I know the Lips have a release coming...what about Wilco? A good Wilco Versus the Flaming Lips battle would be nostalgic..

Coyne's big plastic bubble vs. Tweedy's ego

Geez is Tweedy's ego really that big when compared to the majority of rock stars? I would think not.

Coyne really annoys me live with his "C'mon everybody" he's like an oversexed Richard Simmons getting people to participate over and over again. I love the Soft Bulletin but overall Wilco is the better band. They don't need balloons, fake blood or confetti.

A ghost is born has really grown on me and I like it second best right behind Yankee.

He's not Ryan Adams bad.

Yeah, but wouldn't it be cool if they used them anyway? Oooh, and the girls dancing while dressed as giant cartoon bunnies!

I hope that the Lips have some new tricks up their sleeves for the new tour behind the album, though.

did they ever get around to releasing the movie about Christmas? I had read about it in Magnet... looked over the top...

here's a bit of trivia... what does the song "morning of the magicians' reference in a literary context? the winner gets my eternal gratitude and admiration unless of course I like you whereupon I will buy you a drink.

Musically I think comparing the two is like apples and oranges....I prefer the Lips more often though.

The movie has still not seen release.

agreed. but it'd make for interesting results, that's for sure. the winner could go against the strokes.

both of those bands are better than the strokes, I definitely know that. But then again, I have never liked the Strokes.

Staring at Sound: The True Story of Oklahoma's Fabulous Flaming Lips

Coming from Broadway Books, March 20, 2006

Written by you know who...

i once again agree, as i have never loved, or even liked the strokes.. but they are the usual opponents in these competitions. or at least in the last couple of months.

fine I'll be the first to say it:
Room on Fire = Soft Bulletin = Summerteeth

i kind of see them as equals. (as far as how awesome they are, not how "important" they are"
i probably listen to Room on Fire more than the other two.

geez, would it kill you to laugh?

i love both bands.

until steven drodzt (sp?) goes back to playing drums full time, the lips will suffer

He plays all the drums on their records.

I'll read it. I'm interested.

I'll give him the benefit of doubt and assume he means playing them properly. In the style of Lips records that aren't YBTPR.

Wait, what? Now, I actually like the Strokes, but Room On Fire isn't in the same league. And Summerteeth is reeeeally overrated. Come on now. This statement is crazy.

good thread

LOL

I thought this thread was going to contain a link to a mash-up that would serve as the topic for the next 7 episodes of Sound Opinions.

Me too: These guys blew away any other live show in '96 at Rosemont Horizon:



As far as thread goes: I don't even see Wilco/Flaming Lips as being comparable. Live or in the studio. Who is the better band? Who knows. Up to you.

DrJimmy thinks so

This is the part of the thread where we go:

At War with the Mystics >> Sky Blue Sky

He also likes both of these bands' most recent albums, lol.

Anyways, yeah, Lips in their prime >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Wilco or any band, really, at any point in any band's career.

"HEY, FIRE ISLAND, YA'LL READY TO PARTAAA-AAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!??"

It was just a party!

"Gettin' The Shaft Again" >>>>>>>>>>>> "Rock 'n Roll All Nite"

well-played

L-R: Kot, Dero. Arguing the relative merits of Wilco and the Lips. Jim brings bat to ensure victory.

Perhaps a better poll would be: which lead singer has the creepier beard?

Tweedy's beard is definitely creepier.

WRONG.

edit: let me clarify. i'm a big flaming lips fan, a big wilco fan. i see them both as pioneers in their own right. however, as time went on, coyne became engrossed with experimental rock as did tweedy, but i think coyne went to far. it's almost like hey we're the flaming lips. i could take a crap and record it and then dub a siren over it and people would love it! as tweedy wanted to take a step back, strip out all the studio bullshit and just make music.

that's my take.

bleh.

Chingram: "ISSUE ONE. On a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 representing impossibility and 10 representing complete metaphysical certitude, what is the chance of the Flaming Lips making a record better than Sky Blue Sky.... Montana."

Montana: "Well, I feel Wilco's gone adult contemporary"

Chingram: "WRONG!"

i agree they've gone a little on the easy listenin side. but that didn't stop people from liking james taylor either.
how about this then.

soft bulletin>>sky blue sky.

i'll agree with that.

i just think AWWTM was junky trash trash. except for a few annoying ass songs.

WRONG! JACK GERMONDO

you're clever.

How did Wilco "pioneer"?

ALL THE GOOD MUSIC WAS MADE BEFORE 1972, AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THAT GAY GLAM ROCK GARBAGE! WHERE IS THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON OF TODAY??? /montana

WHERE IS THE MISTY MOUNTAIN HOP?

WHERE IS THE "IRON MAN" OF TODAY????

thread realizes full potential