The Flaming Lips Clouds Taste Metallic
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Kompys2000
December 31st 2021


9483 Comments


Yeah thats cuz ur a dirty lil hobgoblin

Gyromania
Contributing Reviewer
September 24th 2022


38352 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

i should check this out!

Observer
Emeritus
October 30th 2022


9479 Comments


Clouds taste like misty dew/ozone, and acidic sometimes. Hail, also hail is in there. At least we arent on Venus.

JohnnyoftheWell
February 25th 2023


64287 Comments


aight let's see if this still has it

Kompys2000
February 25th 2023


9483 Comments


pretend guy who got a headache has actual verses and it's basically flawless

pizzamachine
February 25th 2023


28287 Comments


How exciting!

Pikazilla
June 30th 2023


32373 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

pizza where rating

PotsyTater
June 30th 2023


10099 Comments


There’s no way these guys actually know what clouds taste like that’s fucking stupid

PotsyTater
June 30th 2023


10099 Comments


“Yeah thats cuz ur a dirty lil hobgoblin”

Idk why but seeing Kompy post somethin like this is borderline pornographic to me

Pikazilla
June 30th 2023


32373 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

what if they got high and accidentally inhaled radioactive vapours

Gyromania
Contributing Reviewer
August 13th 2024


38352 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

This album is just a nonstop treat for the ears. Shocked by how good this is after two plays. When You Smile is maybe the best FL song I’ve heard so far

Gyromania
Contributing Reviewer
August 15th 2024


38352 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Okay I’ve heard this now 10 times and have some thoughts.



This album rules, but I think it has some weak spots. Psychiatric Explorations, This Here Giraffe, When You Smile, Kim’s 🍉 Gun, and Evil Will Prevail are my favourites. I think Abandoned Hospital Ship, Lightning Strikes the Postman, Punctured Yolk, and Christmas at the Zoo are also good fun. Brainville tho, Idk why it didn’t register on the first couple listens but the chorus in that song is spectacularly bad, which is a shame because the verses are great. Guy Who Got A Headache is a bit annoying and I’m not super into that one either. Outside of those two tracks tho, I have no real complaints.

ckunke002
November 23rd 2024


1037 Comments


the use of distortion/feedback guitar on this album is really special. amazing mix of noise and clean/melodic playing

Gyromania
Contributing Reviewer
April 3rd 2025


38352 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

^ Probably the greatest balance they've struck

Demon of the Fall
April 3rd 2025


39077 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I can’t remember the last time I jammed this band but I’m thinking this is probably their peak(?)… then probs Yoshimi, Soft B, Satellites, Embryonic (in that order?) 🤔

warrants reevaluation

Gyromania
Contributing Reviewer
April 3rd 2025


38352 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Yoshimi > this > Soft Bulletin > Transmissions > Zaireeka > The Terror > Embryo (I have yet to properly crack this one but I've identified multiple great tracks) Mystics > Priest Driven Ambulance > who cares

I haven't heard their last 3 albums, been meaning to get around to them. No idea where they'll slot in. I have a banging af playlist on Spotify of like 30 or so songs from these guys.

Also - Mystics is weird, because I think it has some of the best songs they've made to date (Vein of Stars, Mr. Ambulance Driver, and The Sound of Failure), but also a bunch of stuff that ranges from inoffensively bland to downright annoying as hell





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