Monday, November 30, 2015

#1971 The Flaming Lips - Transmissions from the Satellite Heart

Wayne Coyne's voice, that sub-Martschian winge, it really is unpleasant.

Say "Eddie Vedder" out loud. Those thudding Es and Ds and dead-end R: it sounds like his voice, his deep, steady groan.

Say "Wayne Coyne" out loud. That about sums it up.

I wanted to love this, its strange production choices, its lurching prog-ish hitches, its slashes of uncanniness. And I got tempted to love it again and again - I damn do dig that swirling, brilliant build on Moth in the Incubator! The bonkers backing makes up for the vocals most of the time. It's an idea-packed record that you'll admire and occasionally enjoy, but might not love as much as you want to, those shamelessly bleats crashing the bedroom again and again 3.5/5

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