![]() ![]() The original sounded like naive baby steps into a drug-fuelled hallucination. But more importantly it's the subtlety with which the various instruments are introduced. Firstly it defies expectation with the variety of guests surprisingly Miley Cyrus and Moby exist in the same space and time here. ' Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds' is successful for a number of reasons. Perhaps sensibly then Coyne and co have chosen one of their strongest re-imaginings as the lead single from the record. J.Mascis rips through the guitar parts admirably, but I'm not entirely sure if I could point out My Morning Jacket in the crowd. One such example is on the opening track itself. There are also an impressive number of guests here, but again at times it's difficult to identify their actual contribution through the Lips' acid haze. For many listeners the air of familiarity to the songs will be an important factor, so when the new approach goes completely off-piste, that's when it seems to be most problematic. When the Flaming Lips approach works, it's usually because they're enhancing what's already there, rather than hijacking it. That's not to say I'd be happy with a faithful note-by-note presentation either. While I'm not averse to radical re=workings some of the material here just sounds like a step too far, and detrimental to the source material. Yet here it descends into a technical exercise to squeeze every last piece of feedback out of the amps and strange noises out of the keyboards. The original was a subdued slice of otherworldly introspection. Take for example ' Within You, Without You'. However far too often the record strays into a disorientating aural assault. ![]() Songs like ' She's Leaving Home' and ' Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds' showcase a delicate balance between The Beatles' song writing and The Flaming Lips' sonic capabilities. When this bold approach works, it does so surprisingly well. While ambitious in the same way as the Lips earlier attempt at re-recording Dark Side Of The Moon, the result of listening to one of the crown jewels of rock refracted through a 21st century psychedelic prism is rather disorientating and frustrating. #THE FLAMING LIPS WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FWENDS SERIES#A continuation of their series of eclectic collaborative albums, With A Little Help From My Fwends, is sadly a rather patchy affair. Following the acid tinged trip of their last full-length album, 2013's The Terror, Wayne Coyne and his merry band have now chosen to tackle a track-by-track reinterpretation of the record that introduced acid to the world, Sgt. The Flaming Lips latest project makes sense in a slightly perverse way. ![]()
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