Clouds Taste Metallic - Flaming Lips

A little while ago, I wrote a review of the Flaming Lips album 'Transmissions from the Satellite Heart" and basically went on and on about how great the bands former guitarist Ronald Jones was ('Transmissions.." and this album being the two that he features on.) Well, I'm afraid I might end up doing the same thing again. This album is ripe with great melodies, both emotional and fun. What makes this album stick out from others (including other in the Flaming Lips catalogue) is it's thick and lush instrumentation. The opening track exemplifies this quite well. 'The Abandoned Hospital Ship" opens with acoustic guitars, spacey slide guitar, ...  Read the complete review

I don’t want to get too in-depth here. The Flaming Lips are one of my favourite bands, and this album complements my cd collection perfectly, but could be a little too much for people who have never heard them before. They are a band you need to get used to listening to, and this is probably not the best one to start off with. ‘The Soft Bulletin’ and ‘Hit To Death in the Future Head’ are better............ However!!! If I haven’t put you off already, ‘Clouds Taste Metallic’ is still great. It is a less sophisticated album than the two mentioned above, less professional and slightly more childish. Wayne ...  Read the complete review