No.601: “The Soft Bulletin” by The Flaming Lips (1999)
One of my favourite bands at the moment since I saw them them last year when they blew me away. Their stage experience is out of this world.
1999’s Soft Bulletin made them big stars after languishing for so long in the doldrums of US indie-rock since the early 80’s. Here’s a recent clip of a single from this album:
650-WHITE STRIPES-White Blood Cells-2001
649-THRILLS-So Much For The City-2003
648-STEVE WINWOOD-Roll With It-1988
647-RIVAL SONS-Head Down-2012
646-FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS-Burrito Deluxe-1970
645-EAGLES-Eagles Live-1980
644-CHRIS REA-Espresso Logic-1993
643-BLACKBERRY SMOKE-Moondance Jam-2010
642-WALTER TROUT-Battle Scars-2015
641-SONIC YOUTH-Daydream Nation-1988
640-DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS-Searching For The Young Soul Rebels-1980
639-WATERBOYS-This Is The Sea-1985
638-TINA TURNER-Private Dancer-1984
637-STEVIE NICKS-Rock A Little-1985
636-BEACH BOYS-Surfer Girl-1963
635-ROD STEWART-Never A Dull Moment-1972
634-ROLLING STONES-Steel Wheels-1989
633-MARILLION-Fugazi-1984
632-LIGHTNING SEEDS-Jollification-1994
631-ALAN PARSONS PROJECT-Tales Of Mystery And Imagination-1976
630-BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE SESSIONS BAND-We Shall Overcome – The Seeger Sessions-2006
629-DAVID GILMOUR-Rattle That Lock-2015
628-R.E.M.-Monster-1994
627-STRANGLERS-Aural Sculpture-1984
626-RAMONES-Rocket To Russia-1977
625-JOHNNY CASH-Unearthed-2003
624-STEVEN WILSON-Hand.Cannot.Erase-2015
623-U2-How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb-2004
622-GENESIS-Live – The Way We Walk: ‘The Longs’-1993
621-SHIVER-Walpurgis-1969
620-MERCURY REV-Deserter’s Songs-1998
619-AMY MACDONALD-This Is The Life-2007
618-BRUCE HORNSBY & THE RANGE-Scenes From The Southside-1988
617-ROBERT CRAY BAND-Strong Persuader-1985
616-JOE BECK-Nature Boy-1968
615-RICK WAKEMAN-Journey To The Centre Of The Earth-1974
614-KURT VILE-Wakin’ On A Pretty Daze-2013
613-10 CC-The Original Soundtrack-1975
612-TOTO-Toto IV-1983
611-OTIS REDDING-Otis Blue-1966
610-STEVIE WONDER-Hotter Than July-1980
609-TIN MACHINE-Tin Machine-1989
608-TOM WAITS-Bad As Me-2011
607-STEVE EARLE-Copperhead Road-1988
606-RUSH-Permanent Waves-1980
605-BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD-Buffalo Springfield Again-1968
604-FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS-The Gilded Palace Of Sin-1969
603-TALK TALK-The Colour Of Spring-1986
602-ADVERTS-Crossing The Red Sea With The Adverts-1978
601-FLAMING LIPS-The Soft Bulletin-1999
Big fan of Kurt Vile and War On Drugs who I saw in Edinburgh’s Usher Hall a couple of years ago…Not the best gig I eve r went to as their music is best suited to sitting , lazing and letting wash over you…Not that great live!!
I can imagine mate.
The album is a particularly ambient-ish affair tbh. Full of easy melodies and so forth but no, I couldn’t watch a live performance of it. Then again, I love Pink Floyd of course, but they utilised their light shows to great effect to make up for their lack of movement!
Sweet list. I haven’t heard Alan parson project in ages.
And Rick Wakeman from YES. YES!!! Journey to the centre of the earth. Rush! Toto. It reminds me of all the concerts I’ve been to which are plenty. In the 100’s for sure.
Good stuff. Recognize and like most of it
YES!!! Did I hear the birds sing and see the light shine in the darkness??? Ah my dear, I cannot look on thee! Rick Wakeman!!! Oh please I thought I was alone in the world!!!
Rush? My go to band with Zep for jamming! Used to sing and play Tom Sawyer in Geddy’s key…then the voice change happened around 8th/9th grade and I dropped to a baritone
Saw YES in concert three times. ‘‘Twas quite the entertainment.
Talented musicians or what? And the light show? Spectacular.
It also reminds me of when we took a bunch of 100 watt amplifiers and went to an airport all just to listen to “yes” as loud as we could. It was a blast.
This is like a blast from the past?
Oh, God, I’m dying! I’ve been their biggest fan since 1975 [I was 11!) Saw Them in '78 and 7 or 8 times since. I was shattered when we lost Chris Squire. I took up the bass because of him and patterned my playing off of his unique style Me and my Rickenbacker have never looked back!!
Hi Bratti, Bobby Americano
(This isn’t another Candy bar thread incidentally!, Nice to have to chat but let’s keep it on topic, as there is a topic to discuss. Cheers guys;-)
Anyway, good to see you both popping in and enjoying the albums in here.
The Alan Parsons Project are one of my favourite bands of all-time. You will see ALL of their studio albums turn up before we end all this. And ‘Old And Wise’ is indeed an unbelievable piece of music isn’t it? It’s in my Top 5 of all-time that song and will be played at my funeral - not that I’ve ever been a particularly wise man!
Yes, Rush, Toto - all good stuff too. Please stick around guys. I work nights so it’s always good to natter on here about the thread, but I only get limited time during the day to continue with the actual album postings. Please bear with me, we’ll get there in the end and I’m sure you both will see some absolute classics along the way.
