![]() It’s unfair but inevitable that Deserter’s Songs will spend the rest of its existence being undermined by a stronger album that came out eight months later. ![]() In fact, Coyne goes so far as to claim that “ without Deserter’s Songs being so significant, The Soft Bulletin would probably have not been followed too much.” Lips frontman Wayne Coyne describes a symbiotic relationship between the two bands during the recording process, “ whatever instruments, whatever new gadgets… whichever band would get them, the next group into the studio would use them too”. Mercury Rev frontman Jonathan Donahue was a member of the Lips for a couple of albums and, more importantly, Deserter’s Songs was recorded in the same studio as The Soft Bulletin. The similarities with The Flaming Lips don’t stop there, however. Expanding into more melodic and baroque pop territory, this album propelled the previously obscure indie rockers to surprising success. Having gone through a similar journey to the Lips, Deserter’s Songs was a notable departure from Mercury Rev’s noisier past. The Soft Bulletin was preceded by the release of Deserter’s Songs, the fourth studio album by Mercury Rev, in 1998. For that, we had to wait for album number nine. Whilst certainly more experimental than their previous records, Zaireeka didn’t transform the Lips’ sound with any lasting impact. Beyond that gimmick, however, there isn’t much else to write home about. Divided up into four discs, the listener had to synchronise all of them to experience the album in full. Inspired by a series of ‘Parking Lot Experiments’, The Flaming Lips’ released their eighth studio album Zaireeka in 1997. Ronald Jones left the band after 1995’s Clouds Taste Metallic and instead of looking for another one, the Lips took the opportunity to expand their sound beyond the conventions of rock music. After seven albums of noise rock oddities, the band found themselves without a guitarist. The Soft Bulletin occupies an interesting place in the Lips’ history. ![]() Presenting life in all its beauty and heartbreak, with gorgeous melodies and lush instrumentation to match the richness of its themes, The Soft Bulletin remains the band’s crowning achievement. Twenty years ago, they achieved this balance to perfection. However, at their peak, The Flaming Lips were able to ground their existentialism in accessible idiosyncrasies. In recent years their personality has arguably become a little tacky and directionless, sounding more like a random quirky word generator than a band. Unlike, for example, some of the prog-rock bands of the ‘70s, whose big themes often got lost in dense mysticism, The Flaming Lips remain down-to-earth. The wonderful thing about The Flaming Lips is their ability to be profound without sounding pretentious. Mqs.link_TheFlamingLipsTheS0ftBulletinC0mpani0n199920212496.Album Review: The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin The Flaming Lips – The Big Ol’ Bug Is the New Baby Now The Flaming Lips – Little Hands (Rough Mix)ġ3. The Flaming Lips – 1000 ft Hands (Final Mix)ġ2. The Flaming Lips – Slow Motion (Early Mix)ġ1. The Flaming Lips – The Spiderbite Song (Early Mix)ġ0. The Flaming Lips – Okay I’ll Admit That I Really Don’t Understandĩ. The Flaming Lips – Riding To Work In The Year 2025 (Your Invisible Now)Ħ. The Flaming Lips – 1000 ft Hands (Early Mix)ģ. The Flaming Lips – Thirty-Five Thousand Feet of DespairĢ. The compilation includes unreleased songs from the era, plus outtakes and early mixes, B-sides, international bonus tracks and stereo versions of Zaireeka tracksġ. The Soft Bulletin Companion was originally only available as a promo only CD, hand-made by the Lip’s management, and given to media and radio as the original album grew in popularity around its original release. The Soft Bulletin is one of the Flaming Lips most popular and best-selling albums. Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Records The Flaming Lips – The Soft Bulletin Companion (1999/2021)įLAC (tracks) 24bit/96kHz | Time – 58:24 minutes | 1,16 GB | Genre: Rock
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