Oil Can Boyd Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I have no idea if this is new or not but Pitchfork has an eight part mini-documentary about the making of the Soft Bulletin. I just watched the piece on Race For the Prize and it was pretty interesting. http://pitchfork.com/tv/pitchfork-classic/1885-the-flaming-lips-the-soft-bulletin/ And +2 on the Stephen Drozd appreciation ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Turnips Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 despite being a rather silly song, in the right setting "Yeah Yeah Yeah Song" is the most euphoric live musical experience Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheelco Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I have no idea if this is new or not but Pitchfork has an eight part mini-documentary about the making of the Soft Bulletin. I just watched the piece on Race For the Prize and it was pretty interesting. http://pitchfork.com...-soft-bulletin/ And +2 on the Stephen Drozd appreciation ... wow, I just watched that and i really was moved by Steven and Michael and Wayne and their feelings about such a great record ... one of my favorites ever Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nodep5 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I'm not hip enough to be aware of the conventional wisdom out there, but people realize how great The Soft Bulletin is, right? I mean, I am not a huge Lips fan at all, but genius and masterpiece relate to this record. It is a once in a generation record in my mind. The perfect combination of originality, production, lyric/emotion and style. I agree with the pitchfork videos that the only misstep was releasing the album with two alt mixes tacked on. I'm just making sure. It just amazes me how amazing this is whenever I revisit it. So many choices were made on this album that just seem perfection/magic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DewieCox Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I'm not hip enough to be aware of the conventional wisdom out there, but people realize how great The Soft Bulletin is, right? I mean, I am not a huge Lips fan at all, but genius and masterpiece relate to this record. It is a once in a generation record in my mind. The perfect combination of originality, production, lyric/emotion and style. I agree with the pitchfork videos that the only misstep was releasing the album with two alt mixes tacked on. I'm just making sure. It just amazes me how amazing this is whenever I revisit it. So many choices were made on this album that just seem perfection/magic. Amazing album....The 2 that followed are pretty cool too. Haven't liked a thing about anything they've released since. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nodep5 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Amazing album....The 2 that followed are pretty cool too. Haven't liked a thing about anything they've released since. yeah, I really liked Yoshimi, it was playful yet musically magical. I felt they started losing it with Mystic and Embryonic was really challenging to like and Dark Side was bloody awful. oh well Quote Link to post Share on other sites
choo-choo-charlie Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I need to carve out some time this weekend to watch the feature. I've been meaning to catch up on it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Flaming Lips with Nels Cline playing I Want You (She's So Heavy): Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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