The Soft Bulletin

The title says it all, right? Maybe I’ll explain a bit. I am carrying the weight of this website on my shoulders. You see, this website was planned as a joint effort. My lovely wife Beth and I were going to share writing duties. As you have probably noticed, this is not happening. This website is all me with a teeny tiny sprinkle of Beth. She has (somewhat erroneously???) decided that raising our children is more important that this website, but that’s OK. I have found my peace with this. The problem is, I am running out of ideas, I need help. This brings us to our new feature, The Classic Album of the Month. Each month (or so) I will be supplying you with several posts of information on some of my favorite albums of all time. This month’s album is (drumroll).

The Flaming Lips-The Soft Bulletin ($8.97 what a freakin’ steal)

Are you at home today? At work?   Click on the link (The Flaming Lips-Soft Bulletin) and listen to this album in its entirety.  I guarantee you that if you listen to this whole album, today, in one sitting,  you will have the best day that you have ever had.

The Flaming Lips released The Soft Bulletin on June 22, 1999.  I wasn’t at the Midnight release party, but I did buy it soon after.  This is one of the best albums of all time.  My top 5?  Easily.  My top 3?  Probably.  My Top 1?  Possibly.  I am still flabbergasted (in a good way) by this album.

Here’s some info from the Wiki.   Crap, there’s nothing there.   That has to be the lamest wikipedia page ever.  Ok I think I’m on my own here.  Hmmmmm.  Uhhhhhhhhh.  Man, I’m nothing without wikipedia.   Ok, here goes.

This is an extremely accessible yet experimental album.  Its full of strong melodies and silly lyrics, but its also full of experimental instruments, noise and thought provoking lyrics.

I would love to see this album turned into a musical.

This album makes me feel like I’m blasting off in a spaceship to explore a new universe.  The universe is beautiful, but foreign.  I try to talk to the aliens, but they don’t speak English.  So I just decide to go for it and give the lead alien a big hug.  The we all realize that we share the same language-Love.  Then I get a spiderbite and a gash on my head.

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