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вЂњFeeling Yourself DisintegrateвЂќ explores the same thought with remedial beat boxing and lots and lots of reverb. Though itвЂ™s really about how death lurks as every corner, itвЂ™s amazingly upbeat. It is a simply sweet song with a wonderful melody, particularly the well-placed bells and trumpet blasts.Дeath comes up again in вЂњSuddenly Everything Has ChangedвЂќ about the fragility of human life. But вЂњThe ObserverвЂќ just leads into the best track on the album, вЂњWaitinвЂ™ for a Superman.вЂќ Inspired by the then-recent death of his father, Wayne Coyne delivers understated yet emotional vocals.

ItвЂ™s one of the most spiritually uplifting songs on the track with Coyne singing вЂњ love is the place that youвЂ™re drawn to.вЂќ Less successful but by no means bad is вЂњThe Observer.вЂќ The instrumental is spare and haunting, you just kind of have to be in the mood to listen to it. вЂњWhat is the Light?вЂќ is a spectacularly great track propelled by minimal thumping then kicking off to a stuttering drumbeat. CoyneвЂ™s child-like warbles give the song an irreverent undertone, but as he sings, вЂњ well, IвЂ™m glad that it didnвЂ™t destroy you, how sad that would be/ Cause if it destroyed you, it would destroy me,вЂќ his relief and gratefulness is truly genuine. вЂњThe Spiderbite SongвЂќ is the bad times of The Flaming Lips in song, as it also recounts bassist Michael Ivins near-fatal car accident (вЂњ when you had that accident in your car, the whole thing just seemed really too bizarreвЂњ). вЂњThe Spiderbite SongвЂќ in particular as Coyne sings about a spider bite: вЂњ when you got that spiderbite on your hand, I thought we would have to break up the band.вЂќ But of course, looking deeper, itвЂ™s not really about a spiderbite, but rather, about Steven DrozdвЂ™s heroin use, which almost caused him to have his arm amputated. At about 3:55 in, the song switches gears again, leading with sunny guitars, giving a more playful vibe before it closes with a repetition of the beginning coda.Дeath and the fragility and wonder of life are a recurring theme in The Soft Bulletin as the band was reeling from recent obstacles.

As he questions what has happened, the orchestra swells and settles into a fantastic groove, culminating in Coyne singing, triumphantly вЂњ I stood up and I said `yeah!вЂвЂќ Similar to вЂњA Spoonful Weighs a TonвЂќ and the вЂњthey lifted up the sun!вЂќ line, you canвЂ™t help but sing along to that one and stand up yourself, even if that place happens to be your cubicle at work. ItвЂ™s almost a song in three movements as CoyneвЂ™s yearning and almost wounded vocals about his bleeding face. вЂњThe Spark That BledвЂќ is another wonderfully beautiful and complex song. It takes all that I have in me to not raise my hands to the sky as Coyne sings вЂњ they lifted up the sun!вЂќ But the song that really goes for the gusto is вЂњA Spoonful Weighs a Ton.вЂќ It begins innocently enough, with fairy tale strings and a sunny atmosphere but leads into a fuzzed out bass and sharp drums that have been turned way up. The album kicks-off with swirly synths in a whopper of a go-getter track, вЂњRace for the Prize.вЂќ ItвЂ™s a carnival of a song, as Wayne Coyne sings about two scientists in his distinctive voice. ItвЂ™s as close to a Spector-like Wall of Sound as indie rock can get. But just as he did wonders with his own Mercury RevвЂ™s DeserterвЂ™s Songs, Fridmann makes the songs sound dense but never muddled. ThereвЂ™s a lot going on in these songs, layer upon layer of strings, drums, keys, you name it.

Since the release of The Soft Bulletin, Fridmann has been employed by a wide range of artists, from The Delgados to Sleater-Kinney, but I still believe that itвЂ™s his work with The Flaming Lips that shows exactly what kind of tricks heвЂ™s got up his sleeve. The secret to The Soft BulletinвЂs success lies in producer Dave Fridmann. I find that after almost every time I listen to it, I appreciate my time on this planet a little more. More than anything, itвЂ™s an album that cherishes and celebrates life. The Soft Bulletin is a densely packed, multi-layered sonic landscape that is both plaintive and optimistic. No question, there was potential for The Flaming Lips to make a truly great album, but to make something so profoundly great as The Soft Bulletin? IвЂ™m sorry, but вЂњ She DonвЂ™t Use JellyвЂќ doesnвЂ™t quite foretell that. Sure, there were glimpses of greatness in Transmission from the Satellite Heart and Hit To Death on the Future Head even the mind-boggling mass of Zarieeka had its moments. Before The Soft Bulletin was released, few would have thought that The Flaming Lips would be capable of creating an album of such beauty, joy, poignancy and unique value.

Spin the flaming lips soft bulletin youtube