The Flaming Lips appreciation thread

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Originally Posted by carrie721

yay! wait till sharon sees this thread. she'll plotz.

i only have three of their albums, but i really enjoy 'em. i love me some quirky pop.

Oh yeah, they're okay. *shuffles her feet, whistles and tries to hide all the Flaming Lips CDs she's bought over the years and the picture of Wayne Coyne on her wall*

Originally Posted by chiliD

Ok, so I just saw this documentary movie about The Flaming Lips (the psychedelic/punk/pop band from OKC) last night on the Sundance channel.

Have to admit, I really wasn't familiar with their material, although I'd found myself perusing their CDs quite often (mainly because they're always right in front of Fleetwood Mac's CD bins in the stores).

Any fans here?

Fearless Freaks is a great documentary! Even if I weren't a huge, huge fan I'd still put it forward as one of the best music documentaries out there. I love the bit where Wayne re-enacts the robbery at the restaurant where he used to work and the part where Steven Drozd shoots up is really harrowing. Thankfully he's all cleaned up and looking much healthier these days.

I'd advise everyone to go to one of their gigs as they put on one of the most unique and fun shows around. It's like a big circus/birthday party with balloons, streamers, lasers, people dressed up as aliens, superheroes and santas, oh and lots of cool music too - absolutely fantastic!

As for their albums The Soft Bulletin and Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots are essential listening for any fan of interesting pop music, while Transmissions From The Satellite Heart and Clouds Taste Metallic are amazing psychedelic rock albums. I even love their earlier punk stuff and the weirdness that is Zaireeka.

Anyway, I'll stop gushing now