New Flaming Lips album so good

[Howard Roark]

tbh I've never uploaded a thing in my life, I'm picking up extra hours atm but I'll try to remember when I get home, I'm sure I'll figure it out

[Beckwin]

hmm what's the title of the album? I guess I can be unlazy

[Howard Roark]

Embryonic

in all honesty though if it's your first exposure to the band (I doubt this is case with you Beckwin, iirc you have pretty cool taste in music) check out the Soft Bulletin first

this latest album is a beautiful play-straight-through CD, a real throwback to when you could actually put on an album and leave it on



I stopped listening to my CD's when I got lazy and started watching videos on youtube, but then I'd forget about things and then not bother with music all for the most part. I finally sorted some things out on my new computer and have started the huge task of burning all my CD's on to it (zune software, non legit windows were holding me back, all stemming from my hate of iTunes etc, what a mess)

[Beckwin]

soft bulletin is amazing, I remember hearing the jelly song ("she uses vaaaaaaseline") years and years ago when I was like... 12? idk

and yoshimi is really solid too, but more quirky/campy in some ways.

found some links, will post if they work and quality is good.

[Howard Roark]

I'm about to listen to it for the 4th time this shift, I'm still in that can't-quite-catch-all-the-words listening phase

Karen O is on here a couple times although it's not immediately clear when, a funny touch considering The Yeah Yeah Yeah song on the previous album



random fact: my gf got me a fiber optic christmas tree and I immediately started half-singing "Thank you Jack White, for the Fiber Optic Jesus that you Gave me" (a song off a 6 or 7 track e.p. also very very good, including a Knives Out cover

honestly everything Soft Bulletin and onward is super accessible, the album with She Don't Use Jelly being about as accessible as it gets when you go back 2-3 albums from TSB

[Howard Roark]

oh and if anyone cares pitchfork gave Embryonic a 9

[Howard Roark]

Soft Bulletin got a 10, I challenge you to find many of those on the site

[Howard Roark]

Soft Bulletin got a 10, I challenge you to find many of those on the site

Initial release:

* ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead – Source Tags & Codes
* 12 Rods – gay? (EP)
* Bonnie 'Prince' Billy – I See a Darkness
* Bob Dylan – The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert
* The Flaming Lips – The Soft Bulletin
* Robert Pollard – Relaxation of the Asshole (In the review, this album theoretically received both a 10.0 and 0.0 rating)
* Radiohead – Kid A
* Radiohead – OK Computer
* Amon Tobin – Bricolage
* Walt Mink – El Producto
* Wilco – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Re-release


* Boards of Canada – Music has the Right to Children
* Glenn Branca – The Ascension
* James Brown – Live at the Apollo (Expanded Edition)
* The Clash – The Essential Clash
* The Clash – London Calling: 25th Anniversary Edition
* John Coltrane – The Olatunji Concert: The Last Live Recording
* Elvis Costello & The Attractions – This Year's Model
* Miles Davis – Kind of Blue
* Miles Davis – Sketches of Spain
* DJ Shadow – Endtroducing..... (Deluxe Edition)
* The Fall – This Nation's Saving Grace
* Iggy & The Stooges – Raw Power
* Joy Division – Closer
* Joy Division – Unknown Pleasures
* KISS – Alive!
* Neutral Milk Hotel – In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
* Pavement – Slanted and Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe
* Pavement – Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain: LA's Desert Origins
* Pink Floyd – Animals
* Sonic Youth – Daydream Nation: Deluxe Edition
* Bruce Springsteen – Born to Run: 30th Anniversary Edition
* Television – Marquee Moon
* The Velvet Underground – Loaded
* The Who – Odds and Sods
* Wire – Pink Flag
* Wire – Chairs Missing
* XTC – English Settlement
* Various Artists – No Thanks!: The 70s Punk Rebellion

[Beckwin]

http://www.filestube.com/55efacf8c70c097b03e9/go.html

that should do it for the new flaming lips. listening now; it's good

[Shiroikage]

Pitchfork is TERRIBLE

[Shiroikage]

Going to sleep for real now.

[Beckwin]

pfork 10s are like 40s from that slant gaming mag

generally indicates quality, but not so appropriate comparative to all other high quality records

plus pfork tends to have a problem with wordsturbation and dropping too many references in reviews

but it's interesting nonetheless

I also like how they re-review reissues to cover their asses when something has obviously become an undisputed classic, haha. but better than stubbornly sticking to a bad review/score, I guess

[Beckwin]

for example I don't even think YHF is wilco's best, not to mention I can think of many albums by other bands that are better. yhf seems more significant just because of the diy publishing and subsequent success rather than the music (which isn't bad; I find it a little bland but it's still good stuff).

the radiohead, and you will know us by the trail of dead, and flaming lips scores are pretty spot on though, well-deserved.

[Howard Roark]

pink floyd animals made the entire list suspect to me lol, except the ones I'm familiar with

The Soft Bulletin is by far the Flaming Lips' best work, the added production of whatsisface from Super Furry Animals (I want to say Gruff Rhys but I think I'm wrong -- nvm it's Dave Fridmann) really gave new dimensions to the music played

such a simple thing as putting double the amount of microphones near the drums than what is normally used gives the drums such a prominent feeling in many of the songs


also lyrically, Wayne Coyne really hit on some amazing imagery and lyrics, I can't say enough good things about that album

[Howard Roark]

added upload link to OP