11-10-2005, 10:05 PM
Too bad The Lips did not impress.
The only reason I can think of is that they are not a 'Vegas' act. 'Yoshimi' is not one of their best live songs. Generally they open with "Race for the Prize" and have their contingent of a dozen or so furry-suited stage-mates shining spotligts around the crowd, then Wayne puts on his Hulk-Hands and launches into 'Fight Test' (for which they were sued by Cat Stevens for ripping off 'Father and Son'). Then it's off to "She Don't Use Jelly" or some other early number and I just sit there in a happy daze.
At All Tomorrow's Parties he did a vicious monologue against the Bush administrationt and did a brilliant cover of Sabbath's 'War Pigs'.
Check out
The Fearless Freaks for some insight into the band. It's sort of like 'Crumb' for pop music.
The show sounds like it was more oriented towards a groove-rock/hip-hop/Funk/Reggae audience than an art-rock/prog/experimental audience. Maybe that was an issue. The Flaming Lips are great but not great for dancing.
The only reason I can think of is that they are not a 'Vegas' act. 'Yoshimi' is not one of their best live songs. Generally they open with "Race for the Prize" and have their contingent of a dozen or so furry-suited stage-mates shining spotligts around the crowd, then Wayne puts on his Hulk-Hands and launches into 'Fight Test' (for which they were sued by Cat Stevens for ripping off 'Father and Son'). Then it's off to "She Don't Use Jelly" or some other early number and I just sit there in a happy daze.
At All Tomorrow's Parties he did a vicious monologue against the Bush administrationt and did a brilliant cover of Sabbath's 'War Pigs'.
Check out
The Fearless Freaks for some insight into the band. It's sort of like 'Crumb' for pop music.
The show sounds like it was more oriented towards a groove-rock/hip-hop/Funk/Reggae audience than an art-rock/prog/experimental audience. Maybe that was an issue. The Flaming Lips are great but not great for dancing.