The Flaming Lips
- A Collection of Songs Representing an Enthusiasm for Recording . . . by Amateurs [Restless, 1998]
- The Soft Bulletin [Warner Bros., 1999] B
- Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots [Warner Bros., 2002] ***
- Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell [Warner Bros., 2003]
- At War With the Mystics [Warner Bros., 2006]
Consumer Guide Reviews:
A Collection of Songs Representing an Enthusiasm for Recording . . . by Amateurs [Restless, 1998]
The Soft Bulletin [Warner Bros., 1999]
Tiptoeing along the precipice that divides the charmingly serious from the hopelessly ridiculous, this year's Prestigious Pink Floyd Tribute by a Long-Running Band of Some Repute and Less Distinction enjoys two advantages over OK Computer and Deserter's Songs. Not only does it map out a sonic identity, the chief selling point of all these records, but it's not above pretty. And lead genius Wayne Coyne mixes up the quotidian and the cosmic in the best American psychedelic tradition, with a social dimension more grounded than the usual dystopian mishmash-heroic scientists, gosh. All that granted, however, listeners with no generational stake in how old alt bands impact history are obliged not only to contend with Coyne's wispy voice and chronic confusion, but to stifle their giggles when Steven Drozd bangs his drums all over a song mixing up summer love and mosquito bites. That is,these guys are Not Joking. Ever. Which makes them hopelessly ridiculous. B
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots [Warner Bros., 2002]
the good-versus-evil of dreams ("Fight Test," "Do You Realize??") ***
Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell [Warner Bros., 2003]
At War With the Mystics [Warner Bros., 2006]
"Free Radicals"