Their follow-up to the experimental four-disc Zaireeka, The Soft Bulletin is an emotional, lush, often symphonic pop masterpiece with distinct melodies amidst the swirl of textures and tones. Yet for all its headphone- friendly innovations, the music is still amazingly accessible, never sacrificing popcraft in the name of radical experimentation. After lauded indie albums, The Flaming Lips debuted on Warner Bros.
with 1991's Hit To Death In The Future Head. Transmissions From The Satellite Heart and Clouds Taste Metallic followed. 1999's The Soft Bulletin topped numerous year-end best-of lists and helped rank the band among the most influential in the world.
Special Packaging Info: Two 180-gram heavyweight black-vinyl discs pressed at Furnace in a gatefold jacket with a bonus three-song CD in a Babypak.
11 years later and my mind is still blown by The Soft Bulletin. The Lips continued the experimentation of Zaireeka and molded it into their finest hour.
I love this album so much. I really would have to say it's my favorite Lips album as well. Such a great start with Race for the Prize. A masterpiece for sure.