They have been around for 26 years and are described as one of the must see rock bands of the 21st century. It takes a great band, amazing sound, and most importantly, and often most overlooked, a great audience to achieve what is a hard feeling to describe: You aren’t just at a gig and it’s better than drugs. It will get you closer to god than religion ever could. Few shows can do this for people.
Personal highlights (apart from dancing plush lizards and sheep, copious amounts of giant balloons, elaborate light show) were Yeah Yeah Yeah Song, Yoshimi Pt 1, She Don't Use Jelly and above all else Do You Realize?? Waynes' eloquent introductions to these songs combined with extreme closeups of his face made this a very intimate experience despite the sold out venue.
They played two new songs 'Silver Trembling Hands' and 'Convinced Of The Hex' which feature on the recently released downloadable EP Songs From The Future Album Embryonic. They can be heard here.
Set list:
- Race for the Prize
- Silver Trembling Hands
- The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song
- Fight Test
- Enthusiasm for Life Defeats Internal Existential Fear, Progressive
- Convinced Of The Hex
- Mountain Side
- Vein Of Stars
- Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots, Pt. 1
- Pompeii Am Götterdämmerung
- Taps
- The W.A.N.D.
- She Don't Use Jelly
- Encore = Do You Realize??
Their new album Embryonic is set for release mid September.
Max
Listen to anything by The Flaming Lips
Eat chinese broccoli and baby bok Choy w’ garlic sauce
Read Naked Ape to Superspecies by Holy Dressel and Dr David Suzuki.
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