![]() ![]() I think most of it has to do with Wayne Coyne’s voice, which always sounds like it’s trying to reach for notes that are close, but just out of reach.īut I think this album is worth a second look for those who fall into the latter category. I believe the Flaming Lips are a band that you either love through thick and thin (you probably gathered 3 of your friends so you could play all 4 discs of Zaireeka at some party - and you never saw your friends again) or you hate them with a righteous passion. ![]() This is really quite sad, because I could easily have passed up one of the most beautiful albums to come down the pipe in some time. But instead of plunking down the $14, he decides to spend his money on beer, or worse yet, the new Blink 182 album.Ĭome to think of it, that was actually me in that record store… He flips through it absentmindedly, and sees The Soft Bulletin. A dim memory stirs of “She Don’t Use Jelly,” and he thinks to himself at how cool it was to like that song because it was so, well, alternative. He comes to the “F” section and sees The Flaming Lips. I can imagine some frat boy walking through the aisles of his local record store, trying to decide if there’s anything to spend his student loans on before he wastes it all on beer this coming Friday. ![]()
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