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Post by maerzlreay on Mar 17, 2007 22:29:28 GMT -5
I have just started to listen to the flaming lips' cds, and they are amazing. I have not expeienced one of their live shows though and was wondering how good they are. It seems like it would be difficult to make all strange beats on their songs without computer editing.
Seeing them with open for Beck and later play backing Beck at a small auditorium in Tempe, Arizona was an amazing experience. Their lead singer, Wayne Coyne, has such amazing enthusiasm, he was out 7 minutes before the show telling people to get in their seats cause they wanted to make sure to start on time. The performance was epic. When seeing them at Coachella they were more of a novelty, not really playing a full set. I am stoked to see them at 'Roo, hopefully they'll pull out all the stops. Oh yeah, on stage it is a huge party, crazy lights, crazy videos, people dancing around in animal costumes, it's something to experience, really.
the lips live are nothing like listening to them on a cd. when you see them live, you'll be like wow the cd really sucks. i saw them in the city in september and it was my first concert and it was amazing. they gave everybody lazer pointers and wayne held up a mirror and reflected them back and it was just amazing.
Post by herbalicious on Mar 18, 2007 15:45:33 GMT -5
I've seen them play twice, about 8 months apart and they played almost the exact same show both times. I think there were like 3 songs that were different. They were awesome the first time though
If you've never seen the Lips they will blow you away. They usually play the same basic setlist when they're on tour, but it's still a good show. Last year at Langerado Wayne came out in the big bubble and walked on top the crowd. It's a pretty good gimmick. He ranted on about politics a little too long, though.
Post by melikecheese on Mar 18, 2007 17:55:41 GMT -5
While they may play pretty much the same set list when they play live I personally think it is still a awesome time. Its just so much fun and the repeating of songs doesn't bother me one bit, kinda just like throwing in a uber-interactive DVD. They are able to get 95% of the crowd to just let go and dance and scream and have a great time.
Post by zappaphile on Mar 18, 2007 20:26:14 GMT -5
i saw the lips live last september in montreal and it was awesome. one of the best live shows i've ever seen. also, i've heard they've incorporated a spacehsip into their whole performance, so i'm excited to see that.
superfly would be remiss to not give them a night spot.
I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me. Hunter S. Thompson
No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master. Hunter S. Thompson
Post by paranoidbot on Mar 19, 2007 13:02:12 GMT -5
Yes their live show is incredible but once you've seen it, you've seen it. It's still a great fun time no matter what but the first time you see them is the peak.
i think if ur closer than the first time (a considerable amount) you will have a different experience, and more likely a better one. at acl we were just a little too far out, maybe about 10 feet from how far the bubble went, but we missed out on all the confeti and balloons cause the wind was strong. and it was durin the day. theres no way the show will be the same at night. ever heard of something called strobe lights...hahaha
but even with all this it was my favorite show at ACL
last year i saw them twice a couple of months apart and it was basically the same set but the 2nd time we were like 4 ppl back from the stage so it was much more exciting than the first time but they do tend to change up their performances from time to time
I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me. Hunter S. Thompson
No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master. Hunter S. Thompson
when i saw them, there were santas dancing on one side of the stage and aliens on the other and there was one giant alien and one giant santa. i was only drunk when i saw them and a little stoned, but no psychedelics. =/
I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me. Hunter S. Thompson
No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no man so wise that he may not easily err if he takes no other counsel than his own. He that is taught only by himself has a fool for a master. Hunter S. Thompson
Post by oleander124 on Mar 21, 2007 9:21:42 GMT -5
I've seen the Lips twice. The first time I was about 20 feet away at a very small venue in Asheville, NC. The last time I was very far away at a huge ampitheater at the Kuyohoga festival in Ohio last August. I have to say to invision loud music, amazing graphics on the screens, tons of people dancing on the stage, people in animal/santa costumes, confetti, nun puppets, then multiply the excitement you're imagining by 1000! They put on the best show I've ever seen...great thing cause they're my favorite band! We're lucky they will be at Bonnaroo again!
They are my wife's favorite band. I hope I don't get smited for this, but musically I think they are somewhat subpar live. That being said you will never see a show quite like a Lips show. They bring in an energetic, spontaneous, visual aura to their shows that really makes their live act stand apart from other bands today. However, I just can't put them on the pedestal that I put live bands like My Morning Jacket, Radiohead, Phish, Tool, etc. etc. who create vast soundscapes and are dedicated to producing the best possible music they can play live. And Wayne Coyne freely admits they are not the best musicians, and this is the reason for the Spectacle of the Flaming Lips Live. They make up for their deficiencies by creating an experience unlike no other. But you are right, their studio work far surpasses their live output, at least musically, if only b/c in the studio they have more tools at their disposal to "get it right."
my 2 pennies.
also, I'm stoked for them to be at Bonnaroo again.... Long overdue...
oleander124, i was at the Lips' Asheville show too. remember the girl who went into seizures because of the strobes? what a buzz kill. wayne couldn't stop apologizing. it was still a good show though.
GOUGEaway, i'm a huge Lips fan, but i have to agree. i don't even really consider the Lips to be a band -- they're more of a musical and multisensory act. almost a carnival, which makes the animal suits that much more appropriate. the soft bulletin is their crowing musical achievement, and yoshimi is very good as well. but they seemed to be at their best when the acid was flowing and they weren't so popular. now wayne's voice is beyond shot. they put on a great show, but their talent is more in performance than in musicianship.
Post by oleander124 on Mar 21, 2007 11:45:20 GMT -5
inkybod said:
oleander124, i was at the Lips' Asheville show too. remember the girl who went into seizures because of the strobes? what a buzz kill. wayne couldn't stop apologizing. it was still a good show though.
Yes inkybod! I almost posted about that but changed my mind! That was scary! I felt bad for Wayne because he was so upset about it...what a great guy he is.
I'm same as the OP and have listened to the CD's but never seen them live. These comments along with my friends enthusiasm for them have now gotten me even more pumped to see them. God why is bonnaroo so far away?
Post by herbalicious on Mar 21, 2007 12:15:17 GMT -5
My question is; we all know they are musically amazing (see zaireeka) and have a huge musical catalogue so why the hell can't they find a way to switch up their setlists from night to night? I mean, how hard is it to switch a tape? I love the lips and all they stand for, but for me to take their art more seriously they have to switch up their music. Playing the same sets for 2 years in a row is kind of rediculous.
Post by placidcasual79 on Mar 21, 2007 12:26:01 GMT -5
herbalicious said:
My question is; we all know they are musically amazing (see zaireeka) and have a huge musical catalogue so why the hell can't they find a way to switch up their setlists from night to night? I mean, how hard is it to switch a tape? I love the lips and all they stand for, but for me to take their art more seriously they have to switch up their music. Playing the same sets for 2 years in a row is kind of rediculous.
edit: I have been a lips fan since most of you were in short pants and only criticize b/c it's necessary so don't smite me too hard.
i agree, it would be nice to hear some songs from Clouds Taste Metallic and prior (other than Jelly). Their sound is totally different now, but man they put out some great stuff over their entire career. I just want to hear Kim's Watermelon Gun live damnit!
"edit: I have been a lips fan since most of you were in short pants and only criticize b/c it's necessary so don't smite me too hard. "
herbalicious, Birthday: 03/25/1986.
as one of the last children of the 70's, i take issue with your comment. i probably gave your mom my hand-me-down short pants. criticism is okay, as long as it's substantiated and not irrational.
hehe, just went to pitchfork -- check this schizzle:
Broadway will soon get just a bit battier, as Wayne Coyne revealed in a recent interview with EW.com that the Flaming Lips' 2002 LP Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots will be transformed into a Broadway musical.
Described Coyne, "There's the real world and then there's this fantastical world. This girl, the Yoshimi character, is dying of something. And these two guys are battling to come visit her in the hospital. And as one of the boyfriends envisions trying to save the girl, he enters this other dimension where Yoshimi is this Japanese warrior and the pink robots are an incarnation of her disease. It's almost like the disease has to win in order for her soul to survive. Or something like that." On Broad-waaaay!
"The West Wing"/"Sports Night" scribe Aaron Sorkin has signed on to script the Yoshimi musical, while director/producer Des McAnuff will guide the production, according to EW.com. "When Des heard the record," said Coyne, "he heard a lot about death and loss and the triumph of your own optimism...he had an emotional attachment to it."
The musical, which may well include other songs from across the Lips' catalogue, is still far from opening night, but the pink robot cogs have been set in motion.
