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Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips
Retail Price (not our price): $13.98
Release Date: 2002-07-16
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
Format: Audio CD
Discs: 1

Track List
Now here, for your listening pleasure, the tracks...

Disc 1

Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):

1) Amazon.com
As these dimpled moptops from Oklahoma grow pepper-bearded and transform into wizened elder statesmen of sonic adventuring, the heartfelt candy of their loving bubblegum stretches ever longer into echoing soundscapes. If Radiohead are halfway to becoming U2, the Flaming Lips are nine-tenths of the way to pop nirvana. Hardly a song on Yoshimi isn't resonated, echoed, and reverberated--floating the listener higher until they have the ultimate bird's-eye view of what makes a great band tick. As with any album by the band, it's hard not to imagine parades and a sky filled with helium balloons while you listen to any of it--in this case, the party is enhanced brilliantly by digital filters and silver shimmering asides. The most immediate songs, like "One More Robot (3000-21)," are digital (almost trip-hop) dance numbers that lift the band out of the cornfields and into the loopy land of Björk. Little surprise, then, that the band are already following up this majestic splash of gummy bear brilliance by recording a CD with kids' TV show host Steve from Blue's Clues. It's like Woodstock meets Snoopy! --Ian Christe

2) Album Description
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots, The Flaming Lips' long awaited follow-up to 1999's The Soft Bulletin. Guest artist Yoshimi P-we plays with psyche-noise-experimental group the Boredoms and leads her own band OOIOO. The Yoshimi in the songs, however, is a fictional character. 11 tracks. 2002.

Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5

1) "Space - Rock" that Rocks!   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I've heard this album described as "experimental space rock". Whatever one wants to call it, it's truly original, at times beautiful and cool all at the same time.Matt Zarnstorff(Wisconsin)

2) When pink robots turned evil...   [Rating: 4 out of 5]
I had never listened to Flaming Lips before. A few days ago, this album showed up among the recommendations in Real Rhapsody. Usually I don't care much about these recommendations, but the funny album name and cover art caught my attention. At first I didn't know what to expect but then slowly started liking the music. I find this album a bit strange, not to mention that it's a bit quirky too. But at the same time, it's pretty good. One reason why I find it strange is its theme - a Japanese girl fights evil pink robots to save mankind. But wait.. the fight gets over on the fourth track. Up to this point, the mood has been quite upbeat. Then what? Suddenly all the songs become very sad (the other reason why I find it strange). The last seven songs are about life, death and loss. They all sound very philosophical (but not cheesy) and will make you ponder over the meaning of life.The album opens with the incredibly catchy first track "Fight Test", which is probably the best song in the album. This track is the reason I came back to listening to this album and started liking the other songs too. The second track ("One More Robot") is a bit strange as it starts quite happily, but later becomes melancholic. The next two songs are the first and second parts of the title track. Quite experimental, but good. The remaining songs are all sad. Out of these, I especially liked the fifth ("In the Morning Of The Magicians"), sixth ("Ego Tripping At The Gates Of Hell") and tenth ("All We Have Is Now") tracks. Over the last few days, I have been listening to this album a lot... never thought I would :) Highly recommended.

3) damn near perfect   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I've been a listener to the flaming lips for several years, and it seems with each consecutive album they exceed all hopes and boundaries. At least all my hopes and boundaries. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots is a very deep but gentle album (admittedly it sometimes is rather aggressive) that captures your mind and won't let it go until it's through. As a matter of fact, this album is so damn near perfect i don't even feel worthy to review it. The guitars soar, the drums roar, the sound effects make you wonder whether its men or gods in that studio. But above all that, what i like about this album more than anything is that every song has a brilliant melody. It's like a breath of fresh air. It seems that melody has been all but rejected by modern society. Granted, some of these hip-hop stars can throw one off every now and then, but to even compare them to the flaming lips is a sin. All in all, this album is amazing and easily worth the price of admission.

4) But the moment never came...   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
that I was disappointed in any track on this album! I haven't had too much exposure to TFL but had to buy this album from having heard "Do You Realize" and seen the album cover and title. Irresistible. I hear something new each time I listen - fave tracks include "Fight Test", "Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell" and "All We Have is Now". Get it!

5) Flaming Lips - A Tripped Out Gem   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Up until a few years ago my only exposure to The Flaming Lips was that horrible single "Vaseline" (or whatever it was called) that got a ton of radio airplay back in the late 90's. I really really really hated that song and totally wrote this band off. Then in early 2003 I kept seeing this "Yoshimi" album pop up on a lot of people's "best album of the year" lists for 2002. After reading reviews and talking to others who had it I finally decided to pick it up and give this band a chance. I can happily say that I am glad I did. This is a fantastic album and one that does not easily fit into any easy categories. The album is a mix of psychedilea, electronica, pure pop, and progressive rock. It is really different from anything else I have in my music collection. The whole album flows together seamlessly in a dreamy floating way. The lyrics tell the loose story of a girl named Yoshimi who is fighting against evil robots. The first four songs pretty much follow the story line and then the material kind of drifts away from it. All of the songs on the album are great from the opening "Flight Test" through the instrumental closer "Approaching Pavonis Mons By Balloon". It is all a tripy fantasy ride that takes the listener to a dreamy sci fi world. I don't own any other Lips albums, so I don't have anything to compare it to, but if I definitely need to explore more from this band.