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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States (1983 – present)
The Flaming Lips are an American neo-psychedelic band, formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States in 1983. Throughout their career, band members have come and gone, but currently The Flaming Lips consist of original members Wayne Coyne (lead vocals, guitars and piano) and Michael Ivins (backing vocals, bass guitar and piano), along with longtime member Steven Drozd (backing vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards/synthesizers and drums), Kliph Scurlock (drums), and, most recently, Derek Brown (backing vocals, guitar, keyboards).
Notable former members include Jonathan Donahue (guitar), who went on to form Mercury Rev, and Ronald Jones (guitar).
The Flaming Lips are known for their lush, multi-layered arrangements, spacey lyrics and bizarre song titles. They are also acclaimed for their elaborate live shows, which typically feature animal suits, puppets, streamers, video projections and complex stage light configurations.
In 2002, Q magazine named The Flaming Lips one of the “50 Bands to See Before You Die”. In 2006, Oklahoma City named a street Flaming Lips Alley in their honor.
The group recorded several albums and EPs for Restless Records in the 1980s and early 1990s. After signing to Warner Brothers, they scored a #9 hit on the Billboard Alternative charts ( and #55 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart) in 1994 with She Don’t Use Jelly. Although it would be their only hit single, the band has maintained critical respect and, to a lesser extent, commercial viability with sonically majestic albums such as 1995’s Clouds Taste Metallic, 1999’s The Soft Bulletin and 2002’s Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots.
The Flaming Lips are known for their lush, multi-layered arrangements, spacey lyrics and bizarre song titles. They are also acclaimed for their elaborate live shows, which typically feature animal suits, puppets, streamers, video projections and complex stage light configurations.
In 2002, Q magazine named The Flaming Lips one of the “50 Bands to See Before You Die”. In 2006, Oklahoma City named a street Flaming Lips Alley in their honor.
The group recorded several albums and EPs for Restless Records in the 1980s and early 1990s. After signing to Warner Brothers, they scored a #9 hit on the Billboard Alternative charts ( and #55 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart) in 1994 with She Don’t Use Jelly. Although it would be their only hit single, the band has maintained critical respect and, to a lesser extent, commercial viability with sonically majestic albums such as 1995’s Clouds Taste Metallic, 1999’s The Soft Bulletin and 2002’s Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots.
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Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
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The Soft Bulletin
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surfingelectrod wrote:
@menonita_rocker http://www.slow-nerve-action.com/displayForumTopic/content/210422430093717197
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Concert_photos wrote:
The Flaming Lips with Wayne Coyne, Michael Ivins, Steven Drozd, Kliph Scurlock and Derek Brown performing at the Animoog Playground during Moogfest on October 29, 2011 in Asheville, North Carolina - © 2011 David Oppenheimer - Performance Impressions Concert Photography - http://www.performanceimpressions.com/The_Flaming_Lips_Moogfest_2011/index.html
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poeq wrote:
megaupload - the only known place to share music
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CupidsQrushdEgo wrote:
"I only wish Zaireeka were more popular. It's still ahead of its time!" Most definitely. It still blows my mind how genius (or maybe, insane) of an idea it is!
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CupidsQrushdEgo wrote:
Well, there is no megaupload anymore, and all the other sharing sites are going down... so lend me your skull menonita and I will personally download it directly into your head! All 3.22 GB of it!
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optimistic_tour wrote:
haha I wonder how large an mp3 of 7 Skies H3 would be.
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optimistic_tour wrote:
I think SB's monolithic status has mainly to do with two things: first and foremost it was their 'breakthrough' when a wider circle of attention was cast on the band, and secondly it stood so far out from indie rock of its day that it set a new paradigm, where bands started aiming for and mimicking this new sound. I only wish Zaireeka were more popular. It's still ahead of its time!
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menonita_rocker wrote:
7 skies h3 anyone? where can i get the mp3 version?
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porcelain_tree wrote:
As an "old fan," my immediate reaction to Soft Bulletin was mostly WTF?? It took several listens to adjust to a new sound -- all of the abrasive edges buffed smooth etc.I soon grew to love it, but it wasn't a cataclysmic event; more like growing excitement. SB didn't make previous albums immediately obsolete. Hindsight blurs context. I would be equally happy if Clouds were considered the Classic Lips album.
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fmc200 wrote:
Tenho preferido The Soft Bulletin.
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fmc200 wrote:
Eu costumava amar o Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots, atualmente apenas gosto.
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optimistic_tour wrote:
in the original review, the guy basically was angry that it took 4 cd players and since he didn't apparently have even 3 friends he trashed it. i guess they were embarassed enough to delete it some years ago!
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CupidsQrushdEgo wrote:
Funny... everything I listed is about ten years apart from each other... Let's check back in 2019...
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surfingelectrod wrote:
My top three right now are Zaireeka, 7 Skies H3, and Oh My Gawd!!!... The Flaming Lips.
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CupidsQrushdEgo wrote:
Favorite pop Lips: Soft Bulletin. Favorite experimental Lips: Embryonic. Favorite rock Lips: Priest.
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timahall wrote:
My Flaming Lips top 3 would go 1. Clouds 2. Soft Bulletin 3. Priest Driven Ambulance
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poeq wrote:
i'm not really older by any means but i first heard the soft bulletin when i was like 11. good times.
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mcdeece wrote:
Easily one of the best bands of our time. I wonder what it was like for older Flaming Lips fans to hear Zaireeka or The Soft Bulletin for the first time. Such a jump to excellence.
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Sosen wrote:
Anyone know where I can read it? It's not on the site: "Pitchfork originally gave the Flaming Lips album Zaireeka a scathing 0.0/10 in a review that also derided all Flaming Lips fans.The review has since been deleted, and Pitchfork now praises the album." Too funny...
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CupidsQrushdEgo wrote:
Clearly... especially since it's my most played album and I've "loved" every song from it lol...
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Noise Pop Presents: The Flaming Lips perform "The Soft Bulletin"
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Festival Imperial 2012
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Festival Estrella Levante SOS 4.8 2012
Recinto Ferial de La Fica, Murcia, Spain
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