20 Years of Weird: Flaming Lips 1986–2006
20 Years of Weird: Flaming Lips 1986–2006 is an updated version of the free compilation CD given away at the SXSW Film premier of the The Flaming Lips documentary "The Fearless Freaks", a film by Bradley Beesley. It is a predominantly live compilation, recorded throughout the career of the Flaming Lips (between 1986 and 2003), though the first three tracks are recorded in the studio. These are: the introduction by Wayne Coyne, "Free Radicals" from the current album At War with the Mystics and "Enthusiasm for Life Defeats Existential Fear", a previously unavailable track.
Some notable tracks contained on this compilation are "Shine on Sweet Jesus", a track recorded live with a short lived line-up which included Jonathan Donahue (of Mercury Rev), and current Flaming Lips producer Dave Fridmann, also of Mercury Rev. There is also a cover of Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" (sung with the lyrics "Whole Lotta Satan"), which is played before "Cant Stop the Spring". The track "Sleeping on the Roof" is a live recording from the Flaming Lips' "Parking Lot Experiments" in 1996, where the band got some of their fans to play pre-recorded tapes (of music by the band) in their car stereos simultaneously.
Track listing
| 1. |
"Waynes Intro.."Smoking a "J" with the Fearless Freaks" |
2:13 |
| 2. |
"Free Radicals" |
3:39 |
| 3. |
"Enthusiasm for Life Defeats Existential Fear" |
5:04 |
| 4. |
"With You" |
3:29 |
| 5. |
"Whole Lotta Love/Can't Stop the Spring" |
5:50 |
| 6. |
"Shine on Sweet Jesus" |
5:36 |
| 7. |
"Space Age Love Song" |
3:59 |
| 8. |
"Moth in the Incubator" |
5:37 |
| 9. |
"When You Smile/Psychiatric Explorations Of The Fetus With Needles^" |
12:05 |
| 10. |
"Sleeping on the Roof" |
14:31 |
| 11. |
"The Observer" |
5:15 |
^ = Not mentioned on CD Tracklist.
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