LimpyLoo Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 That video reminded me again why I love the Flaming Lips. I know it's a throwaway b-side, but still. So life-affirming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bitroast Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 knowing it's not on the album is definitely helping me enjoy the song. i'd be judging/over analysis/nit-picking it alittle too much otherwise:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 leaked already lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bitroast Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 wow. that was fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 record companies is smart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Good to hear them doing more experimental stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zaphod Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 wow this album is really weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 that's encouraging ^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zaphod Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 i dunno, is it? it's honestly just really boring and uninspired. sounds like outtakes from embryonic. nothing better than a second listen dismissal of an album that isn't out yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 that's not encouraging ^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nil Posted March 25, 2013 Author Share Posted March 25, 2013 that's VERY encouraging. sounds fantastic ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Dylan Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 I love how those Flaming Lips videos are taking shit long to buffer on youtube. I still think they should take a less textural approach to their material. It feels like a collage since Embryonic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimpyLoo Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 I have to give this record another chance. I think it was too slow for my me the first time I tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zaphod Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 i hate the vocals on this. the way they're recorded really keeps everything at a distance. i think it's a huge disadvantage because the record already feels nebulous. it's just not an involving listen in the way embryonic was. probably their weakest album since...i don't even know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 anyone pick this up today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr_Nova Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I did! FWP: girlfriend doesn't want to listen to it right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I'm kind of digging it actually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candiru Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I think this album is a bit heavy in way that doesn't lend itself to internet snap judgment criticism. You may not like it and that's valid, but you also might think differently if you listened to it in a year or two in a different frame of mind. It makes me think of comedians who can be incredibly funny but whose humor stems from a bleak outlook on life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zaphod Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 i get and kind of like the idea behind it, i just don't find the music compelling at all. it's one long sludge of a song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nil Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 I received the CD a week ago or so, and I love it. It's obviously different from their previous records, and I kind of miss the raw energy/funk of Embryonic (def. one of my very favorite records) but still, there are some beautiful droney songs in it. Most of them are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr_Nova Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Just gave it my first listen. Wow, i love the production on this. I haven't heard another album quite like it, though Embryonic has some shared elements. Those organs, those reverbs, those rotary speakers make the whole thing sound haunted. It wavers between beautiful and so strange that I can't help but smile. Definitely a great album to listen to in the dark, as I have just done. It's nice that they're relying on the atmosphere as opposed to the volume to keep it sounding interesting this time around. The drumming does take a back seat, which may be a disappointment to some, but for this album it was the right choice. They really captured a vibe and saw it through to the end. Based off what I had heard about the album, and their recent gimmicky releases, I was afraid it was going to be a mish mash of half baked ideas --and I can see why some people may view it that way. But I think it's a challenging and ambitious album which succeeds in taking their music some new and exciting places. As for the lyrics... well, it sounds like Wayne Coyne's not even trying anymore: the sun, fear, love, death, repeat. Nothing new there. But everything else gets my seal of approval. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 ^ I couldn't agree more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jules Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 yea, this is fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GORDO Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Holy shit so many acronyms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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