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Boba Fett 12-26-09 03:30 AM

The Flaming Lips musically defecate on "Dark Side of the Moon"
 
I had heard about their plan a while back and expected it to be interesting, but this is just...

Honestly, I can't believe any band would have the gall to try and sell this garbage, and do it with a straight face.

Here are two examples of the auditory atrocity they committed. As a result, my lone Rollins and Peaches CDs are in the garbage.




Can anyone out there reasonably justify this trash?

Supermallet 12-26-09 04:30 AM

Re: The Flaming Lips musically defecate on "Dark Side of the Moon"
 
It was an experiment. Not all experiments are successful.

mkdevo 12-26-09 10:12 AM

Re: The Flaming Lips musically defecate on "Dark Side of the Moon"
 
i love it.

mndtrp 12-26-09 11:48 AM

Re: The Flaming Lips musically defecate on "Dark Side of the Moon"
 
I thought it was kind of cool. I would prefer a band to cover songs in a different way, instead of making a straight playthrough.

Matt 12-26-09 11:58 AM

Re: The Flaming Lips musically defecate on "Dark Side of the Moon"
 
:lol: at the OP

Cannot wait to see them play this live in it's entirety on New Year's Eve.

The Infidel 12-26-09 12:21 PM

Re: The Flaming Lips musically defecate on "Dark Side of the Moon"
 
Listening to the first minute or so of Money, I don't think the drummer has ever attempted to play an odd-time tempo in his life...and he sure didn't practice before they hit record.

Dan 12-26-09 01:00 PM

Re: The Flaming Lips musically defecate on "Dark Side of the Moon"
 
Didn't like "Money", but "Breathe" had me hooked the whole way through.

NORML54601 12-26-09 02:17 PM

Re: The Flaming Lips musically defecate on "Dark Side of the Moon"
 
Didn't care for these. The Easy Dub Allstars did a reggae version call Dub Side of the Moon a few years back that was good.

atlantamoi 12-26-09 03:06 PM

Re: The Flaming Lips musically defecate on "Dark Side of the Moon"
 

Originally Posted by Boba Fett (Post 9908579)
Can anyone out there reasonably justify this trash?

I'm thinking some of the bands who influenced Pink Floyd might like it. I love Dark Side. And I love the Lips. I don't hate this at all.

nodeerforamonth 12-26-09 03:17 PM

Re: The Flaming Lips musically defecate on "Dark Side of the Moon"
 

Originally Posted by Boba Fett (Post 9908579)
Honestly, I can't believe any band would have the gall to try and sell this garbage, and do it with a straight face.

Hell, Pink Floyd did it! And made a shitload of money too selling it to any and all pot smokers stoned enough to buy it!

koops 12-26-09 03:20 PM

Re: The Flaming Lips musically defecate on "Dark Side of the Moon"
 
wow, I do not think my ears will ever recover!

astrochimp 12-26-09 04:29 PM

Re: The Flaming Lips musically defecate on "Dark Side of the Moon"
 
The Breathe one i loved right off the bat but the Money one took a few listens before i liked it.I love both bands so this is really cool to me.

Trout 12-26-09 06:18 PM

Re: The Flaming Lips musically defecate on "Dark Side of the Moon"
 
Money is the worst song on Dark Side, so the cover isn't all that bad.

Hokeyboy 12-26-09 06:28 PM

Re: The Flaming Lips musically defecate on "Dark Side of the Moon"
 
The best thing about the Flaming Lips is how EASY it is to ignore them. :up:

DVD Josh 12-28-09 02:40 PM

Re: The Flaming Lips musically defecate on "Dark Side of the Moon"
 

Originally Posted by Trout (Post 9909289)
Money is the worst song on Dark Side, so the cover isn't all that bad.

And just like that, all subsequent musical opinions of yours are immediately discounted 90%.

nothingfails 12-28-09 02:50 PM

Re: The Flaming Lips musically defecate on "Dark Side of the Moon"
 

Originally Posted by nodeerforamonth (Post 9909080)
Hell, Pink Floyd did it! And made a shitload of money too selling it to any and all pot smokers stoned enough to buy it!

I actually consider DSOTM in my personal top 100 favorite albums and I consider myself anti-drug except for the one time I tried a joint at 16, but that still made me chuckle.

Sean O'Hara 12-28-09 04:01 PM

Re: The Flaming Lips musically defecate on "Dark Side of the Moon"
 

Originally Posted by DVD Josh (Post 9911687)
And just like that, all subsequent musical opinions of yours are immediately discounted 90%.

He's absolutely right -- Money is the weak spot on the album thanks to rather mundane lyrics. Floyd covered similar ground much better with Welcome to the Machine.

As for reimagining Floyd, I'll take the Bad Plus's jazzy rendition of Comfortably Numb:

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cdollaz 12-28-09 04:14 PM

Re: The Flaming Lips musically defecate on "Dark Side of the Moon"
 
I'm also in the "Money is the least song on DSOTM" camp.

auto 12-28-09 07:09 PM

Re: The Flaming Lips musically defecate on "Dark Side of the Moon"
 
I liked both of the clips you posted. :shrug:

Not a huge fan of DSOTM so this seems kinda cool to me.

Supermallet 12-28-09 07:51 PM

Re: The Flaming Lips musically defecate on "Dark Side of the Moon"
 
I don't see how you guys can think "Money" is so slight when the phenomenally boring "Us And Them" is on the same album.

RagingBull80 12-28-09 11:52 PM

Re: The Flaming Lips musically defecate on "Dark Side of the Moon"
 

Originally Posted by Boba Fett (Post 9908579)
Here are two examples of the auditory atrocity they committed. As a result, my lone Rollins and Peaches CDs are in the garbage.

Really? I think "Let's Dance" is atrocious but I'm going to rid myself of Hunky Dory because of it.


Originally Posted by MWB (Post 9908887)
Cannot wait to see them play this live in it's entirety on New Year's Eve.

I'm very excited about it myself. It should make for a cool show.


Originally Posted by auto (Post 9912133)
I liked both of the clips you posted. :shrug:

I'm in this camp.


Originally Posted by Suprmallet (Post 9912222)
I don't see how you guys can think "Money" is so slight when the phenomenally boring "Us And Them" is on the same album.

Absolutely agree with this.

Spiderbite 12-29-09 01:21 AM

Re: The Flaming Lips musically defecate on "Dark Side of the Moon"
 
I hate 95% of all covers so I am not surprised I don't care for Lips' versions.

atlantamoi 12-29-09 04:07 AM

Re: The Flaming Lips musically defecate on "Dark Side of the Moon"
 

Originally Posted by Suprmallet (Post 9912222)
I don't see how you guys can think "Money" is so slight when the phenomenally boring "Us And Them" is on the same album.

Holy fu.... okay. "Us And Them" is my favorite song on the record easily. The quad version of that tune is incredible. I think the deal with "Money" is that I just don't need to hear it again. Ever. Played to death.

Supermallet 12-29-09 05:38 AM

Re: The Flaming Lips musically defecate on "Dark Side of the Moon"
 
Sure, "Money" has been played to death on the radio, but that doesn't make "Us And Them" any less sleep inducing. It's the only track on the album I skip regularly.

clckworang 12-29-09 10:11 AM

Re: The Flaming Lips musically defecate on "Dark Side of the Moon"
 

Originally Posted by atlantamoi (Post 9912749)
Holy fu.... okay. "Us And Them" is my favorite song on the record easily. The quad version of that tune is incredible. I think the deal with "Money" is that I just don't need to hear it again. Ever. Played to death.

I agree. "Money" has been completely overplayed, and it's not even one of the better songs on the album.

Suprmallet skips over "Us and Them" and I skip over "Money" whenever I listen to the album. "Money" doesn't even really seem to fit within the album. It feels like it should be on something else.


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