Tue January 17, 2017 7:55 pm
tragabigzanda wrote:washing machine wrote:Serious question with a maybe obvious answer, but what shortcomings do their recent albums (let's say from Embryonic onward) actually have?
I found the songs on Embryonic to be too repetitive. Those first few songs are A+ material. But they sort of beat the horse to death by the time the album is over.
Tue January 17, 2017 8:45 pm
layers of music / instrumentation and lyrics that are insightful if albeit simplewashing machine wrote:tragabigzanda wrote:washing machine wrote:Serious question with a maybe obvious answer, but what shortcomings do their recent albums (let's say from Embryonic onward) actually have?
I found the songs on Embryonic to be too repetitive. Those first few songs are A+ material. But they sort of beat the horse to death by the time the album is over.
Agreed. Editing that one down would have been a stellar idea. Though there's a weird thematic payoff if you stay 'til the end.
lowlight79 wrote:Long answer: Drozd is a real treasure and the instruments these guys use are out of this world. One of the Lips best strengths is the ability to play with texture and mood in a way that makes you almost literally feel their music in your body. If you happen to dive into any of that ancillary non-album stuff, you'll no doubt find passages that move you in the moment. You just won't remember them later.
I feel like this can apply to there entire catalog.
Tue January 17, 2017 10:38 pm
Wed January 18, 2017 6:18 am
Wed January 18, 2017 8:44 am
washing machine wrote:I was just listening to My Cosmoc Autumn Rebellion and I suddenly had this thought; Wayne Coyne's penchant for working the sun (rising, going down, going over me) into his lyrics rivals Eddie Vedder's fixation on the ocean. What do we make of this?
Tue March 07, 2017 4:22 pm
Tue March 07, 2017 4:58 pm
diesel wrote:saw the lips last night at the 930 club for the first time in a small club. i've seen them a bunch of times at festivals and larger venues, most recently at merriweather with tame impala, where tame impala blew them away, but last nights show was killer! the band was super tight, pumped up, and the setlist was awesome. the new songs sounded great too! if you're a fan of these guys or are sorta 'meh' about them nowadays, do yourself a favor and go see them on this tour.
Race for the Prize
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1
There Should Be Unicorns (wayne rode a unicorn thru the crowd)
Pompeii Am Götterdämmerung (awesome jam at the end)
What Is the Light?
The Observer
How??
Space Oddity (David Bowie cover)
Feeling Yourself Disintegrate
The Castle
Are You a Hypnotist??
The W.A.N.D.
A Spoonful Weighs a Ton
Encore:
Virgo Self-Esteem Broadcast
(First time played live since June 14, 2014)
Silver Trembling Hands
(First time played live since June 14, 2014)
Encore 2:
Waitin' for a Superman
(Coyne & Drozd only)
Encore 3:
Do You Realize??
Tue March 07, 2017 6:35 pm
Tue March 07, 2017 11:43 pm
PHATJ wrote:diesel wrote:saw the lips last night at the 930 club for the first time in a small club. i've seen them a bunch of times at festivals and larger venues, most recently at merriweather with tame impala, where tame impala blew them away, but last nights show was killer! the band was super tight, pumped up, and the setlist was awesome. the new songs sounded great too! if you're a fan of these guys or are sorta 'meh' about them nowadays, do yourself a favor and go see them on this tour.
Race for the Prize
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1
There Should Be Unicorns (wayne rode a unicorn thru the crowd)
Pompeii Am Götterdämmerung (awesome jam at the end)
What Is the Light?
The Observer
How??
Space Oddity (David Bowie cover)
Feeling Yourself Disintegrate
The Castle
Are You a Hypnotist??
The W.A.N.D.
A Spoonful Weighs a Ton
Encore:
Virgo Self-Esteem Broadcast
(First time played live since June 14, 2014)
Silver Trembling Hands
(First time played live since June 14, 2014)
Encore 2:
Waitin' for a Superman
(Coyne & Drozd only)
Encore 3:
Do You Realize??
Sounds awesome. Put me in the category of a former big fan who lost interest after Embryonic, but this sounds/looks promising.
Tue March 07, 2017 11:57 pm
Wed March 08, 2017 12:45 am
Wed March 08, 2017 8:44 pm
PHATJ wrote: Sounds awesome. Put me in the category of a former big fan who lost interest after Embryonic, but this sounds/looks promising.
washing machine wrote:That's a very nice looking set. A Spoonful Weighs a Ton seems like an awkward way to close the main, though. How did it work out?
Tue May 02, 2017 8:52 pm
Thu July 12, 2018 4:29 am
Thu July 12, 2018 4:47 am
Thu July 12, 2018 4:48 am
tragabigzanda wrote:if you like that quote you should definitely watch the doc.
Thu July 12, 2018 4:58 am
PHATJ wrote:tragabigzanda wrote:if you like that quote you should definitely watch the doc.
Which doc?
Thu July 12, 2018 5:03 am
tragabigzanda wrote:PHATJ wrote:tragabigzanda wrote:if you like that quote you should definitely watch the doc.
Which doc?
Fearless Freaks. It's really good, it covers them from their beginnings up to when they were still awesome.
Thu September 13, 2018 7:46 pm
Mon September 24, 2018 9:48 pm