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Post by matt on Jul 29, 2011 8:58:58 GMT -8
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Post by Horned Gramma on Jul 29, 2011 9:01:59 GMT -8
Ugh. The Flaming Lips are starting to piss me off. In the same way Weezer pisses me off. I don't like it, but that's how it is.
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Post by matt on Jul 29, 2011 9:41:10 GMT -8
Agreed, but I think this concept is very interesting. I wish more bands would try it outside of festivals.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Jul 29, 2011 9:55:31 GMT -8
I wish more bands would try it that aren't Weezer.
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Post by Pea on Jul 29, 2011 10:33:01 GMT -8
Would someone mind explaining said concept? I can't view the video on my phone
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Post by Horned Gramma on Jul 29, 2011 11:00:05 GMT -8
The Flaming Lips and Weezer did a show together where they both set up their gear on-stage at the same time and took turns playing two or three songs at a time. Rivers got his own space bubble and they closed shit out by collaborating on 'She Don't Use Jelly' and 'Undone (The Sweater Song)'.
It's the same idea as the No Deachunter tour that No Age, Deerhunter and Dan Deacon did about a year and a half a go except less awesome.
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Post by Pea on Jul 29, 2011 11:28:29 GMT -8
Ewww no thanks.
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Post by J-Dawg on Jul 29, 2011 15:30:08 GMT -8
It's the same idea as the NKOTBSB tour that's going on right meow except more awesome.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2011 21:37:26 GMT -8
Hey, I was at that show.
There were two weird contrasts: One, it was this typical Flaming Lips Embryonic live show (at a slightly larger-than-usual venue) which is, you know, LIGHT AND LOVE AND STARS AND LASER-BOOBS YOU GUYS WOO and every three songs Weezer would come out and play three songs and just stand there. The second is that the crowd reacted way way better to Weezer, because Weezer shirts outnumbered Flaming Lips shirts in the crowd ten to one with the fan ratio probably being similar. There were a fair number of people (myself included) that knew both bands' songs, but generally speaking a disappointing amount of people left to get beer/go to the bathroom once the third or fourth Flips set began. To be fair, I wouldn't think the 12-and-40-year-olds set that showed up for Pork and Beans and I Want You To to dig an extended The Observer jam, and I'm pretty sure that several kids saw their first unexposed breast on the F'Lips screen.
So, mixed feelings overall. It was a good show if you like both bands but things like venue size and just the general incongruity of the two bands shows made the whole experience a weird one. Plus there's no way I'm paying $65 for decent seats to a Flaming Lips show. Seats, man.
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Post by know ID yuh on Jul 30, 2011 6:00:21 GMT -8
I'm pretty sure that several kids saw their first unexposed breast on the F'Lips screen. Did it meet your expectations?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2011 6:09:31 GMT -8
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Post by DeltaSigChi4 on Aug 1, 2011 0:54:39 GMT -8
The Flaming Lips -- the one time I saw them -- sucked major amounts of donkey dick. I probably will not be seeing them again unless it is a free show.
I saw the New Kids on The Block/Backstreet Boys co-headline arena show; it was better than the shitty Flaming Lips.
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Post by stamper on Aug 1, 2011 5:15:06 GMT -8
cool story, E.
Please, tell me more.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Aug 1, 2011 6:35:13 GMT -8
Yes, more interesting stories please, E.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Aug 1, 2011 7:11:14 GMT -8
On the bright side, E's board presence has been reduced to him logging in drunk every ten days and then making limp attempts to rile everyone up by saying a band that most of us probably like are either AWFUL or suck various amounts of donkey dick.
Meanwhile newjersey yelled WRONG KID DIED at Bright Eyes at Osheaga.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2011 15:24:48 GMT -8
The Flaming Lips -- the one time I saw them -- sucked major amounts of donkey dick. I probably will not be seeing them again unless it is a free show. I saw the New Kids on The Block/Backstreet Boys co-headline arena show; it was better than the shitty Flaming Lips. E holy christ you're worse than pitchfork putting "Do You Realize??" one slot below "Toxic" on their best songs of the 2000s list, you know that
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Post by Switch on Aug 1, 2011 15:34:47 GMT -8
My first Flaming Lips show was this year at Sasquatch, as embarrassing as that might be, and I was very disappointed. I know that they are an amazing band and I know that maybe they are past their prime, but it just made me hate myself for missing them so many times before...especially the UFO show. I don't know if I can buy a ticket to their show now based on that set, even though I know they are a great band.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Aug 1, 2011 15:42:15 GMT -8
Don't encourage him, Switchy.
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Post by Switch on Aug 1, 2011 16:04:09 GMT -8
I realize that I sound like I am agreeing with him but I have to be honest about my only Flaming Lips experience. It was one of my least favorite sets at Sasquatch 2011, which was a let down because they were obviously on my "top 10 must see" list.
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Post by wompwomp on Aug 2, 2011 7:41:11 GMT -8
Pretty sure there were more people at MSTRKRFT then at The Flaming Lips on Sunday at Osheaga. They were doing the Soft Bulletin again, so I learned my lesson from sasquatch and stayed for Race for the Prize and then left for MSTRKRFT.
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