![]() The Soft Bulletin occupies an interesting place in the Lips’ history. Presenting life in all its beauty and heartbreak, with gorgeous melodies and lush instrumentation to match the richness of its themes, The Soft Bulletin remains the band’s crowning achievement. Twenty years ago, they achieved this balance to perfection. However, at their peak, The Flaming Lips were able to ground their existentialism in accessible idiosyncrasies. In recent years their personality has arguably become a little tacky and directionless, sounding more like a random quirky word generator than a band. Unlike, for example, some of the prog-rock bands of the ‘70s, whose big themes often got lost in dense mysticism, The Flaming Lips remain down-to-earth. The wonderful thing about The Flaming Lips is their ability to be profound without sounding pretentious. Album Review: The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin
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