THE FLAMING LIPS SOFT BULLETIN PLUS OUTTAKES AND

The Flaming Lips Soft Bulletin Plus Outtakes And

The Lips should get soo much more props than they do. The compilation includes unreleased songs from the era, plus outtakes and early mixes, B-sides. The Soft Bulletin Companion was originally available as a promo-only CD, hand-made by the LipsвЂ™ management, and given to media and radio as the original album grew in popularity around its original release.

Its large, layered, symphonic sound has also earned it a reputation as the Pet Sounds of the 1990s from a few critics. I can't think of many albums with a better opening track than Soft Bulletin.The album was also noted for its fusion of ordinary rock instruments, electronic beats, and synthesizers. Such a huge powerful and emotional sound.

The original photograph was featured in a 1966 Life magazine article on LSD. Though more conventional in concept and scope than Zaireeka, The Soft Bulletin clearly reflects its predecessor's expansive sonic palette.The cover artwork of the album is a modified version of a photograph taken by Lawrence Schiller titled The Acid Test: Neal Cassady, which according to Schiller, depicts Neal Cassady dancing with his own shadow during an Acid Test conducted by the Merry Pranksters. Artwork If you're the Flaming Lips, you keep rushing headlong into the unknown - The Soft Bulletin, their follow-up to the four-disc gambit Zaireeka, is in many ways their most daring work yet, a plaintively emotional, lushly symphonic pop masterpiece eons removed from the mind-warping noise of their past efforts.

According to Acclaimed Music, The Soft Bulletin is the most acclaimed album of 1999, as well as the 110th most acclaimed all time. AllMusic's Jason Ankeny gave it a highly enthusiastic review, concluding that 'there's no telling where The Lips will go from here, but it's almost beside the point - not just the best album of 1999, The Soft Bulletin might be the best record of the entire decade'. Pitchfork ranked the album 3rd on the Top 100 albums of the 1990s list, and awarded it a rare score of 10.0. The Soft Bulletin is considered by some to be partially responsible for establishing the latter-day identity of the Flaming Lips, and as its following expanded over the years after its release, paving the way to their being among the most well-respected groups of the 2000s.In 2006, Robert Dimery chose The Soft Bulletin and its follow-up Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots as part of his book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. The album is now considered by many to be the Flaming Lips's masterpiece. Satellite Of You.The Soft Bulletin was lauded by critics and fans alike and topped numerous 'Best of 1999' lists.

Re-released The Soft Bulletin in the US as a two-disc package titled The Soft Bulletin 5.1. UK and Australian CD release No.On January 31, 2006, Warner Bros. No.The worldwide digital edition uses the US track listing but switches the versions of 'Race for the Prize' (track 1 and 13). In addition, the US ('The Spiderbite Song') and UK ('Slow Motion') CDs each contain one track that the other does not.All tracks are written by The Flaming Lips. Track listing Upon its release, The Soft Bulletin was subject to record company demands for commercial-sounding music, hence the inclusion of remixes of several songs. As of 2002 it had sold 100,000 units in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.

The 5.1 package has the UK track list with the remixes at the end removed. 'The Switch That Turns Off the Universe'В вЂ“ 7:54 'The Captain Is a Cold Hearted and Egotistical Fool'В вЂ“ 5:14 'Suddenly Everything Has Changed'В вЂ“ 3:54

In addition, many people who sent their incorrect CDs in for replacement also received a handwritten letter of apology from the band's bassist, Michael Ivins. The band offered to replace the incorrect CD with the new version for anyone who received the wrong CD in their package. This package marks the first time that US consumers have been able to get 'Slow Motion' on CD, as this had previously only been available on the UK CD and the US vinyl releases.The first pressings of The Soft Bulletin 5.1 were erroneously shipped with an original US CD instead of the new remastered CD with the revised track list.

Steve HallВ вЂ“ mastering (at Future Disc Systems) Dave FridmannВ вЂ“ production, mix, recording The Flaming LipsВ вЂ“ production, mix, recording Steven DrozdВ вЂ“ drums, percussion, guitar, keyboards, bass, backing vocals Michael IvinsВ вЂ“ bass, keyboards, backing vocals, engineering Wayne CoyneВ вЂ“ vocals, guitar, keyboards, theremin

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