It’s daring, and The Flaming Lips have always been that, but here their daringness matures into a beautiful album with one of their best album openers ever.Īnd now, that it’s conceived, the station has all settled down. It’s very vague, what is it about? But the emotion of the music and the vocals tell you it is dire and desperate, but yet accepting and peaceful, but yet frustrating and an emotional release.
It’s a jam, but it’s also a ballad, even sad.
The music blends so well with hospital noises here, the way it fades in and glimmers, but it hits hard with its rock roots as it progresses. This is where they really became less of a rock band and more of a mellow band that is hard to classify, but perhaps I would say “psychedelic pop”. Although I group Clouds Taste Metallic with the earlier stuff in the 90s, it really ushers in the Zaireeka/ Soft Bulletin/ Yoshimi/ Mystics era well as a transitional piece. The music behind them is so unique and creative, and whenever I listen to the full Lips discography straight through (which I have plenty of times) this always really represents a shift into a new era for me. There are dozens of songs that I could have listed here, and many more from this album alone, but ultimately I chose this one because it is just such a killer album opener, and Wayne’s vocals here are so heartfelt, sincere, and captivating. The last slot for The Flaming Lips was definitely the toughest to fill. #388/420 - The Flaming Lips, “The Abandoned Hospital Ship” (originally from 1995, Clouds Taste Metallic) Here's 7 of my favorites from The Flaming Lips. 420 to 30: A Music Retrospective 60 Weeks to 30 Years-Old, with 420 Songs by 60 Different Artists An accidental discovery of their 10th studio album in 2002, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, hooked me in immediately with its ethereal, spacey, introspective, imaginative take on rock and roll, and The Flaming Lips have remained one of my very favorite bands ever since. Few rock bands have ever provided live shows as memorable as The Flaming Lips do, and since 1983, they've recorded over 20 studio albums worth of music to fill them with.
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