Monday, June 1, 2009

29. The Flaming Lips – Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2002)




This is the tenth studio album from the great Canadian band, The Flaming Lips. This band has covered a lot of ground in their career, and this album is one of the best. This electro alt rock album focuses its lyrics on serious issues like death, love, pacifism and fighting the good fight, all while telling the epic tale of Yoshimi. Yoshimi is a black belt in karate and she fights a pink robot, yadda yadda. This story is told through a few of the songs, but it is not a real concept album. The psychedelic noises in some of the songs are a bit excessive for me, especially in the middle of the title track. I really do like this album however, and Are You a Hypnotist? And It’s Summertime.

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