Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (Utopia Planitia)
The Flaming Lips is an American neo-psychedelic band, formed in Oklahoma Ci… Read Full Bio ↴The Flaming Lips is 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, guitar, keyboards) and Michael Ivins (bass, keyboards, backing vocals), along with members Steven Drozd (drums, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), and Derek Brown (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals). Former members include Mark Coyne (lead vocals), Richard English (drums, keyboards, backing vocals), Nathan Roberts (drums), Jonathan Donahue (guitar, backing vocals), who went on to form Mercury Rev, Ronald Jones (guitar, backing vocals), and Kliph Scurlock (drums).
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, 2002's Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots and 2006's At War with the Mystics. The Flaming Lips' 12th studio album, Embryonic, was released in October of 2009. A complete cover of Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon was released in May 2010. The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends, their collaborative album which features artists like Ke$ha, Bon Iver, Nick Cave and Erykah Badu, was released on Record Store Day, April 2012.
Their next studio album, tentatively titled The Terror, will be released in January 2013.
Their song "Do You Realize??" is the official State Rock Song of Oklahoma.
www.flaminglips.com
The Flaming Lips are known for their lush, multi-layered arrangements, spacey lyrics and bizarre song titles. They are also acclaimed for their elaborate live shows, which typically feature animal suits, puppets, streamers, video projections and complex stage light configurations.
In 2002, Q magazine named The Flaming Lips one of the "50 Bands to See Before You Die". In 2006, Oklahoma City named a street Flaming Lips Alley in their honor.
The group recorded several albums and EPs for Restless Records in the 1980s and early 1990s. After signing to Warner Brothers, they scored a #9 hit on the Billboard Alternative charts (and #55 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart) in 1994 with "She Don't Use Jelly". Although it would be their only hit single, the band has maintained critical respect and, to a lesser extent, commercial viability with sonically majestic albums such as 1995's Clouds Taste Metallic, 1999's The Soft Bulletin, 2002's Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots and 2006's At War with the Mystics. The Flaming Lips' 12th studio album, Embryonic, was released in October of 2009. A complete cover of Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon was released in May 2010. The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends, their collaborative album which features artists like Ke$ha, Bon Iver, Nick Cave and Erykah Badu, was released on Record Store Day, April 2012.
Their next studio album, tentatively titled The Terror, will be released in January 2013.
Their song "Do You Realize??" is the official State Rock Song of Oklahoma.
www.flaminglips.com
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@timothydean74
I love your description. Did you know there's a 5.1 mix of this album? If you haven't heard Pavonis Mons in 5.1 and you have a surround sound system, you need to get it now. It's my favorite track on the album, and I can no longer bear listening to the stereo version. It's like watching the Wizard of Oz in black and white as opposed to actually being there in person. You can feel yourself floating over the magical city.
@bubbachubba4436
those hats and the sweeping bass inflection looming in the back of this song are such excellent uses of sound. truly unique and outstanding production.
@zonsius
Love this track. Great groove with lots of interesting musical ideas sprinkled in. The horns that come in at 1:43 are the types of horns I hear on The Boo Radleys' "Giant Steps" album.
@adambaum421
thank you so much for tagging the tracks. there should be more ppl like you. you are a philosopher of philosophers.
@Frash99
the brass part at 1:44 was my ring tone for almost 3 years!!
@fob199
I love this song by why did it win a grammy? out of all the incredible songs of the album. I'd say 'robot sympathy' or 'do you realize?' should've won grammies over this song. again don't get me wrong i love this song.
@ryanre103
fob199 this is the best song on the album. expert arrangement
@MrJDFrog
Lyrically, yes. Those are both amazing songs. This one is just so sonically mesmerizing.
But I want "Do You Realize" played at my funeral, as my final goodbye to all the beautiful people in my life.
@pauljordan8033
It won best INSTRUMENTAL song.
@gasa020785
EXCELENTE!!! precisamente este es el mejor disco!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!TRES BIEN!!!!