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frank_black_francis
= Cult of Ray =
Canada
895 Posts |
 Posted - 02/04/2004 : 08:25:27
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So I know that they did back-up for beck for awhile.....but what is the story with these mini-album releases...I loved their first big release in the early nineties and then they seemed to fade into obscurity...and then these three new albums....any back-story? These albums are fucking awesome! (Fight Test, Ego Tripping at The Gates of Hell, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots)
"Dated Dean, Married Kerry....Finger-Banged Kucinich" (John Stewart) |
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mcmikey
= Cult of Ray =
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Posted - 02/04/2004 : 08:27:55
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the only back story I know of is that they're basically singles off the album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots....and the flaming lips are not the kind of band to release a single without tons of extras, soooooo....
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mdisanto
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1140 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2004 : 10:46:41
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well you should probably get Soft Bulletin, im sure youll like it, i think its way better than yoshimi, and has a cooler sound than their earlier stuff. you should also read about zaireeka, ive never actually heard all of it, but its a funny story atleast.
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realmeanmotorscutor
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1764 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2004 : 10:50:01
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damnit, why can't I get into The Soft Bulletin!? I've had it for years and just can't make myself like it but I love Yoshimi. I think I'll just sell Bulletin.
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mcmikey
= Cult of Ray =
799 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2004 : 11:07:54
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listening to zaireeka (with 4 discs) is a real trip. the Flaiming Lips are definitely huge fans of sonic experimentation
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Sir Rockabye
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1158 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2004 : 13:36:44
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I just recently recieved The Soft Bulletin for my birthday. If you get the chance, go out and get it. You won't regret it. Its a great album, although I did have a bit of trouble getting into it.
"You start a conversation you can't even finish it.
You're talkin' a lot, but you're not sayin' anything."
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GoddessTheory
= Cult of Ray =
USA
675 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2004 : 13:41:47
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Originally posted by realmeanmotorscutor
damnit, why can't I get into The Soft Bulletin!? I've had it for years and just can't make myself like it but I love Yoshimi. I think I'll just sell Bulletin.
"I joined the Cult of Popeye / The CoF required my good eye"
realmean, I want to implore to you not to sell that album. The Soft Bulletin is one of the greatest albums of all time. It is about Love.
I don't know you well or what you listen too but keep it. We can talk about it if you want. I wish there was a way I could let you experience it like I do. Then you'd want 14 copies.
I don't know why 14 but you know what I mean. |
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Dave Noisy
Minister of Chaos
Canada
4496 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2004 : 15:47:33
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My fav album is Clouds Taste Metallic..and Yoshimi is great as well.
 Join the Cult of the Flying Pigxies - I'm A Believer! |
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interloper
= Cult of Ray =
440 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2004 : 16:56:01
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Im personally not even a marginal fan, but I like the very last song on that Clouds taste metallica record. I can't think of the title...it's the last one with the big stomping drum track.
Hand held shower nozzles are the demon enemy of the patriarch and should be destroyed. |
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2004 : 17:01:40
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I checked Yoshimi out from the library a few months ago, and I liked it right away. I really don't know that much else by the Flaming Lips, but I'm definitely curious.
-Nathan
And how does lemur's skin reflect the sea?
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realmeanmotorscutor
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1764 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2004 : 19:50:29
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Haha, okok Goddess. Thanks for your concern. It means a lot when a person cares enough to be willing to talk about music because they just know it is too great to be without. But I HAVE had it for years now and still it rubs me the wrong way. Granted, I haven't listened to it much but I don't see me growing into it. Well talk, eh?
"I joined the Cult of Popeye / The CoF required my good eye" |
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paintmeister
= Cult of Ray =
USA
347 Posts |
Posted - 02/04/2004 : 20:21:10
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| Transmission from the Satellite Heart is my favorite Lips. In a Priest Driven Ambulance is pretty good, too. |
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benji
> Teenager of the Year <
New Zealand
3430 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2004 : 03:42:36
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i have tried to like the flaming lips, but i cannot.
i thought going to see them in concert last year would help, but it didn't - ended up being the worst gig of the year.
so i have officially given up trying to be a fan.
is a bit tricky cause my brother-in-law (whom i live with) is a HUGE fan, and is always talking about them.
i have to act interested or else i might hurt his feelings....
ah, the pain.
cook me some fucking eggs! |
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frank_black_francis
= Cult of Ray =
Canada
895 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2004 : 03:57:06
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Originally posted by benji
i have tried to like the flaming lips, but i cannot.
i thought going to see them in concert last year would help, but it didn't - ended up being the worst gig of the year.
so i have officially given up trying to be a fan.
is a bit tricky cause my brother-in-law (whom i live with) is a HUGE fan, and is always talking about them.
i have to act interested or else i might hurt his feelings....
ah, the pain.
cook me some fucking eggs!
....just tell him that he cannot pick up the subtletys in music like you can, and that you are superior in everyway except for hot dog eating.....that should go over well...
"Dated Dean, Married Kerry....Finger-Banged Kucinich" (John Stewart) |
Edited by - frank_black_francis on 02/05/2004 03:58:36 |
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benji
> Teenager of the Year <
New Zealand
3430 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2004 : 03:59:22
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Originally posted by frank_black_francis
....just tell him that he cannot pick up the subtletys in music like you can.....that should go over well...
nah, i actually used that very line once, but lets just say, it went all pear-shaped.
he didn't see the humour in it......
..some people..
cook me some fucking eggs! |
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Chris Knight
= Cult of Ray =
USA
899 Posts |
Posted - 02/07/2004 : 19:29:14
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Originally posted by Dave Noisy
My fav album is Clouds Taste Metallic..and Yoshimi is great as well.
Clouds Taste Metallic = genius. I borrowed it off someone a few days ago and have been listening to it nonstop. It's really weird having "Evil Will Prevail" stuck in your head; so eerie, the lyrics. I'd love to hear the Lips play the entire album live.
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gary13th
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
632 Posts |
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KingOfSiam
- FB LinkMaster -
USA
460 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2004 : 08:30:07
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave Noisy
My fav album is Clouds Taste Metallic..and Yoshimi is great as well.
Join the Cult of the Flying Pigxies - I'm A Believer!
that is my fav as well |
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