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With Hit to Death in the Future Head, the Flaming Lips make the leap to major-label status as though it were the moment they've been waiting for all their lives. Though not as conceptually tight as In a Priest Driven Ambulance, the album is no less cohesive or imaginative, and in its way serves as the bridge between the band's noisier, more hallucinatory indie work and the acid-bubblegum aesthetic perfected on their later Warner Bros. albums. Nowhere are the band's pop smarts more evident than on "The Sun," which freely quotes Carole King's "So Far Away," or on the undeniably catchy "Gingerale Afternoon (The Astrology of a Saturday)" and "Frogs"; tracks like "Felt Good to Burn" and "Halloween on the Barbary Coast," meanwhile, indulge fully in the trademark weirdness that got the group this far. (And speaking of indulgence, check out the unlisted bonus track, which offers some 29 minutes of speaker-hopping static assault.)
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Michael Ivins, Writer - Wayne Coyne, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer - Dave Fridmann, Producer - The Flaming Lips, MainArtist - Mike Ivins, Producer, Bass Guitar, MasteringEngineer - Jonathan Donahue, Producer, Guitar, Writer, MasteringEngineer - David Fridmann, Audio Recording Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Keith Cleversly, Audio Recording Engineer - Nathan Roberts, Producer, Drums, MasteringEngineer
© 1992 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1992 Warner Records Inc.
Michael Ivins, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer, MasteringEngineer - Wayne Coyne, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer - Dave Fridmann, Producer, Audio Recording Engineer, MasteringEngineer - The Flaming Lips, MainArtist - Jonathan Donahue, Producer, Guitar, Writer, MasteringEngineer - Keith Cleversly, Audio Recording Engineer - Nathan Roberts, Producer, Drums, MasteringEngineer
© 1992 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1992 Warner Records Inc.
Michael Ivins, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer, MasteringEngineer - Wayne Coyne, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer - Dave Fridmann, Producer, Audio Recording Engineer, MasteringEngineer - The Flaming Lips, MainArtist - Jonathan Donahue, Producer, Guitar, Writer, MasteringEngineer - Keith Cleversly, Audio Recording Engineer - Nathan Roberts, Producer, Drums, MasteringEngineer
© 1992 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1992 Warner Records Inc.
Michael Ivins, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer, MasteringEngineer - Wayne Coyne, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer - Dave Fridmann, Producer, Audio Recording Engineer, MasteringEngineer - The Flaming Lips, MainArtist - Jonathan Donahue, Producer, Guitar, Writer, MasteringEngineer - Keith Cleversly, Audio Recording Engineer - Nathan Roberts, Producer, Drums, MasteringEngineer
© 1992 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1992 Warner Records Inc.
Michael Ivins, Producer, Bass Guitar, Writer, MasteringEngineer - Wayne Coyne, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer - Dave Fridmann, Producer, Audio Recording Engineer, MasteringEngineer - The Flaming Lips, MainArtist - Jonathan Donahue, Producer, Guitar, Writer, MasteringEngineer - Keith Cleversly, Audio Recording Engineer - Nathan Roberts, Producer, Drums, MasteringEngineer
© 1992 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1992 Warner Records Inc.
Michael Ivins, Writer - Wayne Coyne, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer - Dave Fridmann, Producer - The Flaming Lips, MainArtist - Mike Ivins, Producer, Bass Guitar, MasteringEngineer - Jonathan Donahue, Producer, Guitar, Writer, MasteringEngineer - David Fridmann, Audio Recording Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Keith Cleversly, Audio Recording Engineer - Nathan Roberts, Producer, Drums, MasteringEngineer
© 1992 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1992 Warner Records Inc.
Michael Ivins, Writer - Wayne Coyne, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer - Dave Fridmann, Producer - The Flaming Lips, MainArtist - Mike Ivins, Producer, Bass Guitar, MasteringEngineer - Jonathan Donahue, Producer, Guitar, Writer, MasteringEngineer - David Fridmann, Audio Recording Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Keith Cleversly, Audio Recording Engineer - Nathan Roberts, Producer, Drums, MasteringEngineer
© 1992 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1992 Warner Records Inc.
Michael Ivins, Writer - Wayne Coyne, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer - Dave Fridmann, Producer - The Flaming Lips, MainArtist - Mike Ivins, Producer, Bass Guitar, MasteringEngineer - Jonathan Donahue, Producer, Guitar, Writer, MasteringEngineer - David Fridmann, Audio Recording Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Keith Cleversly, Audio Recording Engineer - Nathan Roberts, Producer, Drums, MasteringEngineer
© 1992 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1992 Warner Records Inc.
Michael Ivins, Writer - Wayne Coyne, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer - Dave Fridmann, Producer - The Flaming Lips, MainArtist - Mike Ivins, Producer, Bass Guitar, MasteringEngineer - Jonathan Donahue, Producer, Guitar, Writer, MasteringEngineer - David Fridmann, Audio Recording Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Keith Cleversly, Audio Recording Engineer - Nathan Roberts, Producer, Drums, MasteringEngineer
© 1992 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1992 Warner Records Inc.
Michael Ivins, Writer - Wayne Coyne, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MasteringEngineer - Dave Fridmann, Producer - The Flaming Lips, MainArtist - Mike Ivins, Producer, Bass Guitar, MasteringEngineer - Jonathan Donahue, Producer, Guitar, Writer, MasteringEngineer - David Fridmann, Audio Recording Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Keith Cleversly, Audio Recording Engineer - Nathan Roberts, Producer, Drums, MasteringEngineer
© 1992 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1992 Warner Records Inc.
Wayne Coyne, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MasteringEngineer - Dave Fridmann, Producer - The Flaming Lips, MainArtist - Flaming Lips, Writer - Mike Ivins, Producer, Bass Guitar, MasteringEngineer - Jonathan Donahue, Producer, Guitar, MasteringEngineer - David Fridmann, Audio Recording Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Keith Cleversly, Audio Recording Engineer - Nathan Roberts, Producer, Drums, MasteringEngineer
© 1992 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1992 Warner Records Inc.
Album review
With Hit to Death in the Future Head, the Flaming Lips make the leap to major-label status as though it were the moment they've been waiting for all their lives. Though not as conceptually tight as In a Priest Driven Ambulance, the album is no less cohesive or imaginative, and in its way serves as the bridge between the band's noisier, more hallucinatory indie work and the acid-bubblegum aesthetic perfected on their later Warner Bros. albums. Nowhere are the band's pop smarts more evident than on "The Sun," which freely quotes Carole King's "So Far Away," or on the undeniably catchy "Gingerale Afternoon (The Astrology of a Saturday)" and "Frogs"; tracks like "Felt Good to Burn" and "Halloween on the Barbary Coast," meanwhile, indulge fully in the trademark weirdness that got the group this far. (And speaking of indulgence, check out the unlisted bonus track, which offers some 29 minutes of speaker-hopping static assault.)
© Jason Ankeny /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 01:09:09
- Main artists: The Flaming Lips
- Label: Warner Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 1992 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1992 Warner Records Inc.
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