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by Cans on 8/18/09Greek Theatre - Los AngelesBottom line, it made me want to hug everyone in there.
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Bringing their neo-psychedelic flavor to a whole new generation of fans, the Flaming Lips released their most recent album, The Terror, in April 2013. Later in the year, they released Peace Sword, an EP of songs inspired by the film Ender's Game. The Flaming Lips have constantly been on tour during the past three years, with an average of two dates per month. It's an impressive schedule, to say the least, especially if you're familiar with how one-of-a-kind the band's live shows are. At any moment, ticket buyers can expect anything from puppets to video animation, confetti-filled balloons and colored smoke shows at a Flaming Lips concert. Frontman Wayne Coyne then steps into a giant plastic bubble and walks on top of the audience – crowdsurfing at its most nuanced. The Terror lends itself well to live interpretation, invoking as it does the dystopian psychology of science fiction novels. Surrealist antics on stage reflect the wonderfully dark tone of the album. Songs like the title track and "Butterfly, How Long it Takes to Die" are hauntingly beautiful, cathartic songs about love and loss, life and death.
Wayne Coyne, his brother, Mark, and their friend, Michael Ivins founded the band in 1983. After several personnel changes, the band finally found a winning formula, and pretty soon, was cranking out albums. Transmissions from the Satellite Heart, released in 1993, hit the charts, received critical acclaim and earned the band a spot at Lollapalooza. The single, "She Don't Use Jelly," inspired a cult following and reached No. 55 on Billboard's Top 100. Coyne and company followed with several more albums, each one offering a new spin, new concept and new set of rules by which the band continued to remain fresh year after year.
Rating: 4 out of 5 Rating: 5 out of 5 beautiful venue, beautiful music
by jasonfederal on 8/18/09Greek Theatre - Los Angelesthank you wayne & co. oh, and ghostland observatory was amazing.
Rating: 5 out of 5 AMAZING
by shaqattack on 8/18/09Greek Theatre - Los AngelesI didn't know what to expect when i went to see them, it was an AMAZING experience! These guys are not only talented musicians, but great showmen. Not your average concert.
Rating: 3 out of 5 not what they used to be
by sdf32432 on 8/18/09Greek Theatre - Los Angelesi love the flaming lips. back in 06 or 07, they put on one of the best shows i've ever seen. even though i love the stage theatrics, backup dancers, and all that, i'm disappointed they decided to turn some of their best songs into slow jams. they can't keep asking the crowd for energy if they don't display their own.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Oh man, The Lips have changed me.
by Maximumjoseph on 8/18/09Greek Theatre - Los AngelesEverything you have heard about The Flaming Lips is true. Their show is an orgy of sound, light, and groovy weirdness. Rear projection, weather balloons, confetti, dancing animals, puppets, stage blood, these guys do it all, and they do it better than anyone else ever has. No kidding.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Flaming Lips made my lifetime!
by amisonpringles on 8/18/09Greek Theatre - Los AngelesThe show was spectacular with lights, confetti, balloons, and dancers including myself! I was picked to dance onstage with the band as a dancing girl yeti! Best night of my life! Wayne is so humble and down to earth it was beautiful. Nicest guy I have ever met! If you want to see a show that has it all with a band that true delivers for their fans, go see The Flaming Lips! You will not regret a single dollar spent!
Rating: 3 out of 5 LA crowd was dead
by JasOH on 8/18/09Greek Theatre - Los AngelesAverage- The crowd were zombies and it seemed like the band had a hard time connecting. Not their best set list either. Pretty disappointed because I was soooooo excited to see the Lips.
Rating: 5 out of 5 There were dancing yetis!
by cutterex on 8/18/09Greek Theatre - Los AngelesIt's hard to explain how surreal the Flaming Lips set was. Ghostland Observatory was also a fitting intro, with the craziest light shows I've ever seen.
Rating: 4 out of 5 very entertaining
by donkeyk on 8/18/09Greek Theatre - Los Angelesthe opening bands were pretty good, nothing spectacular. i liked the sound of ghostland observatory but their songs started all sounding the same after a while. the flaming lips put on a really entertaining and engaging show. as i heard they do at most shows, the lead singer rolled around in a giant ball, and they had a bunch of people in random funny costumes dancing on stage. there was a lot of energy =D
Rating: 3 out of 5 Where was the magic?
by ofMontrealfan on 8/18/09Greek Theatre - Los AngelesThe Flaming Lips concert at the Greek left me quite disappointed. I mean it wasn't a bad show at all, but I had been led to believe that their live shows were more of a spectacle. This had some visual interest, but I wasn't too impressed by what I saw. They sounded good, but it somehow was lacking the energy I was hoping for. And what the hell were all those cosutmed "dancers" who never left the side of the stage???? When I saw them I thought there was going to be theatrics, or a chourus line, or something! But they never came fully on stage. I also really wanted to hear "Vaseline", but that is personal choice, and the fact that they did not play it is not a factor of the overall experience. Lots of interesting folks outside before the show, lending to the air of expectation of a level of performance/theatrics that never happened. My sixteen year old son was very interested in seeing the Lips perform live, but also came home unimpressed with the overall experience. One last thing, they released a bunch of really big ballons/beach balls and the audience kept them bouncing for almost the entire show. Fun, but also somewhat of a problem when they kept getting into the line of vision. I am usually very happy with whatever I see, but I guess l had higher expectations for this legendary band, so I have to give this concert a rating of slightly better then mediocre.