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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Abandoned Hospital ShipThe Flaming Lips | The Flaming Lips | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Psychiatric Explorations of the Fetus With NeedlesThe Flaming Lips | The Flaming Lips | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Placebo HeadwoundThe Flaming Lips | The Flaming Lips | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | This Here GiraffeThe Flaming Lips | The Flaming Lips | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | BrainvilleThe Flaming Lips | The Flaming Lips | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Guy Who Got a Headache and Accidentally Saves the WorldThe Flaming Lips | The Flaming Lips | Play | 04:29 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | When You SmileThe Flaming Lips | The Flaming Lips | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Kim's Watermelon GunThe Flaming Lips | The Flaming Lips | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | They Punctured My YolkThe Flaming Lips | The Flaming Lips | Play | 04:21 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Lightning Strikes the PostmanThe Flaming Lips | The Flaming Lips | Play | 02:50 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Christmas at the ZooThe Flaming Lips | The Flaming Lips | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Evil Will PrevailThe Flaming Lips | The Flaming Lips | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Bad Days [Aurally Excited Version] | The Flaming Lips | Play | 04:38 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 47 mins | 108 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Booker | Executive Producer, Production Assistant |
| 2 | Wayne Coyne | Performer |
| 3 | Gwendolyn A. Dobbs | Photography |
| 4 | The Flaming Lips | Composer, Mastering, Primary Artist, Producer, Remixing |
| 5 | Dave Fridmann | Engineer, Mastering, Producer, Remixing |
| 6 | Michael Ivins | Performer |
| 7 | Michelle Martin | Photography |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |