just heard the Flaming Lips (mostly Wayne Coyne) got involved in a kerfluffle out Oklahomey way. Gov. Fallin's daughter is in a band & made mistake of wearing an Indian headdress. Big no no in a stae that has alot of Indians. The Indians got on her about it & at a recent music festival protested her band's set. She did not like that & also Wayne Coyne was seen dissing protesters too.

The drummer for Flaming Lips went on record as saying that wearing the Indian stuff & then slamming the protesters was very un-cool & he was promptly fired from band.

Am supposed to see them in 12 or so days at The Hangout. Did not think Wayne was that douchy.

Posted by Paul in KY on Monday, 05/5/2014 @ 09:22am

The Lips are one of my favourite bands. That's quite unfortunate.

Oh well, I still enjoy watching Woody Allen's films. This makes no difference in how I perceive them as artists.

Posted by rockstar23 on Tuesday, 05/6/2014 @ 00:23am

Agree, Rockstar, I'm going to see them at one of these festivals. Will still buy albums, if I like the music.

Posted by Paul in KY on Tuesday, 05/6/2014 @ 07:26am

Finally saw these guys at Bonnaroo. They played at midnight on the Which Stage. Jeezus, what a stage show! It is hard to describe, but the band took the stage & out came extras in giant rubber mushroom & rainbow costumes. Wayne started out playing guitar, but he soon ditched it & was vocals only from that time on. Started out wearing a bodysuit that looked like a person would look if you removed all their skin. Also with a pair of butterfly wings on back. rest of band wore wacky outfits, but his was the wackiest. They had giant cannons that shot confetti up into the air (looked wild when you would watch it all come down) and the stage was draped in long white cables that colored lights would move up & down, plus a video screen at back of stage. As much visual stimulation as you would want. Also had a giant butterfly & aliens come out & dance around. These props would obscure the band members from time to time.

As for the music, I personally think 'The W.A.N.D.' is their only decent song. they played it (yay). They need that stage spe4ctacular, as their music is generally meh (IMO). I am going to see them once more this year & I'll give them another chance, but I must confess I was reconsidering my vote for them in our Rock Hall Projected project.

Posted by Paul in KY on Friday, 06/20/2014 @ 15:01pm

Innovative and almost reinventing on each album. They have influenced many musicians - directly and indirectly. Absolutely in. One of the best moments of my life was the New Year's Eve show in msg in 2004/5. Get goose flesh every time I hear race

Posted by John p on Monday, 12/2/2019 @ 20:42pm

You lot have siht in your ears if The Flaming Lips, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Faith No More, Beck, Black Flag, Brian Eno,
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART ??? YOU SERIOUS???, The Chemical Brothers, DEVO, Janes Addiction, Massive Attack, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, P J Harvey, Sonic youth, Sparks and The Wu Tang Clan are still getting snubbed, and for the last Five years all the bland crap makes it in. Something is wrong with this picture ? Is it just me, or were most of these bands direct competition
for Dave Grohl old band, Nirvana ? Hmm. I love Nirvana but a run down of their essential listening that's listed here is a joke. How is In Utero listed, it's crap. Most, if not all of the bands listed above give Nirvana a run for their money in the real world, and not in the world of Grohl.

Posted by jay cody on Monday, 11/28/2022 @ 09:25am

The Flaming Lips have been snubbed for over a decade since becoming eligible.
Never even nominated. Also never nominated (please correct me if I'm wrong):

Suzi Quatro
Jethro Tull
King Crimson
Sparks
The B-52s
Björk
The Monkees
Tommy James & The Shondells
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Danny & The Juniors
The Shaggs
Boston
Foreigner
Joan Armatrading
Badfinger
Sweet
Harry Nilsson
Three Dog Night
Fanny
Captain Beefheart
The Runaways
Peter Frampton
Suzanne Vega
Mercury Rev
Janis Ian
Weird Al Yankovic
Ween
Missing Persons
They Might Be Giants

Bernie Taupin (non-performer--
Elton John's lyricist)
Tom Lehrer (early influence)
Carla Bley (musical excellence)

Posted by LaustCawz on Wednesday, 12/14/2022 @ 05:31am