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Clouds Taste Metallic

The Flaming Lips

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The same extraordinary madness that infected the best work of Brian Wilson rears its head on the shimmering and melodic Clouds Taste Metallic, a masterful collection which completes the Flaming Lips' odyssey into the pop stratosphere. The Pet Sounds comparisons are obvious -- two of the highlights are titled "This Here Giraffe" and "Christmas at the Zoo" -- yet not unfair; like Brian Wilson, Wayne Coyne has refined his unique vision into something both highly personal and powerfully universal. Similarly, while Coyne's lyrics remain as acid-damaged and inscrutable as ever, his densely constructed songs convey emotional complexities far beyond the scope of their head-case titles ("Psychiatric Explorations of the Fetus With Needles," "Guy Who Got a Headache and Accidentally Saves the World"); galvanized by equal parts newfound maturity and childlike wonderment, Clouds Taste Metallic is both the Flaming Lips' most intricate and most irresistible work.

© Jason Ankeny /TiVo

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1
The Abandoned Hospital Ship
00:03:39

Michael Ivins, Producer, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Ronald Jones, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Steven Drozd, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Wayne Coyne, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Dave Fridmann, Producer, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Peter Mokran, MixingEngineer - The Flaming Lips, MainArtist - Ron Jones, Writer

© 1995 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1995 Warner Records Inc.

2
Psychiatric Explorations of the Fetus with Needles
00:03:28

Michael Ivins, Writer - Ronald Jones, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Steven Drozd, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Wayne Coyne, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Peter Mokran, MixingEngineer - The Flaming Lips, MainArtist - Mike Ivins, Producer, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Ron Jones, Writer - David Fridmann, Producer, Engineer, MasteringEngineer

© 1995 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1995 Warner Records Inc.

3
Placebo Headwound
00:03:41

Michael Ivins, Producer, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Ronald Jones, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Steven Drozd, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Wayne Coyne, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Dave Fridmann, Producer, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Peter Mokran, Remixer - The Flaming Lips, MainArtist - Ron Jones, Writer

© 1995 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1995 Warner Records Inc.

4
This Here Giraffe
00:03:47

Michael Ivins, Writer - Ronald Jones, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Steven Drozd, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Wayne Coyne, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Peter Mokran, MixingEngineer - The Flaming Lips, MainArtist - Mike Ivins, Producer, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Ron Jones, Writer - David Fridmann, Producer, Engineer, MasteringEngineer

© 1995 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1995 Warner Records Inc.

5
Brainville
00:03:14

Michael Ivins, Writer - Ronald Jones, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Steven Drozd, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Wayne Coyne, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Peter Mokran, MixingEngineer - The Flaming Lips, MainArtist - Mike Ivins, Producer, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Ron Jones, Writer - David Fridmann, Producer, Engineer, MasteringEngineer

© 1995 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1995 Warner Records Inc.

6
Guy Who Got a Headache and Accidentally Saves the World
00:04:29

Michael Ivins, Writer - Ronald Jones, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Steven Drozd, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Wayne Coyne, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Peter Mokran, MixingEngineer - The Flaming Lips, MainArtist - Mike Ivins, Producer, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Ron Jones, Writer - David Fridmann, Producer, Engineer, MasteringEngineer

© 1995 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1995 Warner Records Inc.

7
When You Smile
00:03:14

Michael Ivins, Producer, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Ronald Jones, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Steven Drozd, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Wayne Coyne, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Dave Fridmann, Producer, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Peter Mokran, MixingEngineer - The Flaming Lips, MainArtist - Ron Jones, Writer

© 1995 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1995 Warner Records Inc.

8
Kim's Watermelon Gun
00:03:22

Michael Ivins, Writer - Ronald Jones, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Steven Drozd, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Wayne Coyne, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Peter Mokran, MixingEngineer - The Flaming Lips, MainArtist - Mike Ivins, Producer, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Ron Jones, Writer - David Fridmann, Producer, Engineer, MasteringEngineer

© 1995 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1995 Warner Records Inc.

9
They Punctured My Yolk
00:04:22

Michael Ivins, Producer, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Ronald Jones, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Steven Drozd, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Wayne Coyne, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Dave Fridmann, Producer, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Peter Mokran, MixingEngineer - The Flaming Lips, MainArtist - Ron Jones, Writer

© 1995 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1995 Warner Records Inc.

10
Lightning Strikes the Postman
00:02:51

Michael Ivins, Producer, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Ronald Jones, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Steven Drozd, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Wayne Coyne, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Dave Fridmann, Producer, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Peter Mokran, Remixer - The Flaming Lips, MainArtist - Ron Jones, Writer

© 1995 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1995 Warner Records Inc.

11
Christmas at the Zoo
00:03:07

Michael Ivins, Writer - Ronald Jones, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Steven Drozd, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Wayne Coyne, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Peter Mokran, Remixer - The Flaming Lips, MainArtist - Mike Ivins, Producer, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Ron Jones, Writer - David Fridmann, Producer, Engineer, MasteringEngineer

© 1995 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1995 Warner Records Inc.

12
Evil Will Prevail
00:03:26

Michael Ivins, Producer, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Ronald Jones, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Steven Drozd, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Wayne Coyne, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Dave Fridmann, Producer, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Peter Mokran, Remixer - The Flaming Lips, MainArtist - Ron Jones, Writer

© 1995 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1995 Warner Records Inc.

13
Bad Days (Aurally Excited Version)
00:04:39

Michael Ivins, Writer - Ronald Jones, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Steven Drozd, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Wayne Coyne, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Peter Mokran, MixingEngineer - The Flaming Lips, MainArtist - Mike Ivins, Producer, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Ron Jones, Writer - David Fridmann, Producer, Engineer, MasteringEngineer

© 1995 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1995 Warner Records Inc.

Album review

The same extraordinary madness that infected the best work of Brian Wilson rears its head on the shimmering and melodic Clouds Taste Metallic, a masterful collection which completes the Flaming Lips' odyssey into the pop stratosphere. The Pet Sounds comparisons are obvious -- two of the highlights are titled "This Here Giraffe" and "Christmas at the Zoo" -- yet not unfair; like Brian Wilson, Wayne Coyne has refined his unique vision into something both highly personal and powerfully universal. Similarly, while Coyne's lyrics remain as acid-damaged and inscrutable as ever, his densely constructed songs convey emotional complexities far beyond the scope of their head-case titles ("Psychiatric Explorations of the Fetus With Needles," "Guy Who Got a Headache and Accidentally Saves the World"); galvanized by equal parts newfound maturity and childlike wonderment, Clouds Taste Metallic is both the Flaming Lips' most intricate and most irresistible work.

© Jason Ankeny /TiVo

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