Yoshimi features some of the sharpest emotional peaks and valleys of any LipsĪlbum - the superficially playful "Fight Test" is surprisinglyīittersweet, while sad songs like "All We Have Is Now" and "Ego TrippingĪt the Gates of Hell" are leavened by witty lyrics and production Like "Do you realize that everyone you know someday will die?" withĬhimes, clouds of strings, and angelic backing vocals. It'sĪlso the most obviously influenced by The Soft Bulletin,īut it's even catchier and sadder, sweetening such unavoidable truths So immediately gorgeous that it's obvious that it's the single. evil) as the Flaming Lips, and on Yoshimi, Few bands can craft life-affirming songs about potentiallyĭepressing subjects (the passage of time, fighting for what you careĪbout, good vs. 2," which defeats the evil metal ones with ferociousĭrums, buzzing synths, and the razor sharp howl of the Boredoms' Hypnotist?" and the barely organized chaos of "Yoshimi Battles the Instrumental "Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon" the dubby "Are You a
Spanning the lush, psychedelic reveries of "It's Summertime" the
Paradoxically, the Lips use simpler arrangements to create more diverse sounds on Yoshimi, Magicians," an aptly named electronic art rock epic that sounds like aĬollaboration between the Moody Blues and Wendy Carlos. Tale of robots developing emotions, and "In the Morning of the It's more consistent, using a palette of rounded, surprisingly emotiveīasslines squelchy analog synths and manicured acoustic guitars toĬraft songs like "One More Robot/Sympathy 3000-21," a sleekly melancholy Impressive as the equally brilliant and unfocused Soft Bulletin, After the symphonic majesty of The Soft Bulletin, the Flaming Lips return with Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, a sublime fusion of Bulletin's newfound emotional directness, the old-school playfulness of Transmissions From the Satellite Heart,Īnd, more importantly, exciting new expressions of the group's
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