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El Guevo, I clearly agree with you (about the album). It's just that I have the impression that the theory of mental inertia in people has been confirmed once again, as I have found people who consider this album not worth appreciating (having listened to it only once) simply because it is not a photocopy of Yoshimi. Others, on the other hand, don’t appreciate it because it’s too perfect (which can also be debated) unlike, for example, The Soft Bulletin.

I bought a double (almost) in London several years ago for a few pounds after listening to it on...? Damn, I can't remember the name of the show. It was a music program (like they don't make anymore) sponsored by Arbore and hosted by Gegè Telesforo and a girl. Every now and then I listen to it again with great pleasure even though the overly politicized music annoys me.

Josi, I highly recommend it. I am eagerly awaiting the "real" live CD with a friend from Rome. You know, I live in a city where things arrive a bit late, and there are shops where if you ask for the latest Flaming Lips, they respond: Flaming Lips cHIIIII? Regarding my first impression, I confirm pretty much everything. It's just that my appreciation for The Wand (very Beatles-esque in the style of Sgt. Peppers) and Mr. Ambulance Driver has grown a bit. The latter, in particular, I reevaluated when I discovered that its melody is not only built on sound but follows the evolution of the ambulance siren. Where the siren rises, the melody rises, and vice versa. How do they think of these things? Finally, I find The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song (the best song ever written about selfishness...) and My Cosmic Autumn Rebellion extraordinary. Nevertheless, the album is extraordinary for me, though I have to admit I’m not very detached. Since the time of the review, I’ve also bought The Fearless Freaks. The part where Drozd's drug story is narrated (very raw) is interspersed with pieces where Drozd performs on piano and guitar in some very evocative pieces (the piano ones are somewhat in the style of Sleeping on the Roofs) and filled with great spleen. From there, I realized that behind certain Ravelian pieces (including those in AWWTM) by the FL, he is essentially the one. The madness is probably all (or almost all) Coyne’s.

Oh, the wonderful "Lucy" by Nick Cave...

Sorry for the various syntactic slips (missing articles, etc.) in the comment.

Can I say it?? I’ll say it. The FL are among the 10 most important groups of the last 30 years. And among the 5 most important of the last decade (in my opinion). At War With the Mystics is, as usual, a work of genius, no less than the last ones. Even a song that seems like crap, like Mr. Ambulance Driver, hides a secret (which I wouldn’t have grasped without some insight) as its melodic structure, and not only that, is entirely based on the sound of an ambulance siren. Where the siren rises, the melody rises; where the siren falls, the melody falls. Try it to believe it. But how do they think of such things..... Anyway, "Pippe Mentali" as already mentioned is my favorite of the first three and contains almost all the germs of their subsequent music, including the love for "film music" (compare the piano section of "UFO Story" and, for example, "The Observer" from TSB).

The latest Flaming Lips owe a lot to them... Shocking album

A bit convoluted but also brilliant

Staff, I would personally suggest creating a separate area for classical music. Also, after giving it to a work like this, with what courage can we then give 5 stars to a contemporary pop album???

Of course Ivins has lost some hair!!! As for the first three albums, my favorite is "Pippe Mentali" (Telepathic Surgery) also because it reflects my tendency to meditate to excess.... Anyway, if one doesn't limit themselves to just the sound, it's clear that the musical attitude of the FL hasn't changed at all in recent years. They were crazy and they are still crazy (have you heard the song dedicated to SpongeBob?!), they were psychedelic and they are still psychedelic, Fearless Freaks were and Fearless Freaks still are. PS I might just review all the missing albums. Don't run away, eh!!!