’s a hard album to properly put into words how I feel about it because when it works it works so well musically, lyrically & emotionally. Always been kind of obsessed with the tone of the lead’s voice here - the way he sings things like “she’s a black belt in karate” is a proper ear worm for me. The album is so much fun, at first a lot of it seems campy but as you listen more intently there’s real depth here musically to support the initial campiness. As the album goes on we keep returning to points about what it means to be human & what it means to love. Huge fan of the dreamlike psychedelic quality throughout - The acoustic guitar/ overall feel complimented by a largely electronic backing really completes the experience. A couple of missteps here maybe individually, but as a whole every song earns its place in the album itself. Not at all surprised this was made into a musical at one point. Very surprised to find that Sorkin was attached at one point during the west wing years.

Can a sombre note he struck brightly? The space opera theme and overall sound I like, but the only song that stuck with me is the clear homage, Fight Test, which I wasn't surprised to find that Cat Stevens picks up royalties for.

I was thinking about this being a 4 because of how often I just listen to the highlights but honestly if I put this on from Flight Test there is always a good chance I'm finishing the album. It's so good. The production of this whole album is just glorious. I love how many layers add so much to this. It's bright, poppy, fun and made with so much heart. This album really is maximalist. It uses drum machines well, while also having some excellent drumming. There are 1000 samples on every song and nothing ever comes through clean in the mix but it comes together to make something beautiful. No track is ever done as simply as it could have been. Which works amazingly with the themes of the album, it feels so close to nature and the world. I'd argue it presents large themes that are presented in a simple way for concepts that are usually overwhelming. Highlight: In the Morning of the Magicians (but usually it'd be Do You Realize)

I really liked this album. Will need to listen to more of them.

Decent background music but probably not one I'd seek out again.

Unfortunately my millennial ass can't give this anything less than 5 stars. God dammit, this was such a moment. "Do you realize" is still a song that reminds you to be alive in the moment. This tour was an event. It feels a little out of time. Still love these songs. Damn.

This was a tough one. They have some interesting music design and themes going on. They sound like the band Air asked Neil Young and Jean Michelle Jarre to join their band. The bits I liked, I really liked. The bits I didn't, were avant garde pretentious wank

Sometimes the 1001 list challenges your preconceived ideas about bands - sometimes it just confirms it. I've been told by so many people that I should check out The Flaming Lips, and I've tried, but I just don't like them. I find them really irritating and wanky.

This! This Flaming Lips album is the undeniable triumph that made me fond of them. Previously wrote a meh review their older album, The Soft Bulletin, and I think this means they grew a lot in the time in between.

I rate Yoshimi battels the robot part one a 2 star because its just not for me and it keeps repeating the same thing. I rate do you relize a 2 star because its just not for me and it keeps repeating the same thing. I rate

Song: Yoshimi battles the pink robots I like this song because it just matches and it sounds good and the lyrics are good but this song is kind of weird Song: its summer time this song is sad and a little weird which I don't like Song: Do you realize this song is good but weird the most song I like the most is the first one I would not recommend these songs though

I like this album because it is not typical music I feel like it is unique in a good way. The songs are very catchy.

I don't like this song because it has weird songs in the background. I would not recommend this song. I don't like this song because it's so sad. I would not recommend this song. I don't like this song because it's sad again. I would not recommend this song.

I think this album is good becuase i love the background music and how it sounds. It sounds really nice and his voice goes well with it. I like how his voice sounds dream-like and its just really cool

Do you want to listen to some music that has a lot of synthesizer? Well in Yoshini Battles The Robots pt1 you can! I rate it a ⭐⭐⭐. I kind of recommend this song. Do you want to listen to some music that has a lot of drums? Well in it's summertime you can! I rate it a ⭐⭐⭐⭐. I recommend this song. Do you want to listen to some music that has a lot of guitar? Well in do you realize you can! I rate It a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. I highly recommend this song.

i like the song because of the beat and i think it is funny how it sounds. I don't like the second song and the third song as much because it is sad. i dont recommend this album

I don't like this album because it sounds really like beats in the background and I also don't like what the lyrics are saying. I would not recommend this to someone else because I hate it and I'm pretty sure someone else would also hate it. I give this a 1 star.

this first song i don't really like the music in the background sounds off beat and kinda offbeat I don't really like the lyrics the second song I don't really like ethier I just don't like the sound of it the third one I don't like ethier because it just sounds sad and I just dont like it the fourth one I don't really like ethier cause its sad and I just don't like the lyrics

the first song is weird the lyrics are js weird and random. the second song is not cool either

I thought the cover looked weird. "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Part 1" is good. I like the start, the music is nice. The lyrics are a bit strange though. "Do you realize" was good. I liked the guitar and the lyrics. "It's Summertime" was good. I enjoyed the mix of country and techno. The lyrics were sad. I would recommend this album.

the first song is good I like the way they use the sounds and stuff. I like the next song. and the last. I recommend .

Not interesting

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This is hands down one of my all-time favorites. A kitschy, fuzzy, psychedelic odyssey in the form of a sci-fi anime rock opera. Every song is cinematic, melodious, and fun. Covering topics like sentient robots and vitamin-eating Japanese schoolgirls. 4⭐️

Fantastic!

It's like a Radiohead album but better, more accessible, more likeable, less grumpy , more listenable, and with fewer dick head fans.

Y’know what? Fuck you *un-spaces your space-rock”

Amazing sounds... entirely enveloping start to finish. Catchy too!

I didn't really know what to expect with this one but it's pretty good. I enjoy many of the sounds they used. I also followed the loose concept pretty well and it's a good one. Overall, the music wasn't perfect, but it was pretty good, and this is a very consistent album. The vocals and instrumentation are nice and clean, and the songs are written well. Not wholly my style but still a treat to listen to. Favorite Song: Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell Least Favorite Song: All We Have is Now

the title track (or the first part of it) was my first exposure to "electronica", or any real electronic music. sitting in the back of my parents' Ford station wagon at night, I was about six years old listening to a mix CD, filled with grainy iTunes downloads. I wondered what could make drums sound like that, or what that weird squishy sounding noise was making a melody. nothing else really sounded like it. later on, as a full grown adult, i thought i wouldn't be charmed by The Flaming Lips' quirky brand of psychedelics. these were the gummy skull guys, the 24 hour skull song guys, the Heady Fwends "blood filled vinyl that has to be delivered by hand by the band itself" guys. i thought it would be empty twee gimmick with some enjoyable highs. and of course, i was wrong. like, there are a few parts that still feel a bit cutesy. i do think the high pitched vocals can be a bit Fraggle Rock-y at points, especially on "Do You Realize??" -- but man, what a sense of melody the group has. Wayne Coyne's voice isn't impressive, but it's very consistent, and the shakiness of him hitting higher notes feels less like he's straining and more like he's stretching it out, relaxed and not tense. an early summer record if i've ever heard one, just warm and sunshiny in every single one of its song palettes. i wanna lie on a hill on a clear blue and windy day and feel blown away.

Two thumbs up. Title track is a bop.

Favourite Track: Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (Utopia Planitia) Honourable Mentions: In the Morning of Magicians There's something mesmerizing about an album that tackles life's most profound dualities: life and death, happiness and misery, love and heartbreak; all through the fantastical lens of a girl fighting pink robots. This is a super psychedelic album, especially love the synths mixed with acoustics which gives a dreamy/euphoric vibe to the experience. Not really an album I'd put on unless if I were trying to evoke a very specific (euphoric) vibe, hence the 2 star rating.

🤘

Honestly should get more credit for their creativity than they already rightfully do.

Dreamy, bright, creative, and lovely. The bass and bottom-heavy parts of the production are especially striking. The writing has greatly improved from 'The Soft Bulletin', which I liked instrumentally but was underwhelmed by the lyricism and lead vocal performance. Those problems are gone here and the arrangements are even better. I dig a concept album too, even if the story is really only apparent on the first few tracks. Sunny day music.

It was a very well recorded psychedelic album and pleasant to listen to if you like psychadelic albums. I don't really care for psychadelic music too much. There were a few songs that i did really enjoy like Test Fight, Yoshimi Part 1, Do You Realize? It made me smirk as i listened to the Do You Realize? has been featured on a car commercial recently but they only play the "Do you realize" part and none of the actual lyrics about what you should actually realize. I'll add some of these songs to my relisten playlist.

Solid album with more hits than you realize

Fav songs: Fight test, Yoshimi battles the pink robots pt1 5/5

Really liked this.

rips!

I feel like this is what people listen to at Coachella

Well-put together album, but the vibes are more interesting than the music.

generally its a little too ambient and spacey for my taste but there is some nice grooves on here

Oh boy. I'm in for a ride today... Surprisingly good. It’s unique, and it’s weird, but in a good way. I think much of their stuff tends to be weird for the sake of it, but I understand why this is such a beloved album.

Big disc

As an album this one succeeds in following a general theme, but at times was a bit hard to listen to. Its complex in its delivery and not in a great way. 2002 is early for this sound and there are some great tracks on here. 6/10

the music doesn't fit the album theme at all

I liked the first album of theirs I had on this list but wasn't sure how this one would follow. Overall, I liked the chilled vibe - the second half was much better than the first!

This is an ok album. I prefer their earlier stuff

No me impresionó nada. Mucho escándalo y...nada

cool indie psychedelic sound

Really liked this one...unlike anything else...

no notes one of my fave albums of all time

Beautiful album! Will definitely be revisited

I read the description of the album before starting to listen and almost vomited. Semi-concept album, dear lord.... Majority of albums during this listening exercise hasn't raised a need for second listening to give an opinion but this one did. After first run I didn't know was this good or awesome. After second run I know this wasn't 5 star awesome level and after third run I don't know do I have any reason to give this anything less than 4 stars. There is something freaking intriguing that I cant exactly point what it is.

A few times, I thought the album was finally picking up, but it never did. It felt too slow and boring for my taste. Anyway, two stars for those few times.

I keep confusing Flaming Lips and Flaming Sideburns, so instead of garagey action rock I get artsy fartsy pop music with whiney vocals and acoustically played animated disney soundtracks. This is awful and I'm kind of upset it's called a rock album. I can't be arsed to analyse this sloppy stool sample any more.

This is a really good album, and it surprised me. I listened to it, and The Soft Bulletin, back when they came out, may even own this on CD, but I have never had it on regular rotation. It’s an incredibly eclectic record - pop, psychedelia, prog, electronics - yet harnesses it all into a distinct soundscape. There are echoes of Pet Sounds, Sgt Pepper’s (which they covered in full), and Dark Side of the Moon. I feel I need to dive deeper.

Geiler Titel und cooles Cover Art! Der Sound (meistens) sehr relaxed, der Gesang überraschend soft. Zwischendurch voll die experimentellen Ausreißer. Alles in allem aber sehr entspannt zu hören.

Schwierig. Die ersten paar Songs haben mir sehr gut gefallen, ich mochte die Roboter-Story. Bis zu „In the Morning of the Magicians“ (Favorit ) erreicht es einen Peak. Dann werden die Songs relativ ähnlich und ohne die Komplexität, die vorher da war. Ich frage mich auch, warum die Robo-Story (und sounds) nicht bis zum Ende durchgezogen worden sind. Der letzte Song ist aber dann wieder Mega cool. Ich glaube 4,5/5.

Peak.

Generally fun, groovy beats with high vocals but not my taste generally

This is perfection. Kick some butt, Yoshimi!

Vaaaaaaaseline! Oh it’s the other one. Much more pleasant to listen to . Dad rock for mowing the lawn on edibles. Better than I expected.

So, uh, I tried to listen to Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots and fell asleep. Nice refreshing 7 hours, but not a great endorsement. 2002. I was 18 when this album came out, and I remember being politely baffled by all the people who loved it. It's perfectly lovely music, I don't hate it, it's just not giving off the energy I look for in music I actively listen to.

Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots is... fine. It's quirky, weird, and sonically creative—but also very, very indie rock, which isn't exactly a selling point for me. The Flaming Lips definitely have a unique sound, and I can respect the ambition here, even if it’s not something I’d ever go out of my way to listen to again. Points for originality and the occasional cool instrumental moment. But overall, it just reinforces that me and indie rock are not meant to be.

Ordentliches Brit Pop Album mit teilweise guten Klänge. Es ist ebenso seltsam wie wunderbar. Unter der heiteren, computergenerierten Atmosphäre und der kitschigen Fassade von Gesprächen über gladiatorenartige Zusammenstöße zwischen Mensch und Maschine mit Emotionen in Wirklichkeit eine düstere Betrachtung von Liebe und Überleben in einer unergründlichen Welt ist Let’s hear it again.

Easily one of my favourite albums ever, and in my top 3 comfort albums. So grateful to see this played in full live.

85/100.

Fascinating but not my style

Hell yeah.

Rock opera style albums are complicated. You have to enjoy the story and the music. I didn’t enjoy either. The synthesizer sounded the same which made the songs drone on.

A bit great but also quite a lot nuts!

Buen disco, chill. Es medio indie, pero el de antes, de earlys 00s, no tan insoportable. Buenos arreglos, muy llevadero.

Did not listen

Silly and joyful. Good amount of bass. Felt like I dived into a new world. Not sure why I never listened to this album given that I know 'Do You Realize??' so well. Bonus points for the album cover.

Saw a review saying "music for vegans who vape" - that used to be me. I like "Fight Test" and "Are you a Hypnotist", but it is a bit floppy. It sort of feels like a tribute to "Fireflies" by Owl City. So yes, disappointed. I'm a pescatarian who's quit smoking (and vaping) so I guess it's just not for me anymore.

I really enjoyed this. Can’t believe I’ve never listened to it before. Reminds me of something we’d have listened to at uni during my musical discovery phase

I’ve never really gone in on the Flaming Lips outside of the half a dozen songs by them I knew. Upon listening to this album, it turns out that I’ve been quite the silly goose over not going in previously, as this is great! I especially like the obvious influence of uncool 70’s bands like ELO and 10cc on the songs here. Their shadow seeps nicely into the albums poppier moments and contrasts nicely with albums other main vibe: crushing ennui.

interesting!

das zehnte Studioalbum der US-amerikanischen Band The Flaming Lips, das im Jahr 2002 veröffentlicht wurde. Die Aufnahmen fanden größtenteils im Tarbox Road Studios in New York und in den Studios der Band in Oklahoma statt. Die Produktion war eine Zusammenarbeit zwischen den Flaming Lips und dem Produzenten Dave Fridmann, der bekannt für seinen einzigartigen Sound ist, der auch auf anderen Alben der Band eine zentrale Rolle spielte. Das Album kombiniert Elemente aus Indie-Rock, Psychedelic und Electronica und besticht durch seine atmosphärische Dichte und experimentelle Herangehensweise an Klang und Struktur. Besonders hervorzuheben sind die Songs Do You Realize?? und Fight Test, die zu den bekanntesten Tracks des Albums zählen. Letzterer ist ein eingängiger Song, der sich mit Themen wie Veränderung und der Suche nach Identität auseinandersetzt. Do You Realize?? wiederum gilt als eine der emotionaleren Kompositionen der Band, die mit ihrem melancholischen, aber zugleich hoffnungsvollen Ton viele Hörer anspricht. Ein weiteres bemerkenswertes Stück ist Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Pt. 1, das sowohl inhaltlich als auch musikalisch die Dystopie thematisiert, die sich durch das gesamte Album zieht. Es verbindet elektronische Klänge mit klassischen Instrumenten und schafft so eine einzigartige Klanglandschaft. Das Album ist stark von der Persönlichkeit des Frontmanns Wayne Coyne geprägt, dessen Vision das gesamte Projekt durchzieht. Die Themen des Albums – insbesondere die Auseinandersetzung mit dem Verhältnis von Mensch und Technologie sowie der Kampf zwischen Menschlichkeit und Entfremdung – werden durch die Produktion und den Gesang von Coyne klar vermittelt. Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots ist ein faszinierendes, vielseitiges Album, das sowohl musikalisch als auch thematisch viel zu bieten hat. Die Mischung aus Rock und Elektronik, gepaart mit tiefgründigen Texten und einer außergewöhnlichen Produktion, macht das Werk zu einem Höhepunkt der Flaming Lips-Diskografie, der vor allem für Fans von experimentellem Indie-Rock und Psychedelia interessant ist.

Fav: Do You Realize?? Least Fav: Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots, Pt. 2 Making me both feel like I’m floating through space whilst also hitting me with the happy tears, fair play

This is a VERY strange record. It’s a lot of relatively unrelated elements brought together. Things like weird electronic samples, soft pretty vocals, bright synths, funky basslines, and huge drums all combine into one cohesive record that, on paper, shouldn’t work. The incredible thing about it is just how well it all works together. I have absolutely no idea how to sort this album genre-wise, but I really enjoyed listening to it. It’s unlike anything else I’ve ever listened to, although I can hear elements that feel influential on a lot of the weirder modern music that I enjoy, like Jack Stauber and Bill Wurtz. This is truly a wonderful piece of art, and I’m glad I was exposed to it from this project. 5*

I dearly, dearly love this album. It's symphonic and beautiful and fun and contemplative and beautiful. No one but the Flaming Lips could've written it (well, except that Cat Stevens kind of wrote "Fight Test", but, y'know). That this was recorded 2000-2002 really puts into perspective how severely lacking in imagination some entries to this list are. Not every album has to be totally novel to be worth listening to of course... but I digress. This is an album that I have enjoyed listening to for at least 15 years. The lyrics offer more for me to mull over as I get older. Favorite tracks are the first four tracks and the last four. Middle three are good too. 10/10

Ok

Another interesting, pleasing album and the anti-robot sentiment is hitting just right these days

have listened before but it’s better than I remember

In the morning of the Magicians is quite good. Other than that, I get bored

Love this album. relisted several times and will come back again. Love the guitar on ego tripping

Modern psych rock classic. Excellent use of melody. Unfortunately a couple tracks bordering on dud status keep it out of 5 territory

The first few songs here were quirky and different which I had an appreciation for, though further in the album there were slower songs with sad undertones which I guess wasn’t bad but also lowkey a buzzkill. I still enjoyed their sound and would listen to the first few songs again.