The Flaming Lips   Zaireeka
3.7
great
Ranking: #98 for 1997

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3.5 greatmarshallg | September 24th 10

It's genius in the sense that it's unprecedented. The song titles are all very Flaming Lips-esque. The concept of having enough stereos to play this is slightly ridiculous. "How Will We Know" is pretty annoying due to the high-frequency sounds, although I liked the secondary title Futuristic Crashendos. Solid album otherwise

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2.0 poorskipdog81 | May 10th 07

By now, anyone who's a fan of The Flaming Lips knows about this album. There's nothing as spectacular as there is on The Soft Bulletin or Yoshimi, but there are a few songs that hold their own quite well.
The flaw to this particular album, is the same reason why it's so loved and still commonly discussed - an album meant to be played on four separate CD players, simultaneously.
The sheer ridiculousness of having to plan a listening party, and having the right amount of players is a very trying experience, yet at the same time is the only way to truly hear this album.
3.5 for the actual songs, 1 for the concept

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