{"title":"The Flaming Lips","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAbout The Flaming Lips\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Flaming Lips formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1983. Wayne Coyne (vocals, guitar) has been the band's constant leader, with multi-instrumentalist Steven Drozd a key long-term member since the 1990s and Michael Ivins a founding bassist. The band built a following through relentless touring and experimentation, evolving from underground noise-rock into one of the most acclaimed and inventive American rock acts, known equally for their records and their elaborate concert spectacles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSound and style\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Flaming Lips work across neo-psychedelia, art rock, experimental pop, and space rock. Their mature sound layers orchestral arrangements, electronics, and studio experimentation beneath Coyne's fragile vocals and themes of mortality, love, and wonder. The Soft Bulletin and Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots are frequently cited as landmark albums of their era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDiscography highlights\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTransmissions from the Satellite Heart (1993, Warner Bros.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Soft Bulletin (1999)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2002)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmbryonic (2009)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFor collectors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Flaming Lips have one of the most collectible catalogs in modern rock, with extravagant special editions including the multi-disc Zaireeka, gummy-skull and blood-infused releases, and numerous colored-vinyl and box-set variants. The Soft Bulletin and Yoshimi appear in multiple anniversary editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhere to start\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eListeners new to The Flaming Lips often start with The Soft Bulletin (1999) or Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2002). For related listening, see \u003cspan class=\"related-collections\"\u003eExplore more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/psych-garage-vinyl-records\"\u003ePsych \u0026amp; Garage\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan class=\"related-collections\"\u003eExplore more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/classic-rock-vinyl-records\"\u003eClassic Rock\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-flaming-lips-greatest-hits-vol-1-color-vinyl","title":"Greatest Hits, Vol.1 LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eFlaming Lips’ first official hits LP collected on a single gold 1LP. 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