That this personal, wrenching album was their breakthrough is kind of miraculous.
Yeah, because in some ways, this album was their last chance they were this major label band that hadn’t had a hit except for “She Don’t Use Jelly,” and the album before this was Zaireeka, an album basically impossible to listen to in full unless you had 4 CDs. It has so many layers, and every time you listen there’s a new part that’s your favorite, or you learn more about. Live release on double vinyl.On May 26, 2016, The Flaming Lips performed their classic album The Soft Bulletin in its entirety with the Colorado Symphony. They worked on this a bunch to make it sound as good as it does. I love all their albums for different reasons, but everything on this album works with each other to deliver this whole experience. If somebody doesn’t have any Flaming Lips records, why should someone listen to this one? This particular event has been regarded by those in attendance as one of the most awe. Yeah, at least a year ago, but I know that I had it in the back of my mind since I started working here. The Flaming Lips announce ‘The Soft Bulletin Recorded Live At Red Rocks with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra’ On 26th May 2016, The Flaming Lips performed their universally acclaimed 1999 album The Soft Bulletin in its entirety with the Colorado Symphony at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado.
You worked on this album for a long time to make it happen this month, how long ago did we start this one? A year ago? I remember finding it the first time when my mom was really sick when I was like 19-20, and the songs are like a big blanket of reassurance, in a way. This wasn’t a, “Oh, this album has an anniversary coming up” type of deal we did this because you, and all of us, really, have really personal stories with this album. No, no, not like a crazy person: I think that really speaks to how personally we feel the projects we’re working on. I get really emotional when I listen to this album. the 20th anniversary of The Soft Bulletin, originally released in 1999. I listened to “Suddenly Everything Has Changed” over and over because that’s how my life felt. On May 26, 2016, The Flaming Lips performed their classic album The Soft Bulletin in. This is the record I used to listen to when I went through big life changes: When I moved from New York to Denver to work at VMP, this is all I listened to. Why?Īlex Berenson, A&R for VMP: That run from “Suddenly Everything Has Changed” to “The Gash” and “Feeling Yourself Disintegrate” is just devastating. This record is obviously 20 years old, but is still capable of making you tear up. Andrew Winistorfer: You said before I called you in our New York office that you were listening to this album and tearing up before this call.